Bigger picture awareness
Wheaton remains an incredible community to raise a family and call home. Yet blind acceptance belongs in the past. Real leadership means living in the present, understanding how decisions ripple outward, and connecting the dots between immediate convenience, taxpayer resources, and long-term civil liberties.
Understanding local monitoring and ALPRs
Flock Safety cameras help local law enforcement deter and investigate crime—that is a valuable tool. However, if we stop the conversation there, we fail to examine the full scope of modern technology.
I am active in continuing the conversation to share a clear picture with residents of what actually exists and the impact from it.
Connecting state grants and community scale
Through an Illinois Attorney General Organized Retail Crime (OCR) Grant, Wheaton secured funding to add 44 more ALPR units, bringing our city total to 64 cameras across just 11 square miles. With a professional background in 401(k) compliance, plan design, and financial review, my responsibility is to ask clarifying questions: How many cameras are truly needed to keep our residential neighborhoods secure? What commitments come with state funding, and who retains ultimate oversight of local activity?
Safeguarding civil liberties and the future
Every generation faces pivotal decisions about privacy and public welfare. In an era shaped by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, 24/7 monitoring, and shifting federal spending priorities, we cannot simply assume that more surveillance inherently equals greater safety. Protecting our constitutional rights to privacy and individual dignity begins right here at the municipal council table, where transparent governance ensures every Wheaton resident remains protected and heard.
Wheaton is a wonderful place to live, raise a family, and operate a business. Let's work together to preserve what makes our city great while thoughtfully planning for the future. When surveillance cameras came about, they were sold to communities as "proven to be effective in identifying suspect vehicles, locating missing people, recovering stolen vehicles, and generating investigative leads." They were "not designed to: Capture occupants of vehicles or use facial recognition, Connect to law enforcement databases, Capture names, dates of birth, or social security numbers, or continuously track individuals, Record video, Monitor speed or red-light violations, or issue citations". https://www.wheaton.il.us/1241/Automated-License-Plate-Readers
I will support Wheaton by continuing the research on the various cameras installed and work actively to update rules if they are found to exceed constitutional rights. Each city is monitoring their own use to determine actual usage of the systems and data.