With a business career in EdTech management, marketing, and business development expanding more than three decades so far, I offer substantial experience in serving in the legislature as a consensus builder, strategic thinker, and skilled negotiator.

Additionally, I have been civically engaged for a while by helping elect candidates up and down the ballot who put Stamford and its residents first and working to keep the city a welcoming place for everyone to live, work, and thrive. On day one, I will already have the experience necessary to get the job done and deliver for our community and the residents who call it home.

Throughout my campaign, we have been focused on affordability, livability, and education. On the campaign trail, these focuses have been echoed by so many residents across the district.

On affordability, this means tackling high housing and utility costs through legislative procedures to make a difference in residents’ lives. This means standing for residents when it matters most. Regarding liveability, we have so many beautiful parks and public spaces. Under the Simmons Administration, we have made great progress, but there’s more work to do to make our city safer for pedestrians and drivers alike. If elected, I will work with the Mayor’s office to ensure that we have the funding necessary to make this a reality.

For education, Stamford has some of the best educators (including my sister) in the state yet our students go to schools in need of repair or renovation. I will take any legislative action possible to make sure that our amazing Stamford students have the resources they need to follow their dreams and that our incredible teachers feel efficiently supported.

Housing is the number one issue that I heard about on the doors and the phones while talking with voters. We must address this shortage and the related costs. We should at least try to tackle the problem because if we don’t make an effort it’ll simply get that much worse. The state has a chance to not only play a role in this area but to become a leader in ways to solve it. We can seek to expedite transit-oriented housing projects that make it easier and affordable for commuters. We can do so much as a state and it starts with electing pro-housing champions to get the job done.

I am a working mom and have experienced these rising energy costs like so many others in our community and state. With that in mind, I would prioritize cost-cutting measures for residents while looking more at renewable energy sources. For too long, our climate has been victim to disastrous man-made approaches that are harming our district from rising sea levels to environmental injustices near I-95. Although it may be costly now, we have seen with solar energy that the expenses become affordable and sometimes even profitable while helping to address the current climate crisis.