“I’m running to make Cleveland work better—for everyone. That means safer streets, more housing options, and a city that delivers on the basics for all of us. ”
Streets That Put People First
Safe, walkable streets are essential for a thriving and connected community like ours. Every resident deserves to enjoy our neighborhoods and travel safely—whether you're 8 weeks old or 80 years old, whether you use a stroller or a wheelchair, and whether you’re walking, biking, or taking transit.
On city council, I’ll push for traffic-calming measures of all kinds: more speed tables, curb extensions, roundabouts, and raised crosswalks. I’ll also advocate for reduced speed limits, truck prohibitions on our residential streets, and enhanced traffic code enforcement.
Together, we can reduce crashes and keep all our neighbors safe.
Meeting the Moment on the Housing Crisis
Across the Near West Side, more and more families are struggling to find a place to live: folks just starting their careers, growing families putting down roots, and longtime neighbors who built these communities. More housing options will ease the pressures that have driven up rents and property taxes. As a resident raising a family here and the former co-chair of my block club, I know how much the strength of our neighborhoods depends on the ability of people to build a life here: to move in, to stay, to grow.
That’s why, as your councilmember, I’ll fight for an all-of-the-above housing strategy—yes to market-rate, but also yes to affordable and public housing. Yes to using public land to build more homes, and yes to putting vacant properties and short-term rentals back into the mainstream housing market.
If we want to preserve the diversity and vitality that define our community, we need to ensure that all members of our community can call our neighborhoods their home—regardless of background, family size, or income level.
City Services that Serve Us All
Cleveland City Hall has made real strides in recent years to better serve Clevelanders—like the new 311 hotline, the Open Data portal, and the fact that the city budget no longer uses clip art. But there’s more work to do.
And as your councilmember, I’ll be a collaborative governing partner and a champion for progress: new tools, new technology, and investing in our city staff who do the work we need in our neighborhoods.
The day-to-day work of permits, planning, and code enforcement doesn’t make headlines, but it can make a family’s decision to move to our community—or to leave it. That’s why it’s my priority, too.
We need representation on city council that will fight hard to get us the services we need today, and fight just as hard for structural reforms to ensure that we can get even better services tomorrow. I want to bring my experience in local government and my personal commitments to our neighborhoods to be that fighter for you.
Standing With All Our Neighbors
Finally, in these challenging times, cities are taking on more than they ever have. Opportunistic politicians in D.C. and Columbus are on the offense, and so many of our neighbors are under threat: immigrants, union members, and transgender people today, and everyone else tomorrow.
As your councilmember, I'll stand up for a city that embraces and defends anyone who finds themselves targeting or marginalized. And with my experience navigating these thorny questions at City Hall, I’ll be ready no matter what comes next. Clevelanders deserve to know that their councilmember has got their back.
Support Us Today!
Join us in backing our vision for a thriving Near West Side that all its residents can share in. Volunteer, donate, and spread the word—together, we ensure that our community is more safe, more affordable, more just, and more vibrant than ever.