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To be honest, finding out I’m the MLA who drives around rural Alberta the most made me feel proud.

Not proud of me, but proud of my constituents.

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I will wear that 80,000-km expense claim as a badge of honour.

Whether it’s the six grads I attended during grad season, accompanied by six high school awards nights, or the nine ag societies that host rodeos, or the three Legions I serve, or the 12 municipal councils that I work with, rural Alberta continues to show me how busy it is.

Not to mention all the Zabavas … if you don’t know what that is, Google it and then attend one!

Living in my Fort Saskatchewan apartment and working between three offices, I can put on a lot of kilometres.

It’s part of the reason I bought Betty, my 2005 black Chevy Silverado from a friend.

Betty is sturdy and reliable, and allows me to feel a little safer driving these highways with four-wheel drive, day in and day out, no matter the season.