Property taxes in Montana are based on the value of the property you own, and we all know that property values have increased significantly over the last few years. Taxes based on the value of property generally work pretty well. However, when property values skyrocket, tax rates, mill levies, and assessed values need to be adjusted to ensure Montana taxpayers are not being overtaxed and the government doesn’t end up with more money than it needs to do its job.

We need to fund schools, care for our roads and infrastructure, pay our police officers and fire fighters, and reasonably fund the governments that allow us to do those things, but our government absolutely must be fiscally responsible and transparent. When state and local levies raise more money than anticipated or reasonably necessary, the tax system needs to be reworked. I have the education, experience, and drive to do that.