I’m a community advocate, a young professional, and a long-time supporter of efforts to build an accountable government where people are empowered to take action.

As a member of the County’s Child & Family Well-Being Task Force, I’ve advocated for policies that make it easier for families to get involved in their government and pushed for greater transparency on taxpayer-funded programs like the Healthy Children’s Fund. On the Whatcom Democrats’ executive board, I worked to educate people about our local government and campaigned for progressive leaders who championed sensible public policy.

I’ve heard hundreds of community members say they don’t trust our government or won’t vote because they think their voice doesn’t matter. These problems don’t have easy solutions. I want to give our leaders and citizens better tools to solve them.

As your charter review commissioner, I will work with others to:

• Create elections that maximize your voice and let you choose from candidates that better reflect what you care about. 
• Support policy that makes it easier for citizens to get involved in their government and hold their leaders accountable.
• Give elected leaders the tools to be more effective stewards of our shared resources and taxes.