Who am I...

If you've found this blog, chances are you already know who my husband is. And, chances are you don't know much about me. I don't want to bore you with my life story, but to get a better understanding of where my opinions are coming from, I'll give you all some background.

I better put a disclaimer on this as well. While I fully support my husband's race, my opinions do not always reflect his. That is exactly why I am writing this blog. To give you a different perspective on a political race.

I grew up in Southeast Minnesota.  My father owns his own business selling crop insurance and spends all of his time with some of the hardest working individuals I know, farmers. Until a few years ago, my mother worked for a custom home builder and has recently retired to help out my dad's business.

I left the state of Minnesota after college to gain some perspective and to try something new and different for a few years. After living in four different states and marrying my husband, we collectively agreed to move to Minnesota. Something about experiencing life in other states that truly makes you appreciate this state!

Okay. Enough gushing. Now to my political background (or lack there of...)

My friends and family that know me well are probably dropping their jaws at the above statement. I have never been a person that not only gets involved with politics, but publicly discusses politics! So the idea that I have a political background is a bit of a shock.

I have always considered myself an "informed" voter. By this I mean that I never went to the polls blind. If I hadn't heard about a candidate before election day, I made sure to research that candidate before I made my decision in the voter's booth. I did this by spending some time on each candidate's website, searching their name in the local paper(s), and glancing through any other mentions that popped up when I googled their name. After going through this process for both or all candidates, I would make my decision. As you can guess, this means that I am not a registered Republican or Democrat. Yes, I am in the gray area of voters that considers themselves undecided, or in political speak, independent.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the extent of my political background. So...take my opinions for what you will, but they just that, opinions.