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This campaign is built around a simple idea: If you work hard, you should be able to afford your life. And government should work for the people who keep this country running.

I want to give you a real look at what it’s like to run a campaign, to take on the establishment, and to challenge a Corporate Democratic incumbent of nearly 30 years.

So, I left the firm I helped build from the ground up in order to run for Congress in California’s District 4. I'm running to represent the change my community needs and deserves.

I also got more involved locally and felt inspired to share the stories of people in my community. Having these conversations, I realized people needed someone to step up.

So, I started the American Dream Institute. I wanted to revive the American Dream for young Americans and meet them where they are -- online and on social media.

My party wasn’t representing me—or millions of other hardworking Americans. We were losing sight of the American Dream. And we weren’t fighting hard enough to protect it. That wasn’t something I could ignore.

On paper, I made it. But something never stopped bothering me. After the 2024 election, it finally clicked.

I knew I had two choices:

Accept that reality, or figure out how to change it. So I learned how money actually works. I earned a full-ride scholarship to college and studied finance.

Growing up, my family often relied on food stamps, Medicaid, and disability checks to survive.

Shortly after college, I helped build a business that helped grow some successful businesses in healthcare, education, and financial inclusion.

I’m 35 years old and live in Napa, California with my wife, two children, and our dog Buddy.