Donald Trump, Oligarchs, and the Republican Party continue to use the Project 2025 playbook to rapidly and illegally break this country and the U.S. Constitution, all at the expense of our most vulnerable. We need to speak up and fight for our rights now, or we will lose them.

Elon Musk spent over $277 million to elect Donald Trump to his second term. At the inauguration, he received a front row seat, along with Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech oligarchs, while the President literally left his supporters to sit out in the cold. It's time to get big money out of politics.

Advancements in artificial intelligence must not come at the cost of humanity. We must ensure fairness, protect human rights, and maintain societal well-being. The US government must regulate artificial intelligence to mitigate significant risks to public safety and economic security, including bias, privacy infringement, misuse of misinformation, and potential harm to safety and security.

Housing is a human right. We must protect current occupants, repair public housing, and build new affordable housing. We must also address the root causes of housing market inflation.

The current system is broken. Too many politicians (Republican and Democrat) fall victim to a system that promotes greed, rewards stagnation and fails to incentivize change. We must get money out of politics, and that starts with overturning the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United ruling.

Housing is a human right. We must protect current occupants, repair public housing, and build new affordable housing. We must also seek justice for small businesses and workers by rebuilding unions, investing in people instead of corporations, and providing a federal jobs guarantee.

The federal government must do all it can to strengthen public education systems. We must strengthen higher education and make it affordable to all, so students are prepared for jobs.

The climate crisis is an existential threat, and incrementalism is no longer sufficient. While the Green New Deal set an important framework by linking climate action to jobs and justice, we must now move faster and be more aggressive in transforming our economy and energy systems.

We must implement a substantial child tax credit, guarantee paid parental leave, and provide Social Security credits for stay-at-home parents. No person, especially a child, should live in poverty.

The US must immediately eliminate any rhetoric of purchasing Greenland, annexing the Panama Canal, or making Canada the 51st state and develop a noninterventionist and anti-imperialist approach. The US must also stop enabling Israel's genocide in Gaza and push for a permanent ceasefire. I condemn anti-Palestinian, antisemitic, and anti-Muslim rhetoric.

Freedom and safety should not be in conflict. The United States has allowed gun violence to become a normalized part of daily life, with devastating consequences for children, families, and communities. Addressing gun violence requires courage, evidence-based policy, and a commitment to protecting life.

Healthcare is a human right. I believe in guaranteed healthcare for all people (Medicare for All). I believe in curbing costs for Americans and launching initiatives to improve long-term health.

There is honor in immigration. Both sides of my family immigrated to the US a few generations ago. It is past time to make undocumented individuals full members of the country they call their home and abolish ICE.

We must expand protections for LGBTQIA+ people and end the criminalization of LGBTQIA+ identities. People are people and all Americans deserve the right to freedom, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

True public safety does not come from mass incarceration - it comes from investing in people and addressing the root causes of harm. For too long, our criminal legal system has punished poverty, criminalized survival, and denied people the resources they need to rebuild their lives.

The United States was built on systems of racial exploitation (slavery, segregation, redlining, mass incarceration, and discriminatory federal policy) that continue to shape economic and social inequality today. Justice requires more than acknowledgment; it requires repair.

We must immediately reverse all cuts to scientific advancement in America and continue to invest in lifesaving medical advancements and environmental technologies.

Small businesses and family farmers are the backbone of Illinois’ 13th District and communities across the country, but today they’re being squeezed by corporate consolidation, unfair markets, rising costs, and a federal system that too often favors the biggest players.

Social Security is not a handout. It is an earned benefit. Two-thirds of America's senior citizens would live in poverty without Social Security. The benefit does not make them rich - it allows them to afford food and housing in this inflationary economy.

The US economic system must work to the benefit of all, rather than just the wealthy few. Working people are the backbone of the US economy and deserve a fair share of the wealth they help create.

As a disabled veteran with post traumatic stress disorder, I recognize the need to support our veterans - especially those who return with visible or invisible wounds. I will fight for our veterans to continue to receive access to exemplary benefits and healthcare.

The right to vote is foundational to our democracy, and it is under sustained attack through voter suppression, partisan gerrymandering, and efforts to undermine public trust in elections. If elected, protecting voting rights and ensuring election integrity will be one of my top priorities.

I believe in equal access to workplace safety, equal pay, paid parental leave, and full access to healthcare for women. Alongside other leaders in America, I want to help create a society in which ALL women are free from structural impediments and able to live and thrive in safe and healthy environments. I support economic rights, reproductive rights, and the end to oppression of all women.