San Mateo County Democratic PartyCandidate for County Central Committee, Supervisorial District 2

I was born in San Mateo and have a lifelong love for my hometown.  I became involved in politics to help support my community to grow and expand without losing the qualities that make San Mateo County "home".  As a member of San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee (SMCDCC), I have helped elect many wonderful representatives to our county.  As an elected member of SMCDCC I do more than show up to meetings.  I am involved in every aspect of the committee from planning and catering events to cleaning up the trash after the event.  As a current member of the SMCDCC Executive Board, I strive to do everything possible to support the Democrats within San Mateo County.

In 2015 I was unanimously elected to become Controller for SMCDCC by my peers.  I have a reputation for keeping quality high while operating within or below budget.  My philosophy is to keep the highest possible quality while maintaining frugality.  For one event, I made 640 individual desserts in my tiny kitchen during a heat wave!  I regularly phone bank during election years and have walked many precincts to support candidates and causes I believe in.

Last year I was honored by SMCDCC as Volunteer of the Year for 2015.  This is awarded to one individual each year who has acted above and beyond to support the Democratic Party.

I have been a small business owner here in San Mateo County and understand the problems and challenges faced by so many of the small business owners in our area.  I have also been very active in animal rescue and an advocate for better legislation to support animals within our county and our state.  

I am a Democrat.  I am generally liberal but pragmatic enough to compromise when that's the only way to get something passed.  I support a progressive agenda that treasures all members of our community.  San Mateo County has become a place where there are many people prospering and many people are getting left behind as rents rise faster than their minimum wage jobs.  As a community, we need to address the inequality and elect representatives that will support all of our citizens.  Being involved in animal rescue, I have seen some of the horrible things done to companion animals.  I try to use my position to gain access to lawmakers to improve the laws that can minimize the abuses.  

We have come a long way but we need to keep fighting to make things better.