Description of office: The US Constitution requires that the House of Representatives be composed of Representatives from each state, elected in proportion to population. There are 435 members of the House of Representatives, with 17 Representatives allotted to Pennsylvania after the 2020 census. A US Representative must be at least 25 years old, have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years, and be a resident of the state they seek to represent at the time of the election (though not necessarily the same district). The House of Representatives is responsible for introducing and voting on bills, resolutions and amendments, and for approving the budget. Representatives also serve on various policy committees. The House may send Articles of Impeachment of elected officials to the Senate and elects the President if there is a tie in the Electoral College.Term: 2 yearsSalary: $174,000Vote for ONE.
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County
Allegheny
Occupation
U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District
Education
Graduate of Woodland Hills High School (2005), Bachelors of Arts in journalism with minors in international studies and French from Pennsylvania State University (2009), Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law (2015)
Qualifications
Served in the PA House of Representatives from 2019-2023, Worked as a field organizer for the PA Dem Party in 2016
The biggest issue facing our district and this country is that our government has been bought and paid for by billionaires and corporate interests. And until we deal with that, we are going to keep fighting the same battles over and over again. Why is housing still unaffordable? Why is health care treated like a luxury? Why are parents struggling to afford child care while our kids are still not safe in their schools? Too many people in power are serving wealthy donors, corporate lobbyists, and special interests instead of the working people who sent them there.
So yes, people are hurting in a lot of ways, but the root issue is who has power. And I’m in this fight to take that power back and put it where it belongs: with the people.
Congress has a constitutional duty to provide real oversight of the executive branch. That means holding the administration accountable, investigating abuses of power, demanding transparency, and making sure no president acts like they are above the law. It is one of the clearest ways we protect democracy and defend the people from corruption, cruelty, and unchecked power.
As a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I take that responsibility seriously. Oversight should be about exposing corruption, defending civil rights, preventing corporate influence from capturing our government, and making sure public institutions are serving the people, not billionaires, not special interests, and not any one man’s ego.
Congress has a critical role to play in foreign policy and international relations, especially when it comes to questions of war and peace. The power to declare war belongs to Congress, not to one person in the Oval Office acting without accountability.
Washington has found endless money for war while people here at home are struggling to survive. Congress must reassert its authority through measures like the War Powers Resolution, provide real oversight, and pursue a foreign policy rooted in diplomacy, human rights, and peace. Working people should not have to keep footing the bill for endless war while billionaires and defense contractors profit.
We need transformational change, not half measures. Health care is a fundamental human right, and no one should lose access to care because of their job, their income, their immigration status, a preexisting condition, or because they aged off a parent’s insurance.
That is why we need Medicare for All. A single-payer system would save people money and save lives by eliminating premiums, deductibles, and copays, while guaranteeing comprehensive coverage for everyone. We also need to take on Big Pharma and make sure drug companies can’t keep exploiting people when they are at their most vulnerable.
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