Training and Experience
Medical Internship Methodist Hospital 2008-2009, Neurology Residency Indiana University 2009-2012, Movement Disorders Fellowship University of Cincinnati 2012-2014, Neurologist, UC Health 2014-present
Volunteer/Community Service
I have volunteered for many political campaigns over the last several years. I was a petition captain for the reproductive freedom amendment and the SB1 referendum. Through my work as a neurologist I do volunteer speaking to several Parkinson’s s
Ohio’s elections are safe and secure, but often, new rules are being implemented that make it harder for Ohioans to access the ballot box. I believe that changes like automatic voter registration, expanded ballot drop boxes, and restoring the grace period for mail-in ballots are all changes that will make it easier for Ohio’s voters to make their voices heard.
Low- and middle-income families pay a higher share of their income in taxes than the wealthiest Ohioans. That’s the result of nearly two decades of tax cuts for the wealthy & special interests, shifting the burden onto working families, fueling our property tax crisis, and starving investments in the public goods that make communities thrive. We need the state to pay it’s fair share in funding public services through our state budget to ease the pressure on local property taxes. I also support implementing a property tax circuit breaker and expanding the homestead exemption to give targeted relief to those most in need. We also need to be reviewing and eliminating tax expenditures that only serve narrow special interests. Lastly, we need to stop giving income tax cuts to the ultra wealthy.
Working families are being squeezed more than ever by rising costs of household goods, utilities, healthcare and childcare. I believe that by tackling corporate greed, improving wages and making childcare and healthcare more affordable, we can ease this strain on Ohioan’s wallets.
We must fully fund Ohio’s public schools and end the rampant expansion of the unconstitutional vouchers that continue to drain funds from public education. I strongly support the full implementation of the Fair School Funding Plan, which would provide an equitable and predictable funding system for every public school student in Ohio regardless of their zip code.
At the end of the day, the issues impacting all Ohioans are not partisan issues. Every one of us, regardless of the party we vote for, are being impacted by rising costs, government overreach, and healthcare access. Remembering this, it’s easy to find inroads for the important discussions and solutions that will make life better for all of us.
