My Mission.

I’m running for Congress to make Manhattan a place you’ll never need to leave, a place where families and businesses can thrive—not just survive.

My Belief.

The overriding problem in our politics is the culture of scolding, sniping, and silencing that divides us and gets in the way of solutions for our city. I know Democrats won’t agree on everything—but we do have to deliver. That’s why my campaign is built on dialogue across differences, because I know democracy only works when we engage. 

My Platform.

  • This city has become one of the most expensive places to eat, live, work, and play. From taxes to food costs, New Yorkers are feeling squeezed. I will fight to make Manhattan a place where you feel more at ease—where you can raise a family, retire with dignity, and have a foothold to start a business.

  • No family should have to spend their whole paycheck at the grocery store. We don't have to go far for solutions. I will investigate the big chains that put a thumb on the scale to jack up your bill at the checkout counter, all while developing partnerships with upstate farmers to bring fresh, AFFORDABLE food downstate. 

  • New York’s housing crisis won’t be fixed with a single idea—let’s stop pretending it will. Let’s fast-track the conversion of empty office buildings with smart, milestone-based tax incentives. Let’s clear excessive red tape that blocks housing without protecting anyone. And let’s reward communities that support growth with direct cash rebates for every household to empower New York City to build the housing we need.

  • Too many seniors fear they can’t afford to stay in this City. I will fight to expand medicare so our seniors can spend their retirement years with dignity, security, and peace of mind. Seniors deserve to age-in-place without getting squeezed out of their homes, crushed by the cost of end of life care, or struggling to pay their grocery bills.

  • I’m a pro-business Democrat. Empty storefronts are a blight, and every storefront we fill brings jobs, grows our tax base, and gives our neighbors a place to earn, shop, and thrive. Let's lower the burden of filling all those empty store fronts by funding Commercial Revitalization Grants to local and state agencies to administer revitalization programs and incentivize small business growth.

  • Disorder on our streets and criminals in our White House have New Yorkers feeling scared. I am the only moderate Democrat in this race clear-eyed enough to stand against the radical voices coming from the far left and right—and tough enough to fight MAGA while also fighting for your safety on our city streets.

  • You are not a data point, and your fears can’t be captured in crime stats. On Day One, I will introduce the Safe Again Act which will authorize funds to modernize how we fight crime in the city. My legislation will provide for more cops on the streets and in our subways to engage community partners, enforce the law equitably, and prevent terrorist threats to our city.

  • Hate, particularly antisemitism, is on the rise around the world. Algorithms and failed leadership are normalizing speech and actions that are unacceptable. A hate-fueled attack on any of us is an attack on all of us. I will work tirelessly to strengthen anti-discrimination laws and introduce the Stop Hate and Antisemitism Now and Always (SHANA) Act. No one should get away with, or profit from, fueling any form of bigotry in our city. 

  • E-bikes are out of control, wreaking havoc on city streets across the country, but especially here in Manhattan. I’ll introduce the Delivery And Safety Harm Reduction (DASHR) Act to create national uniform E-Bike classifications, hold big-tech delivery platforms accountable, and fund street-level safety improvements to keep seniors and kids in strollers safe.

  • With kids growing up in a new Wild West online, exploring the brave new world of Artificial Intelligence, and emerging from the COVID learning gap, parents are scared for their children. As a mom, I get it. But I also believe in human progress through innovation. So, I will fight to keep our kids smart, safe, and tech-savvy in a world of complexities that we must come to master before they master us.

  • It’s not just Cancel Culture that is strangling our democracy—a silencing culture has a grip on our politics. I will be a relentless voice for your right to vote and against dark money, gerrymandering, career politicians, and every other festering relic of a bygone age that steals your voice in our democracy.

  • The Voting Rights Act is now under attack. We must ensure that all eligible Americans are guaranteed this fundamental right. I will fight for passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and I will introduce a new constitutional amendment to lock in an affirmative right to vote once and for all.

  • Fundraising is the ugly underbelly of politics. Citizen's United was a disaster for America plain and simple. Short of the Supreme Court reversing itself, we need immediate solutions like publicly financed elections, new campaign disclosure rules so that dark money can't buy our elections, and a five year ban on lobbying after serving on the Hill to break the corrupting hold money has on our politics.

  • Gerrymandering is unconstitutional. Period. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. What started in Texas with a corrupt redistricting has caught fire across the country. The way out of this mess is for Congress to mandate that all states transfer redistricting powers to independent redistricting commissions. That will be my fight.

  • Term limits are the only solution to ending the gerontocracy that is starving this country of innovation, resources, and progress. I commit to spending no more than ten years in office. That’s five terms, long enough to get stuff done, but not so long as to become complacent. I expect the same of my colleagues.

Always on My Mind. (A-Z)

  • I’ve volunteered in New York City public schools and believe public education is the foundation for a strong democracy. But Trump has gutted the Department of Education while redirecting public funds toward private, charter, and religious schools. This is unacceptable, and I will not support any government action that undercuts our public schools in favor of private or religious interests.

  • If we don't solve climate change, the rest of these policies don't really matter in the long run, do they? We need to move past political grandstanding and adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard that steadily increases clean, renewable electricity while responsibly phasing down coal, oil, and gas without spiking energy prices.

  • As the only working mother in this race, I know better than anyone: women in New York City make 87 cents for every dollar men earn. That’s astonishing in 2025. In Congress, I will continue the fight for Equal Pay for Equal Work and support the Paycheck Fairness Act. Let's make it right for our daughters. For ourselves.

  • In the White House, I worked on the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, so I know it can be done. In the years since, I watched as Congress let the ban sunset, then as a journalist, covered too many mass shootings to count. We need to bring the ban back, strengthen red flag laws, and get these weapons of war out of the hands of killers.

  • I worked in Hillary Clinton’s Healthcare War Room and later covered the decade-long effort to overturn Obamacare as a reporter. Even with the ACA, over two-thirds of New Yorkers struggle to afford healthcare, and now we’re on notice for costs to double for millions this year. In Congress, I'll treat healthcare as a civil right. I’ll fight to make healthcare costs less of a stressor by expanding children's access to healthcare, addiction and mental health treatment, and dignified care for seniors.

  • The immigration system has been broken for decades. Both parties are to blame. America's economy thrives on LEGAL immigration, but when the system fails, only criminals and traffickers gain. I will fight to streamline legal pathways for entry for those who share our values, while maintaining secure borders and setting clear, reasonable limits for entry.

  • The subway is synonymous with New York City—it is our lifeblood. But as co-chair of MCB7’s Transportation Committee, I’ve learned how badly it needs a facelift. My Restore our Area Transportation Safety and Security (RATSS) Act will ensure federal funding to refurbish our 121-year-old subway system, add a link to LaGuardia, and make our subway the pride of NYC.

  • Members of Congress shouldn't trade stocks on information unavailable to the public. At worst, it's insider trading. At best, it breaks the trust of those they serve. If elected, I vow to not trade stocks myself, and if Congress fails yet again to pass a bill banning it, I will build a coalition to pass legislation prohibiting any lawmaker from doing so.

  • America is strongly divided politically; today, the one thing that unites us is the growing loneliness epidemic. I’ll fight for workers to have more time off to spend in their communities, more money for public spaces like parks and pools, support for community institutions that bring people together, and the expansion of national service programs to give people a shared sense of purpose.

  • Our city is shrouded in a blight of sheds and scaffolding. I want to figure out why. I'm calling for a federal investigation into this scourge, who profits from it, and why.

  • In the midst of an affordability crisis, New Yorkers are still paying among the highest taxes in the country. I will fight to restore the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction so New Yorkers stop paying taxes ON their taxes. And I'll secure an expansion of the child tax credit and tax deductions for medical costs, flexible spending accounts, and student loan interest.

  • As massive AI data centers strain power grids, raise electricity demand, and threaten to drive up costs, I will fight to make sure Big Tech pays their fair share—and doesn't pass on costs to you.

Fighting Trump is Not a Platform.

Trump is an autocrat, a criminal, and a racist. But fighting Trump is not a platform—or a plan. Democrats win when we serve constituents by lowering their costs, making their streets safer, and restoring our Party’s culture of dialogue across disagreement. That’s how we regain power and kick MAGA to the curb. Let’s put people over politics to get things done for our voters.