My Platform
What I Stand For.
What I'll Fight For.
I'm not interested in vague promises or carefully worded non-answers. Below is exactly where I stand on the issues facing the people of NJ's 9th District and this country.
Read it. Hold me to it.
Economic Justice
The wealth gap in the United States was not made by accident; it is the intended outcome of decades of policy written by and for the powerful. I believe the economy should work for working people, not just shareholders and CEOs. That means structural change, not incremental reform.
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Tax the ultra-wealthy and corporations at rates that reflect their actual share of economic power.
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Cancel student debt and make public higher education free or debt-free going forward.
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End corporate welfare- no more bailouts for companies that exploit their workers.
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Expand the child tax credit and strengthen the social safety net
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Break up monopolies and restore genuine competition in markets that affect everyday life.
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Guarantee a living wage- the federal minimum wage must reflect the actual cost of living.
Democracy Reform
Gerrymandering, dark money, voter suppression, and a two-party system designed to shut out alternatives- these aren't bugs in our democracy, they're features. I have experienced this firsthand. Running as a third party candidate, petitioned for ballot access, and watched the machinery of exclusion up close. I'm running to dismantle it.
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End gerrymandering through indepdendent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
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Pass comprehensive campaign finance reform and overturn Citizens United.
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Restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act
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Automatic voter registration, same-day registration, and expanded early voting.
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Support ranked-choice voting to give voters real choice beyond two parties.
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Eliminate barriers to third-party and independent ballot access
Healthcare & Human Survival
Healthcare is a human right. Not a commodity, not a privilege, not something you should have to earn through employment. The fact that people in this country are rationing insulin, skipping doctor visits, and going bankrupt from medical bills is a moral catastrophe. I support Medicare for All, and I won't compromise on that.
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Medicare for All- universal, single-payer healthcare coverage for every person in this country.
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Cap and regulate prescription drug prices, including insulin.
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Fully fund and protect reproductive healthcare, including abortion access.
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Expand mental health coverage and treat mental health as equal to physical health.
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Protect and strengthen Medicaid for the most vulnerable communities
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Invest in community health centers and rural healthcare access.
Climate & Environmental Justice
Environmental destruction isn't a side effect of our economic system, but a feature. Corporations have been allowed to externalize their costs onto the planet and onto the communities least able to absorb the damage. The window to act is closing. I refuse to leave it unused.
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Support a Green New Deal- bold, job-creating, justice-centered climate action.
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End all subsidies to fossil fuel companies and redirect investment to renewable energy.
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Prioritize frontline and environmental justice communities in climate policy.
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Rejoin and strengthen international climate agreements
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Invest in public transit, clean energy infrastructure, and green manufacturing.
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Hold onto corporate polluters accountable with enforceable penalties.
Equality
This country was built on the systematic exclusion of entire groups of people- and those systems are still operating. I believe in a society where dignity, safety, and opportunity are not rationed by race, gender, sexuality, immigration status, disability, or zip code. I will never stop fighting for the people this system was designed to leave behind.
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Pass the Equality Act and enshrine full LGBTQ+ protections into federal law
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End racial discrimination in housing, employment, healthcare, and the justice system.
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Protect undocumented immigrants and create a clear, humane pathway to citizenship.
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Fully fund and enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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End cash bail and reform a criminal justice system built on racial and economic inequality.
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Invest in reparative justice for communities most harmed by systemic discrimination.
Infrastructure Modernization
Our roads, bridges, railways, water systems, and broadband networks are crumbling. The communities that suffer the most are always the ones with the least political power. Infrastructure is not a partisan issue. It is a basic function of a government that gives a damn about the people it serves. I do.
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Invest in rebuilding roads, bridges, and public transit across NJ's 11th District
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Expand high-speed broadband access to every household- Internet is a utility, not a luxury.
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Replace lead pipes and upgrade aging water systems to ensure clean water for all.
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Modernize the electrical grid for resilience, efficiency, and clean energy integration.
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Create good-paying union jobs through infrastructure investment.
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Prioritize historically underinvested communities in infrastructure funding.
Labor Rights & Worker Dignity
Workers built everything in this country and have been systematically stripped of their power, their time, and their dignity. I have worked jobs that exploited my honesty. I understand what it means to be disposable in the eyes of an employer. That ends with legislation that puts workers first.​
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Strengthen the right to organize and make it easier to form unions
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Pass the PRO Act to protect workers from union-busting tactics.
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Guarantee paid family and medical leave for all workers
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End at-will employment abuse and protect workers from arbitrary firing.
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Raise the federal minimum wage to a true living wage.
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Crack down on wage theft and hold employers accountable.
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Housing
Housing is a human right- not an investment vehichle for the wealthy, not a commodity to be speculated on, and not something working families should have to sacrifice everything else to afford. The housing crisis is a political failure, and I intend to treat it like one.
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Massively expand investment in affordable and public housing.
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Strengthen tenant protections and rein in predatory landlords and corporate speculators.
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End homelessness through Housing First policies backed by real funding.
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Reform zoning laws to allow more housing density near transit and jobs.
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Protect communities from gentrification-driven displacement.
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Make homeownership accessible again for working and middle-class families
Education
I have a learning disability. For most of my life it went undiagnosed- which meant the system treated me as the problem instead of asking whether the system itself was the problem. Education should meet students where they are, not sort them into winners and losers. I know firsthand what it costs and when it doesn't.​
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Cancel student debt and make public college tuition-free.
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Fully fund public K-12 schools and end the inequity of property-tax-based school funding
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Invest in special education, learning disability support, and neurodiversity-affirming classrooms.
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Protect public schools from privatization and voucher schemes.
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Pay teachers what they deserve- raise educator salaries nationally.
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Expand access to early childhood education and universal pre-K
Foreign Policy & Global Peace
I believe in a foreign policy built on human dignity, not corporate interest or miltary dominance. We cannot claim to stand for freedom abroad while funding authoritarian regimes and endless wars. The money we pour into military adventurism could be rebuilding communities here at home.
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Cut the bloated military budget and reinvest in domestic needs.
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End unconditional military aid to governments that violate human rights.
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Support diplomacy, international cooperation, and multilateral institutions.
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Oppose all military interventions that lack clear humanitarian justification and congressional approval.
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Protect and welcome refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence or persecution.
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Pursue a foreign policy that prioritizes peace, sustainability, and global justice.