Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 32nd Congressional District in 2026 California Primary Election.
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I have had the privilege of conducting scientific research at the top institutions in California and the nation, and I know the incredible innovation that it involves and the more equitable future it can help build. I will represent CA-32 in fighting to restore our science and education funding. Learn more
I will prioritize access to services for recovery from environmental disasters. One obvious federal action is making FEMA Individual Assistance more transparent and accountable to all victims of these climate-related disasters. This past year, FEMA payments were simply inaccessible for many survivors of the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires, who were first forced to navigate their own labyrinthine insurance policies before qualifying for any FEMA payouts. I would remove the prerequisite that insurance policies first pay before FEMA kicks in, and I would set up congressional constituent services to assist victims of these disasters in navigating both FEMA and disaster-related SBA loans. Learn more
As a software engineer who works with AI daily, I understand the technology and its benefits. But tech companies are privatizing gains while externalizing costs: massive energy consumption, water use for cooling, and displacement of workers. I would mandate that new data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities be powered by 100% carbon-free energy, and I would support an AI consumption tax on enterprise-level services, where companies pay, to fund green jobs and community energy resilience. Learn more
I would use committee oversight and appropriations power to force cleanup accountability and ensure FEMA meets its obligations to every affected community equitably. Learn more
On my first day in office, I would fight to restore and expand every IRA incentive the OBBBA eliminated. Learn more
If elected to Congress, I will stop sending weapons to Israel and fight for the war powers resolution to stop all illegal wars. Learn more
Our rights under the constitution are under threat. Citizens United needs to be overturned. We need to get private money out of politics. This includes the unlimited, unaccountable spending through Super PACs and dark money groups that allow corporate entities to override people’s voices in elections. I support publicly financed elections so candidates answer to voters, not donors. Learn more
Public service should never be a stepping stone to a lobbying career. We need to end the ‘revolving door’ by banning former government officials from lobbying the agencies they once served. Learn more
I will fight to repeal the cuts to healthcare in the OBBB. Just as the Affordable Care Act halved the percent of our district population that is uninsured, therefore saving lives, I will advocate for Medicare for All and a more robust food security so that no one, especially our most vulnerable constituents—the elderly, the poor, children, and those with disabilities—ever has to make that impossible choice of giving up food or health. Learn more
I support Medicare for All and robust food security programs. Our current healthcare system robs us of time and health, and I've seen the lifesaving power of being able to go to any cancer specialist in the country for care, which is a reality under the richest Medicare plan. Learn more
I fully support The 21st Century Road to Housing Act (S.2651/H.R.6644). This cuts the red tape from new construction, places restrictions on corporate investors for buying single family homes, and provides time-limited funding for building new housing (funding is withdrawn if construction completion does not meet milestones). Learn more
I fully support cutting red tape to increase the housing supply and making housing affordable. The housing and homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County is a failure at all levels of government: federal, state, and local. We know what solutions work and that they just need to be funded. Learn more
In Congress, I would fight to fund HUD's Continuum of Care program and expand Housing Choice Vouchers. The waitlist for these Section 8 vouchers is 5-10 years long while immigrant detention centers can rake in 100M annually in revenue per 2000 beds (OBBB allocated 45BN to immigration detention centers while Section 8 voucher waitlists remain closed across the country. Learn more
A standalone enforcement agency optimizes for enforcement maximalism: ICE and its out-of-control behavior is not a bug. It’s by design. I would fold immigration enforcement back into the same agency as immigration services, restoring the structural balance that existed before ICE was created. Learn more
U.S. Citizens, including children with cancer, have been abducted and deported by ICE, and many of our citizen constituents now carry their passports in fear. If our citizen community members feel this way, the psychological trauma being dealt upon our non-citizen community members is unfathomable. Learn more
I support a high-speed Metro subway connection between the Valley and the Westside, fully connected to UCLA. While freeway traffic is supply-driven demand and will not be meaningfully decreased by public transit, the greener alternative of this subway, which can serve an estimated 400,000 people daily, will also help with our affordability crisis. I will work toward a balanced multimodal transportation system that serves everyone, including the young and the elderly. I will work toward frequent reliable transit, with effective first/last mile walk/bike connections. Learn more
If we expect elections to represent the will of the people, we need to remove barriers to voting, and this means the United States Postal Service and voting by mail need to be fully funded and reinforced. Learn more
In addition, AI poses unknown risks to psychological health and can be weaponized by malicious actors. As a tech worker who is versed in AI technologies and the models that underpin them, I am well-equipped to represent CA-32 to work with AI companies to better understand and regulate their industry to keep our constituents safe. Learn more
I stand with unions, formal and informal, as levers against corporate power, against discrimination, against unjust workplace and living conditions, and against authoritarianism. Learn more
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