Biographical Information
Occupation / Current Position
Community Food System Planner
Education
Agricultural Economics studies at Clemson University
Qualifications and Experience
I bring more than 20 years of experience in grassroots civic leadership, food systems, urban agriculture, community economic development, workforce training, nonprofit operations and public policy.
HEALTH CARE: What specific steps will you take in Congress to address healthcare affordability, access, and quality for the people you represent?
I will fight to make health care more affordable, accessible, and accountable, while measuring Michigan against states producing better outcomes. Congress can lower families' cost burdens, strengthen the health-care safety net, invest in community-based care, and protect underserved communities. I also support stronger preventive care, including USDA policies that encourage a more nutrient-dense food system through federal agricultural and food regulation.
ECONOMY: What policy initiatives do you support for residents to earn a living wage and address the overall question of affordability across Michigan?
I support an economy built around people having the power to earn, own, and build where they live. Congress should protect workers, strengthen local businesses, expand truly affordable housing and Community Land Trusts, reinvest in education for an AI-driven economy, and direct federal investment toward locally rooted economic development. In MI-10, I will advocate for inclusive, open, and transparent regional economic planning so residents help decide what gets built and who benefits.
ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY: How would you approach ensuring energy reliability, consumer affordability, and environmental protection in Michigan?
Michigan needs reliable, affordable energy without sacrificing our water, land, climate, or communities. I support accelerating the transition away from overdependence on fossil fuels while investing in resilient infrastructure, efficiency, cleaner energy, and good local jobs. Federal policy should protect consumers and hold polluters accountable. We must also finish neglected work such as fully resolving the Flint water crisis. I support revisiting nuclear power, including advanced technologies and safety systems that protect people and the environment from accidents.
IMMIGRATION: What is your position on due process, First Amendment, and Fourth Amendment rights for all Michigan residents, including noncitizens, and what changes, if any, would you support?
Constitutional rights and due process should not disappear because a person is not a citizen. I support humane immigration reform that protects due process, family unity, asylum and labor rights, and a workable pathway to citizenship. Enforcement must respect constitutional limits and human dignity, including protections against abusive raids and searches. We must address forces that drive migration, including war, exploitation, unfair trade, and climate displacement. As long as the United States remains a dominant economic power, people will try to come here; policy should work with that reality for the benefit of all concerned.