Education
Business graduate and Masters in Systems Management
Experience
Past Chair, Board of Trustees of Denton County India Cultural Association; Past Vice President of Dallas Indian Lions Club; Past Community Chair of India Association of North Texas; and Past Member Lewisville Medical Center Community Advisory Board.
Campaign Phone
469-678-6791
The best way to ensure every child in Texas has access to a high-quality education is to fully and reliably fund public schools. Texas is constitutionally required to do so, and voucher programs undermine that obligation by diverting resources away from public education. The state should repeal the voucher legislation, increase funding to reflect the true operational costs faced by our largest districts, and raise teacher pay to recruit and retain qualified educators. Investing in public education is essential to the success of our students and our state.
Texas must strengthen care for children in protective services, foster care, and the juvenile justice system by investing in prevention, workforce support, and accountability. This includes fully funding CPS to reduce caseloads, improve training, and retain staff; expanding family preservation and mental health services; and prioritizing family-based foster placements while supporting kinship caregivers and youth aging out of care. Texas should also shift juvenile justice toward rehabilitation through community-based alternatives, with strong oversight to protect children’s safety and rights.
Texas should end Operation Lone Star to free DPS and local law enforcement to focus on criminal investigations and public safety. The state can invest in technology like drones, cameras, and data systems to secure the border efficiently, and improve ports of entry and staffing to streamline lawful trade and travel. Texas can also expand access to state services for law-abiding immigrants and fund legal aid and humanitarian programs. However, comprehensive immigration reform must come from the federal government, ensuring a fair pathway to citizenship while balancing safety and opportunity.
Texas must expand Medicaid to reduce one of the largest uninsured populations in the country. More than 3 million Texans, nearly a third of them children, lack health insurance—an unacceptable reality. Uncertainty in federal funding is forcing rural hospitals, including those in Hunt County, to close, increasing pressure on Collin County’s healthcare system, which has no public hospital. I will work with legislators and county leaders to strengthen rural healthcare and secure local hospital access. Additionally, medical decisions should be made by women and their doctors—not the government.
Texas must fully weatherize and modernize the electric grid to ensure reliable, affordable power in all conditions. While some progress has been made, ERCOT still issues emergency alerts during extreme heat and winter storms—unacceptable for a state with a significant budget surplus. The state should invest in grid resiliency, transmission upgrades, and energy storage, while planning responsibly for growing demand from data centers and population growth. A balanced mix of energy sources and efficiency measures is critical to keeping electricity reliable, sustainable, and affordable for Texans.
Texas must act now to manage water as population and industrial demands grow. Collin County, one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation, highlights the challenges our state will face. Future infrastructure and engineering projects must prioritize water conservation, efficiency, and reuse. Large industrial users, including data and blockchain centers, should follow clear water-use standards and reporting requirements to prevent strain on local supplies. Protecting water resources is critical for residential, agricultural, and long-term economic sustainability.
Redistricting should be a nonpartisan process based solely on census data, not political advantage. Texas needs fair maps that reflect the state’s true political competitiveness and give voters meaningful choices in more districts. Ideally, an independent, nonpartisan commission would oversee redistricting to prevent gerrymandering, though we may not be there yet. In the meantime, the Legislature should prioritize transparency, public input, and fairness to ensure that district lines accurately represent communities and voters, not political interests.
Texas’s public colleges and universities have long been among the best in the country because faculty are trusted to design curriculum, lead research, and provide rigorous instruction. The state government should support these institutions by providing adequate funding, ensuring academic freedom, and protecting free speech on campus. Administrators should manage personnel and campus policies in ways that promote excellence and safety, while the state focuses on accountability, transparency, and access—not dictating classroom content or restricting scholarly inquiry. Texans deserve nothing less
The state has a responsibility to protect the rights and safety of transgender and LGBTQ Texans. This includes ensuring equal access to education, healthcare, public services, and employment without fear of discrimination. Policies should be grounded in civil rights principles, promoting inclusion while protecting individuals from harassment, bullying, or violence. Texas should also support resources for mental health, youth programs, and community services that affirm LGBTQ identities, so every Texan can live safely, openly, and with dignity.
Home and auto insurance rates in Texas have become unaffordable for too many families, with premiums skyrocketing and options limited. The state must prioritize meaningful insurance reform by increasing competition, lowering rates, and protecting consumers from high costs. Without action, more Texans will be priced out of coverage and financial security. Property taxes also need attention, but the immediate crisis is ensuring insurance is fair, predictable, and accessible for all Texans. Families are struggling to stay in their communities as costs continue to climb, and it's criminal
