WHY I'M RUNNING

I believe people from my background are underrepresented in Congress. I have been able to overcome many obstacles in my life to get my education. That education has enabled me to work first with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in communities throughout the Carolinas to plan and prepare for impacts of climate extremes. Now I work with the Internet of Water project at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, working with public agencies to assist them with modernizing their data infrastructure to improve water management.

It is this combination of lived experience, education, and professional experience connecting federal policies with communities that I believe will be invaluable for the people of the 6th Congressional District as I advocate on their behalf in Congress.

This is what it means to have strong roots and a modern vision.