fighting a for New Jersey you can afford.

I’m an immigrant, a negotiator, and a fighter. I’ve sat across the table from powerful people, and I know how to make them pay their fair share so working families can have a shot at a decent life. 

My father immigrated from the Philippines to Woodbridge, NJ when I was eight years old, hoping to make a better life for our family, and my mom and I followed in the early 2000s. When I got to Rutgers at 15, I used that world-class public education to study Economics, Communication, and Finance. I went on to get my master's at Harvard University, where I focused on sustainability and the pathways to building a more resilient future. I built a career in corporate finance and was proud to provide stability for my family. But when I got into positions of leadership, I saw levels of greed and corruption that no sane person could ignore.