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Representation, not performance.
Govern what comes next.
Independent for Congress, NY-12
I’m a lifelong public servant who’s spent my career protecting people in life’s hardest moments—and building the rules that prevent those moments in the first place.
I’ve supported youth and families in crisis, survivors of domestic violence, immigrants, and seniors navigating healthcare, housing, and the courts. I taught myself to code to help modernize justice systems so people can actually access the rule of law.
Now, as AI and new technologies reshape jobs and schools, I work with business, policymakers, families, and workers to help write and enforce the guardrails so innovation stays accountable to people.
I’m running to bring people back into the decisions and deliver a government that works: protect freedoms, lower costs, and plan ahead.
A return to representation, deliberation, oversight, and delivery.
Corruption goes unpunished. Costs outrun wages. Healthcare and immigration strain families. Schools are forced to adapt to an AI-shaped world without support. Work is being redesigned by technology without consent or guardrails.
For 15+ years, I’ve worked both on the frontlines and inside the institutions that write the rules — building coalitions and enforceable protections in labor, technology, public safety, and consumer policy.
Working together across differences and sectors—that’s how we build a Fair Future for every family, worker, and student in NY-12.
See what we’re hearing from neighbors across the district, plus the national headlines translated into what they mean here—along with campaign updates.
In NY-12 we sit next to the biggest systems in America — finance, hospitals, universities, and the public institutions families depend on. My Fair Future Agenda is simple: clean rules, lower the big bills, and govern what comes next.
First, Clean Government — Not For Sale would ban stock trading, end pay-to-play loopholes, and enforce real penalties for corruption.
Second, Affordability: tackles two of the biggest household bills, housing and healthcare, by building more deeply affordable homes, protecting renters, and lowering medical costs.
Third, The Next Economy: provides real guardrails for AI and workplace surveillance, stronger worker power and pay, future-ready schools, and public safety that builds trust.
Purpose: restore trust + remove self-dealing incentives so Congress can govern.
What’s stuck
how we pass it
What it does:
Ban (or tightly restrict) stock trading for members and senior staff; require meaningful divestment/blind trust standards.
Close pay-to-play and revolving-door loopholes (stronger disclosure, longer cooling-off periods, clearer recusal rules).
Real penalties: automatic investigations, escalating fines, and loss of committee privileges for violations.
Stronger dark-money transparency and enforcement triggers (sunlight + consequences).
How We Pass It:
Frame it as pro-integrity, pro-market, pro-public trust — and dare opponents to defend self-dealing.
Pair legislation with aggressive oversight and must-pass leverage (rules packages + committee enforcement).
Purpose: lower the two biggest household bills — rent/mortgage and healthcare.
What’s stuck
how we pass it
What it does (Housing):
Scale deeply affordable housing tools; tie federal dollars to real production + anti-displacement outcomes.
Cut the red tape that blocks supply while protecting neighborhood stability.
Strong renter protections and enforcement against abusive practices tied to federal funding streams.
What it does (Healthcare):
Attack prices directly: transparency where it works, competition where it’s real, and negotiation where government pays.
Reduce surprise billing/junk fees and strengthen consumer protections in healthcare markets.
Make cost reduction a core accountability metric in federal programs.
How We Pass It:
Build an “unlikely coalition” package: renters + first-time buyers + small businesses + hospitals that want predictable reimbursement and less administrative waste.
Use hearings to name the blockers: scarcity profiteers, anti-building bottlenecks, and opaque pricing.
Purpose: make innovation safe, fair, and accountable — and ensure the next economy works for people.
What’s stuck
how we pass it
What it does (AI Trust & Safety):
A clear right to notice + explanation for automated decisions in high-stakes domains (work, housing, credit, education, healthcare).
What it does (Workers):
Treat wage theft like theft: stronger penalties + faster claims + real investigative capacity.
Rein in workplace surveillance and algorithmic management abuses.
Update labor standards for gig/contract work and misclassification.
What it does (Education and Youth):
Invest in proven learning supports (literacy/math that sticks, tutoring, teacher pipeline).
Career-connected learning + paid pathways into good jobs (community college + apprenticeships).
Strong student data privacy and guardrails on ed-tech/AI in schools.
How We Pass It:
Split it into committee-ready components but keep one narrative: accountable tech, dignified work, future-ready schools, trust-based safety.
Use oversight to force standards even before full legislation moves (agency rulemaking pressure + procurement standards).
Host a small gathering in your home or building for open, honest conversation about the future of our district; what’s working, what’s not, and what leadership should look like next.
Whether you have an hour here and there or want to take on a leadership role in your neighborhood, there’s a place for you in this campaign.
Schedule a time with me to share concerns, ask questions, or listen in on a group discussion.
Join me for a short walk and conversation about what’s changing and what should.
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This campaign does not accept contributions from corporate political action committees. Our positions are shaped by families, workers, students, and communities—not by entities seeking special access or influence.
This campaign rejects dark money and coordinated Super PAC spending. Transparency and accountability come first, ensuring voters always know who is supporting this movement and why.
This campaign operates with clear conflict-of-interest guardrails. Decisions are made in the open, with strict boundaries that protect the integrity of the campaign and the trust of the communities it serves.
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