What change are you hoping to bring to your district and country?
Myopically, I want every person living in IL-13 to have their dental and health needs addressed, we have flooding issues in the Metro East and infrastructure improvements need to continue. Holistically: I want Illinois and the rest of the country to feel some relief. Practically, The Covid Relief programs worked and the impact on them expiring is being felt by us all. At the same time, there was fraud and mismanagement of funds. Some funds in Illinois and Mississippi were not even used. Our middle class, the working class of American, can be taken care of and needs to be made the focus of government.
I am passionate about building political power amongst Gen Z and Millennials in Illinois. I started Zennials of Illinois, a group of mid-20-somethings dedicated to expanding our knowledge together, understanding our voting and election options, and then rallying the young en mass. Ultimately, we aim to sustain a third political party that will relentlessly advocate only for the working class.
What do you feel are the most important issues right now, why, and how do you plan to tackle them?
One, the unattainable cost of living. The Federally government can directly stop corporate price gouging. Two, reflecting on the Supreme Court ruling on Presidentially immunity, reaffirming the democracy for and by the people, we need election reform. Immediately offer rank choice voting and standardized ballot access requirements across major and minor political parties.
In this cycle, the foremost progressive issues I want to tackle are student loan forgiveness, securing Medicare for all, including dental coverage, election reform, and holding the military and the Pentagon fiscally accountable. I take an anti-war approach to decreasing military funding.
