In a way I'm fortunate that I came into politics a bit later in life, giving me the chance to enjoy myself in my younger days, before starting a family and spending so much time with Harry and Florence in their early years.
I've always loved sport - and am much better at watching it than playing it! I'm pretty active across the board - including sea-swimming when I'm feeling brave - but the one sport I'm half decent at is tennis, having played since I was young. With pickleball and padel fast-expanding across Kent, I now have new sporting challenges to try!
Music is another big passion of mine and when I'm working late at night you can be sure that I'll have some tunes playing in the background. In my University days I was a DJ, but after very modest success, I just stick to listening these days! We have some fantastic music venues across the county and I'd love to help Kent's musicians and venues see more success in the future.