I grew up navigating inequality every day.  

Growing up the son of a special education teacher and a small business owner, my family lived without excess. For as long as I can remember, my mom worked multiple jobs so that my sister and I could go to a private school—an opportunity that came with many privileges, but also came at a cost. ​For my peers, wealth created stability, security, and certainty—but my experience was quite different. It seemed that no matter how hard my parents worked, financial security stayed just out of reach.  

I started community organizing when I was 13. 

Going door-to-door for President Obama's first campaign, I learned that we do not have to accept things as they are—we have the power to change society when we come together. I later put my college education on pause to work at the White House, where I coordinated with labor unions and community organizations on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. The victories I saw at the White House were important steps forward and taught me a lot – but ultimately fell short of delivering on what working people need. 

I’ve helped to invest over $100,000,000 to fight poverty and inequality.

After graduating from college with degrees in government and economics, I worked long hours as a for-profit strategy consultant. Then, in 2020, inspired by the community I found in New York’s protest environment, I pivoted my career towards social change. As a social impact consultant, I work with community-based organizations to fight poverty and reduce inequality.

I’ve spent countless hours pounding the pavement with my neighbors to build a better city. 

Working with the East NY Community Land Trust, I knocked on hundreds of doors to help over a thousand homeowners in our community save their homes from predatory investors. I’ve helped to organize rallies against one of the most notorious real estate speculators in the city and stood with neighbors in court to help them stay in their homes. As North Brooklyn Chapter Chair for New York Communities for Change, I have organized neighbors across our entire community to support campaigns to tax the rich, freeze the rent, and create a public bank. With the Working Families Party, I have helped to build the base of the progressive movement by leading canvasses for progressive candidates and successfully fighting to keep the WFP ballot line. With DSA, I canvassed for Zohran across the city and have worked to build deep, long-term relationships with the community members and grassroots organizations that make this a multiracial, working-class coalition.

 

As First Vice Chair of Community Board 4, I helped to write the 2025 Responsible Development Policy – a comprehensive set of community demands for housing development in our neighborhood. As Chair of the Environmental Protection, Transportation, and Sanitation Committee, we advocated for ADA compliance at Bushwick subway stations, leading the MTA to include full accessibility of Wilson Ave in the 2025-29 capital plan.  

I’m running for State Assembly because we need more from our leaders.

We live in the wealthiest city on Earth and yet a quarter of New York families live in poverty. Every year, the wealthy accumulate power while the working class—Black, brown, and immigrant communities especially—are pitted against each other as if there isn't enough to go around. We have the power to build the city we deserve: one where everyone has access to housing, healthcare, safety, and dignity. 

We can build our future together, but to do it we need representatives who are present with and accountable to the people they serve.