Legislative District 37 - State Senator · King County

Raised in a working-class neighborhood and a proud product of public schools, I understand the challenges families face. Housing is expensive and healthcare is unaffordable. Childcare costs as much as a mortgage and our public schools are underfunded. With a fascist as the president, the state legislature is more important than ever. I’m the only candidate who has turned progressive values into policy and investment. I earned positions in Democratic leadership and on tax and budget committees to champion the millionaires tax, which funds education, expands healthcare access, and cuts taxes for working families. I battled the landlord lobby to pass tenant protections like rent stabilization and reformed zoning laws to increase home building. Working alongside community, I secured $131 million to invest in our district, including Garfield Super Block, Skyway Homeownership, Tubman Health Center, Rainier Valley Food Bank, Childhaven Early Learning Center, and $300,000 to study reparations for descendants of slaves. I fought back when Trump was reelected, restoring the abortion funding he eliminated, maintaining food assistance for immigrants, banning ICE from wearing masks, and stopping Flock camera surveillance in our communities. With unmatched endorsements from labor and environmental advocates, I ask for your vote to drive progressive wins.

I’m a community organizer who has spent my career fighting alongside working families for justice, opportunity, and turning grassroots advocacy into durable change. In the 37th Legislative District, I’ve partnered with my neighbors, workers, youth, and community leaders to help shape groundbreaking policies like the Climate Commitment and HEAL Acts. I’ve helped lead some of the nation’s first government-funded community assemblies because the people most impacted by public policy should help create it. I’m running for State Senate to bring community voices directly into Olympia and deliver on the priorities I hear every day: affordable housing, stronger public schools, safer neighborhoods, and reliable transit. I will champion accessible healthcare, climate justice, and an economy where working people can thrive. I will direct investments into Seattle, Skyway and Renton, protect worker and immigrant communities, small businesses, and ensure our tax system is structured so the wealthiest pay their fair share. The 37th is my home and I will work each day to fight for a government that serves us all. You deserve leadership centered in community and action, and with your vote – we will Build Different together.