I’m running because I know what it’s like to get by without a safety net—and I believe government should work for the people who are doing just that. I grew up on a dairy farm and worked my way through college and graduate school. Along the way, I saw firsthand how hard it is to…

I’ve been an elected official a a council member in my home town and absolutely love the work. As a West Point graduate and US Army infantry veteran I have deep patriotism for my country, state and community, and its clear to me that things are not well. I’ve also spent last 20 years doing…

What drives me is a lifelong commitment to service and a belief that we must take care of each other in these times. I have spent my adult life working in public education, environmental advocacy, nonprofit leadership, community organizing and local governance. Across all of that work, I have seen the same truth: people are…

Kevin and Carol live in a small cabin in Parkdale. I knocked on their door and they told me about their lives. And as I listened, I realized that if they were born just a few years later, they would be dead. If Kevin was not on Medicare when he was diagnosed with cancer, they…