(10/28) As candidate and person, Susan Reeder Jessee, I have always been true to the values I was raised on and have done nothing in my past I need to explain, even when life has challenged me.

I have always been someone who gets involved when there is a need and these days there are too many politicians out there who don’t, and run for office as a stepping stone to the next office. I can assure you that is not me. I have a passion to serve in Frederick County, and give back to a community that has been so good to me. I had great mentors of what public service is supposed to be about from my parents, Bruce and Odette Reeder.

I am passionate about making sure our children have the best education possible, making sure our seniors have the things they need to survive on a daily basis, making sure our first responders that serve and protect us 24/7 are also protected while doing their job, making sure our future growth is managed properly by working in collaboration with all interested parties, making sure our agriculture community is valued and preserved, making sure our environment is a protected, and making sure we never stop fighting the opioid/heroin health crisis in honor of those that are lost to us forever.

This election isn’t about me it’s about you, and the most important thing that any elected official can do is work together for the common good. Is that too much to ask? I don’t think so and have spent my life working together in business, volunteer positions, and if elected will continue doing this because I believe there is more that unites then divides us.