I am uniquely qualified to meet this moment. I have a professional background as a planner and trained mediator. I know how to de-escalate tense situations and believe in policy-making informed by those of us who have had to survive harmful systems to create a better future for all.

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My identities as a trans/queer/Person of Color and child of an immigrant shape my approach to leading. With unrelenting attacks from the top down onto my communities, I have led Johnson County with courage, compassion, and creativity- making a way out of no way. It is exactly the kind of leadership we need in these times, and I am ready to lead into a second term.