I'm living here now. This is my place. I'm not going back. People in Houston have been wonderful to us,

We've already taken several truckloads of donations to the convention center, ... We've become a real central donation place.

I plan on being available as a resident and volunteering as much as possible,

People say the American dream doesn't exist, but that's crap. There's opportunity everywhere and we're just a place for people to have that opportunity. Every year, they find it here.

We've already taken several truckloads of donations to the convention center. We've become a real central donation place.

I have done my best to represent the City of Tehama, ... But I feel I need to stop spreading myself thin and commit more time to my family and other obligations.