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Democrats Putting Piscataway Working Families First
We need leaders who are not afraid to stand up for our human and civil rights. Young people are historically excluded from the political process, but we have the most at stake. I am running because all people – and especially young people – in Piscataway deserve to be part of the decisions that impact our futures. I believe our government works best when it listens to the people it serves, ensuring every voice is heard and respected. Nothing about us without us! I have extensive experience as a student leader and mentor and professional skills in key policy areas that I will use to advocate for my neighbors. After obtaining my undergraduate and masters degrees at Kean University, I returned home with a commitment to use my skills and experience to fight for our community.
My priorities are to stand up to Donald Trump, stop ICE from using our town’s resources and be a responsive elected official. We need someone who will stop rubber stamping warehouses in our community, keep our neighbors healthy and safe, and ensure we have a transparent and accountable local government. I will work with Council colleagues to refuse to let ICE use our township resources to carry out a mass deportation agenda, including preventing ICE from using warehouses in Piscataway. I will refuse to approve donor and developer giveaways and sweetheart PILOT deals for warehouses and other buildings that drain our school resources and shift Piscataway’s taxes to the rest of us. I will fight to make Piscataway affordable for working families and seniors by ensuring corporations and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes. Our current representative has been on the Council for more than 20 years, since I was six years old. We still don’t have the promised Ecological Park, but she made sure that a warehouse was built across the street! I will be a local leader for national and state policies, like Medicare for All, that lower costs for everyone. I will be an independent voice for our Ward and not a rubber stamp for the Mayor’s agenda.
I am proud to stand up for my values and will work hard to build consensus among my neighbors and fellow elected officials by sharing my experiences and beliefs. I have experience in addressing a variety of viewpoints while pursuing an agenda that addresses the needs of working families and people who are traditionally underrepresented in policy making. I have served on Kean University President’s Advisory Council, represented my fellow students as a Senator in the Graduate Student Government, and I was elected Chapter President of the Kean United Nations Association, where I received the prestigious Human Rights award in 2025. In all of these efforts, I have overcome disparate opinions and political differences to build bridges and bring people together.
Our Township Council can and should address ICE activities in our community, and do everything in our power to limit the harm caused to our neighbors. I will work with my Council colleagues to require training for our law enforcement and other municipal employees about their rights and responsibilities when interacting with ICE. Piscataway is among the most diverse communities in NJ, and more than a third of our residents are foreign born. Our Township communications should include immigration and Know Your Rights information in multiple languages and provide other support to people at risk of ICE action. I will refuse to let ICE use our township resources and other facilities, like warehouses, to carry out a mass deportation agenda. Instead, I will use the power of my Council office to help our neighbors and keep us safe.
The same political machine has been running our community for more than fifty years. Politics as usual isn’t delivering for working families. Now that we have fair ballots, without the County Line, we have an opportunity to elect independent, progressive leaders who will fight for our future. We need an independent ethics board so we have real ways to stop nepotism, cronyism and corruption in our local government. For decades, Piscataway’s entrenched machine has allowed the Mayor to select the Ethics Board. It’s time to end that loophole. Voters deserve modern, accessible and responsive elected officials who communicate with all residents. My opponent still does not use an official government email address, hiding her communications and limiting ways residents can interact with their representative. We deserve someone who will respond to and fight for us.
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