Doctor Sims turned my husky around. We thought she was on her way out and now she's thriving, I couldn't be happier with her!

I'll throw in my 2 cents as I also do not want to stay here and am actively planning on moving.

Between family wanting me to stay and a secure source of income, the income part is probably the hardest. While I can do my job remotely, they still want me in office once a week and they pay me very well for the area so I can't really knock that right now... I am saving up and making plans, just taking time and discipline.

The cost of living in the area is super low, albeit rising, still very low compared to other even more conservative parts of the country. I thought Wyoming (where I'd like to move) would be lower to comparative income, but they're shockingly higher than here! I also own my home, so selling and purchasing something over there is another hurdle... I'm trying to figure it out as we go.

I live in Willard, I don't see you really going far unless you start promoting now to get your name out there. And by promoting, the Veterans day parade coming up, sponsoring events during Christmas, 4th of July events all over w/ booths, craft fairs in the fall, going door to door as much as possible and news leader interviews, etc. Honestly most people would need a lot of time to see past the blue D next to your name on the ballot. I'd focus more on local issues, the foreign investors purchasing our lands, veteran benefits and more public education funding would be the things I'd probably promote. Being pro 2nd amendment is basically a must, but people would see you wanting to limit gun access and possibly use that against you, so you'd need to rebrand that. You can opt to get involved in Springfield to get your name out there, however I'd focus more on the rural side and doing what is best for rural Missouri and what makes the rural parts of the state great.

You can message me and speak to me individually and I'd be happy to talk about putting a sign in my yard, too busy to really volunteer. If you wanted to replace Billy Long, I'd happily endorse you already on spec.