Campaign Phone
508-988-5300
I am an educator, organizer, and nonprofit leader with over a decade of experience working alongside working-class and immigrant communities. I currently serve as Executive Director of Latino Union, where I organize with domestic workers and day laborers to fight wage theft, improve working conditions, and expand access to public resources. During the pandemic, I helped launch a community food pantry that served hundreds of families weekly and became a permanent program. I have also worked in schools and worker centers, supporting families navigating housing instability, immigration barriers, and underfunded public systems. I am seeking this office because working people deserve representation that listens, shows up, and delivers results.
If elected, my top three priorities will be strengthening economic security for working families, expanding access to healthcare and housing, and advancing equity through investments in public education and community infrastructure. Economic security matters because families cannot thrive when wages lag behind the cost of living and workers lack basic protections. Healthcare and housing are essential to stability, dignity, and public health, and must be treated as rights, not privileges. Finally, fully funding public schools, supporting immigrant and multilingual students, and investing in transit and climate resilience are critical to breaking cycles of inequality and ensuring every community has real opportunity.
My approach is to protect core public investments while strengthening long-term fiscal stability through responsible, progressive revenue. Illinois should invest more in fully funding public schools, affordable housing, healthcare (including mental health), public transit, and immigrant services because underinvestment creates higher costs later. We should spend more efficiently by increasing transparency in procurement, evaluating tax incentives and corporate subsidies that do not deliver public benefit, and funding prevention-first programs that reduce emergency spending in healthcare, homelessness, and incarceration. Fiscal health means budgets that are honest, equitable, and sustainable, not austerity that shifts costs onto families.
Illinois should plan for long-term challenges with multi-year, equity-centered investment that treats climate resilience, transportation, and infrastructure as public necessities. That means prioritizing flood mitigation, green infrastructure, clean energy, and pollution reduction in communities most harmed by disinvestment. We must fully fund and modernize public transit statewide, expand safe streets and bike infrastructure, and reduce reliance on car-only systems. Infrastructure modernization should include resilient water systems, reliable utilities, and energy-efficient public buildings, with strong labor standards and local hiring. Planning must be data-driven, transparent, & coordinated across agencies so investments are sustainable.
Illinois should balance public safety, criminal justice reform, and community support by focusing on prevention, accountability, and care rather than punishment alone. Public safety improves when people have stable housing, access to healthcare and mental health services, quality education, and economic opportunity. I support investing in violence prevention, mental health crisis response, restorative justice, and reentry services while reducing reliance on incarceration, pretrial detention, and policies that criminalize poverty. Accountability and reform can coexist when we prioritize safety, dignity, and evidence-based approaches that strengthen communities and reduce harm over time.
Campaign Phone
7739514097
I was born and raised on Chicago’s Northwest Side and earned my Bachelor’s degree in accountancy (cum laude) and a Masters of Science in Audit & Advisory Services ( MS in Accountancy), from DePaul University. My commitment to public service has always been rooted in my community, working with neighborhood organizations, schools, and families to address local concerns and improve quality of life. I have represented the 40th District since 2013 and now serve in leadership roles focused on transportation, labor, and public utilities. I am running to continue fighting for affordability, safety, and opportunity for working families because these challenges are personal to me and my neighbors.
My top priorities are affordability, stability, and opportunity. First, I will continue lowering costs for working families through affordable housing, healthcare affordability, and energy relief. Second, I will protect our community from federal overreach by standing up to ICE actions that threaten families, supporting laws that safeguard sensitive locations, and ensuring people can go to school, work, and the doctor without fear. Third, I will expand economic opportunity by supporting good jobs, workforce development, and clean slate policies that remove barriers to employment and housing. These issues matter because families in my district are being squeezed from every direction.
Illinois must be fiscally responsible while investing in the things that reduce long‑term costs and strengthen our economy. I support balanced budgets that eliminate corporate loopholes, improve transparency, and prioritize education, healthcare, transit, and housing. I have supported progressive revenue solutions that ask those with the greatest ability to pay to contribute their fair share, while providing relief to working families. Strategic investments such as medical debt relief, energy efficiency, and infrastructure maintenance save money over time and improve financial stability for the state and its residents.
Illinois should plan for climate resilience and infrastructure modernization together. I supported investments in clean energy, grid reliability, and energy efficiency that lower utility bills, create jobs, and protect communities from extreme weather. On transportation, I backed major transit funding and reform to prevent service cuts, improve safety, and modernize governance. We must coordinate housing, transit, and land‑use planning so infrastructure investments strengthen communities, reduce emissions, and support long‑term economic growth across Illinois.
Public safety and criminal justice reform must go hand in hand. I support evidence‑based policies that hold people accountable while addressing root causes of crime, including lack of mental health care, housing instability, and limited economic opportunity. I have supported mental health parity, clean slate legislation, and protections for vulnerable communities, while also backing transit safety reforms and resources for first responders. Our goal should be safe communities where families are protected, constitutional rights are respected, and people have real pathways to stability and success.
