I am running for the United States Congress to give voice to a district and region that has been rendered voiceless.

I am running to bring visibility to people who have for too long felt invisible and to give a say to those who have felt cut out of the political process.

People like the single mother, working two jobs to pay the rent and provide food and shelter for her children; the young adult struggling under crushing student debt while trying to make something of themselves; the retired couple on a fixed income trying to survive the rising cost of living; the child who has every right to dream but is denied the educational opportunities needed to achieve.

It’s the working family that’s fallen on hard times and is in danger of losing their home, it’s the parents, desperate to get substance abuse treatment for their child; It’s the small farmer and business owner struggling to stay afloat.