Around a year ago, I moved to Mounds View for a quieter and safer life after living in Minneapolis beforehand. Growing up in the age of social media, I was able to get into the political process from a young age. This has simultaneously made me remarkably informed, but also incredibly depressed. I am not the definition of a politician, and that is an understatement. I work a normal job and make normal wages. I live in a modest 1bd1bth apartment. My only political connections have been made through volunteering, and even then, it was more so to have friends and fill my days off than because of any grand ambitions I had.
When the former endorsed Republican candidate in our district was unable to continue running, she floated the idea of me taking her place. I was honored, but shocked as well. I slept on it for several nights, but ultimately I asked myself: Is it better to sit and doomscroll the news forever, or to actually try and be the change that I want to see?
I am now here trying to be the best candidate I can to represent myself, my family, my neighbors, and my state. My best trait as a representative would be my will to fight. I have no intention to please donors or lobbyists or politicians, I care only about what is right and the future of our state.