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WHY I'M RUNNING
I’m running for Congress in California’s 48th District for a simple reason: I live here, this is my community, and I want to represent the people who call it home. I believe deeply that members of Congress should live in the districts they serve not just commute in for photo ops, but understand the day-to-day realities, challenges, and priorities of the people they represent.
As I’ve listened to residents across the district, I’ve heard a consistent message. People want balance. They want good jobs and an economy that works for them not just for those at the top. They want affordability in everyday life: housing, energy, food, and healthcare. And they want strong public education so their kids have a real shot at a better future. These aren’t partisan demands. They’re practical ones.
I’m also running because I’m concerned about the direction of our country and the way politics has drifted away from real life. Too much of what we see today is performative. Candidates run “as brands,” chasing outrage and headlines instead of solutions. And fundraising has become the measure of success treated like a scoreboard rather than a tool to serve the public.
Here’s the part people are afraid to say out loud: both corporate Republicans and corporate Democrats have built a system where endorsements and money often matter more than merit and results. Endorsements can be meaningful, but they are not neutral. They come from organizations with agendas, lobbyists with priorities, and political networks that expect access and influence in return. When a candidate’s support is dominated by establishment power-brokers, it’s fair to ask: who will they listen to when those interests want something that doesn’t help regular people?
In this race, I’ve watched candidates brag about how much money they’ve raised while saying very little about what they plan to accomplish. I’ve watched campaigns roll out long endorsement lists as if they’re a substitute for independence. And I’ve watched professional politicians treat districts like stepping-stones moving around to chase the next opportunity instead of committing to a community.
That’s not leadership, and it’s not representation.
I’m not running to build a political career. I’m running to do the job the way it should be done: with independence, integrity, and a focus on making people’s lives better. I believe Congress works best when it’s grounded in real experience, real accountability, and a willingness to listen not just to donors, party leadership, or political organizations, but to the people who sent you there.
That’s the kind of representative I intend to be
IN FOCUS
Statement on the Action in Venezuela and Iran
The military actions in Venezuela and Iran are high stakes gambles that appear to lack any coherent, strategic day after plan. Whether it’s in Caracas or in Tehran, the administration is committing our nation to combat without a clear exit strategy or a Congressional mandate. We are seeing a pattern of strike first, explain later, and that is a dangerous way to run a superpower.
In Venezuela, the capture of Nicolás Maduro has been framed by the administration as a simple law enforcement action. But you don't use thousands of troops and 150 aircraft for a standard arrest. My concern is that by Donald Trump declaring he is now running the country, the administration is dragging us into an open ended occupation. We’ve already seen civilian casualties and the deaths of dozens of Venezuelan soldiers, which risks turning a regional crisis into a global flashpoint. We cannot afford to become the permanent administrators of another nation’s infrastructure, especially when our own infrastructure here in California is in such dire need of investment.
In Iran, the strikes that began on February 28 represent an even more alarming escalation. By bypassing Congress to authorize what is essentially a full-scale war, the administration is unhinging the constitutional order. We are already seeing the consequences, (to date) four U.S. service members have been killed, energy markets are in turmoil, and we’ve seen horrific reports of collateral damage, including the strike on an elementary school in Minab. This isn't just a surgical strike, it’s a regional firestorm that could last for months or years. To suggest, as the President has, that this could be wrapped up in four weeks is, at best, wishful thinking and, at worst, a repeat of the same strategic blunders that led to our decade’s long entanglements in the Middle East.
As a member of Congress, I will not be a rubber stamp for unplanned, unconstitutional wars. I will fight to reassert the War Powers Resolution because the American people deserve a debate before the bombs fall, not a briefing after the fact. We need a foreign policy that is defined by strategy and law, not by impulsivity and buzzwords. My focus will be on protecting our troops, securing our borders, and ensuring that our national security isn't traded for short term political theater that leaves us with a generation of consequences.
Energy Affordability
As a senior executive at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), I helped lead the technology and infrastructure strategy that supported low rates, high reliability, and an aggressive clean-energy transition at the same time. We invested early in grid modernization, automation, cybersecurity, and utility-scale clean energy decisions that protected customers from volatility and long-term cost spikes.
That experience matters because high electric bills are not inevitable. They are the result of policy choices, governance models, and whether leaders are willing to hold monopoly utilities accountable.
Here in San Diego, families are paying some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those rates didn’t just happen they were locked in through franchise agreements that failed to impose meaningful consumer protections or performance accountability. When city leaders had the chance to demand more, they didn’t and residents are paying the price every month.
I’ve seen both models up close.
One puts people first.
The other puts shareholders first.
Statement on the First Amendment
The First Amendment is the foundation of our free society and one of the founding ideals that make the United States what it is today.
The Bill of Rights exists for one reason: to place limits on power and to protect the individual from the government, the majority, and the moment. The very first of those protections guarantees freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Those rights are not conveniences. They are safeguards.
They exist precisely to protect speech that is unpopular, dissent that is uncomfortable, journalism that challenges power, and political participation that doesn’t follow a prescribed path. Once those freedoms are treated as conditional, tolerated only when convenient or aligned with those in authority, they are no longer rights at all.
A modern example looks like this: During moments of crisis, people in government are starting to say, “free speech should be limited for safety,” or “some voices should be silenced because they’re harmful,” or “now isn’t the time for dissent.”
History shows us that democracies don’t usually collapse all at once. They erode slowly, when people become comfortable with narrowing who gets to speak, who gets to run for office, and which voices are deemed acceptable.
I believe the erosion of constitutional rights especially the First Amendment may be the most serious issue we face today.
Without it, every other right becomes negotiable.
Defending the Bill of Rights isn’t a partisan act. It’s a democratic obligation. And it’s one worth standing up for every time.