Writing for the paper isn’t typically my thing, but there is a time and place for it. We all want our voices to be heard; maybe others can relate.

I am a husband and father. A man who likes to mind my own business. I work hard day in and day out to take care of my family, and live each day with purpose.

In recent years, I’ve watched the freedoms I know and respect slowly being taken away. A little here. A little there. And I want to do something about it.

That’s why I will be voting for Rep. Laurel Libby in November. She listens to my concerns and takes them with her to Augusta.

She’s not part of the political machine. She is a wife and mother. She understands, values freedom, and takes a stand for people like me.

So I stand with Laurel.

Robert Martin, Minot