Infrastructure isn’t abstract in District 39. It’s the road you drive to work, the bridge you cross, the drainage that prevents flooding, the water system you trust, and the internet your kids need for school. Tanya Lakins is running on a bipartisan approach that delivers visible results—and respects taxpayers by focusing on what people use every day.

​

Her priorities: fix roads and intersections that damage vehicles and cause crashes, protect investments in water and wastewater systems, and treat broadband like the essential utility it has become for school, work, and healthcare.
 

Tanya’s infrastructure plan is built around practical outcomes:

1. Repair first. Prioritize the basics—roads, bridges, shoulders, drainage, and intersections—so bad roads don’t turn into extra car repair bills.

2. Protect water and wastewater reliability. These systems are expensive to replace after failure. Tanya supports proactive upgrades that prevent bigger costs later.

3. Broadband as essential infrastructure. Students, workers, seniors, and small businesses need reliable service. Tanya supports finishing broadband expansion where it’s still needed and making sure projects are coordinated so dollars aren’t wasted.

4. Making sure infrastructure dollars produce measurable local improvements by cutting delays, improving coordination and insuring faster, cleaner project delivery.

​

Legislation Tanya would support

• HB 4 / HB 20 (budget): key funding vehicles for transportation and infrastructure programs.

• SB 1323: expand broadband through MoDOT fiber partnerships and corridors.

• SB 939 (stalled): strengthen regional planning capacity and grant leverage.

• SB 586 (stalled): improve transparency and structure for federal road dollars.

• SB 489 (stalled): address utility relocation issues that can delay road projects.