An Out-of-Touch Incumbent

Families in our district are struggling to afford rent in the neighborhoods we all love. Rising rents and property taxes going are fueling a housing crisis across the North Side. Some of us are paying $1,000 a month for prescription drugs we need to survive. Child care costs are crushing parents. Energy bills keep climbing.

People are anxious, stretched thin, and asking a simple question: is anyone in power actually paying attention?

Our incumbent state senator isn’t. Instead of fighting with urgency for housing, health care, or the issues we talk about on your doorstep every day, she’s focused on expanding gambling.

That isn’t an accident. It’s a choice. A refusal to meet this moment.

At a time when leadership should be about standing up to corporate greed, she’s prioritizing legislation that benefits corporations—lining the pockets of gambling interests while everyone else struggles to get by. That’s not what this district needs right now.

I’m running because I believe Democrats should fight harder than this.

In this campaign, we’ve knocked over 60,000 doors and hosted more than 250 community salons in the last year—because I believe leaders should listen first, then lead. On doorsteps and in living rooms across the district, people tell me the same thing over and over: they want leaders who take their struggles seriously and are willing to make tough decisions on their behalf.

That’s why I’m not taking corporate money. I don’t want to answer to gambling interests, utility companies, or anyone profiting off everyday people. I want to answer to the people who live here.

In this race, the choice is clear. An incumbent protecting the status quo—or an organizer who will fight like hell for the future we deserve.