Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - California 36th Congressional District in 2026 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedRoe v. Wade must be reinstated as the law of the country. Reproductive autonomy is a fundamental right, and it cannot be left to shifting political majorities or state-by-state restriction. Learn more
LGBTQ people should not have to negotiate for their basic rights. When access to healthcare is restricted, families are targeted by the state, or discrimination is tolerated in employment and housing, that harm is not incidental, it is the result of deliberate political choices. Equal protection under the law must apply in practice, not just in theory, and the government has a responsibility to defend the dignity and autonomy of every person. Learn more
Enforcing consequences is the only way to deter repetition and prevent an ongoing cycle of escalating abuses and increasingly severe constitutional violations. Learn more
Public education is a public good, not a private commodity. When schools are underfunded, teachers are underpaid, and students are burdened with debt, those outcomes are not accidental, they are the result of policy decisions that deprioritize the common good. A functioning society must fully fund public education, protect teachers, and ensure that access to learning is not determined by wealth or ZIP code. Learn more
Climate change is not a distant threat or a natural accident. It is the result of policy choices that prioritize short term profit over long term stability. When pollution is treated as a costless externality, ecosystems degrade, public health suffers, and the risks are pushed onto everyone else. A functional society requires setting clear limits on emissions, enforcing accountability for major polluters, and investing at scale in a transition that protects both the climate and the people who depend on it. Learn more
Medicare for All is the only viable solution to the ongoing failures of the U.S. Healthcare system. A functioning society must guarantee everyone access to a reasonably high standard of medical care. When someone dies from a preventable or treatable condition solely because they could not afford care, that outcome is not accidental, it is the result of policy choices made by the state. Learn more
Housing costs have been driven to unsustainable levels because access to shelter is no longer treated as a basic requirement for a productive society. The consequences fall most heavily on the poorest, increasing housing insecurity and homelessness. We must ensure that everyone has access to affordable housing and prevent financial markets from determining the value of something so fundamental to human life. Learn more
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security were created by the Bush administration in the aftermath of 9/11 as part of a major reorganization. That restructuring failed to address its stated goals and has instead produced ongoing harm. ICE should be defunded and dissolved, and DHS should be dismantled, with its component agencies reassigned to existing cabinet-level departments where appropriate. Learn more
We should enforce clear standards for factory farming, strengthen oversight of shelters and breeders, and treat the welfare of domesticated animals as a public responsibility rather than an afterthought. Learn more
Extreme concentrations of wealth distort markets, politics, and public life. When a small number of individuals accumulate power on that scale, democratic institutions weaken and economic opportunity narrows for everyone else. A functional society requires setting clear limits on that concentration through progressive taxation and enforcing a system in which billionaires contribute proportionally to the society from which their wealth is derived. Learn more
Collective forms of organization should be actively supported. The government has done this before, most notably through the Wagner Act. Collective bargaining remains one of the few mechanisms through which people can exercise real democratic power in their daily lives. Regardless of how fulfilling a job may be, workers should have meaningful control over their compensation, conditions, and the terms of their work. Learn more
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