America’s electricity, drinking water, and essential infrastructure face growing cybersecurity challenges. Cyberattacks can threaten the systems our families depend on every day. We need stronger protections, better preparedness, secure technology, human oversight, and reliable backup operations to help protect our communities.

I am calling on Congress and federal agencies to strengthen cybersecurity protections for America’s power and water systems, support smaller utilities, and ensure our essential services can operate safely and recover quickly from cyber incidents.

Encourage separation of operational technology from ordinary business networks and limit unnecessary internet exposure. Strengthen authentication, access controls, monitoring, and protections for vendors and outside connections.  Maintain trained human oversight, independent safety protections, and safe local or manual operating capabilities where appropriate.

As an Oklahoma resident and an American, I care deeply about the safety and security of our families and communities. Electricity and clean water are things we often take for granted until something goes wrong. I believe we should be proactive instead of waiting for a crisis. I want future generations to inherit a country that is prepared, protected, and resilient. This petition is personal to me because protecting our infrastructure means protecting our families and our everyday way of life. 

This is not about fear. It is about preparation, responsibility, and protecting the people who depend on these systems every day. This is about protecting American families, our communities, and our nation’s future. 

Cybersecurity is not just a technology issue.

It is a family issue.

It affects whether our homes have electricity, whether communities have safe drinking water, whether hospitals can operate, whether businesses can serve customers, and whether emergency services can respond.

• Protect Our Power. Protect Our Water. Protect America