Fighting for New Jersey, Not the Oligarchs.

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.

For millions of Americans, the dream of a decent life that my family chased has become an inescapable nightmare of constant struggle. In the richest nation in the history of the world, it doesn’t have to be this way.