I'm a mom and an advocate. I will fight for your family like it's my own.
I'm a mom and an advocate. I will fight for your family like it's my own.
I'm a working mom and Chief Public Affairs Officer at Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte*, and I understand firsthand the challenges that working families face every day. Raising a small child, I know what it’s like to try to keep up with higher grocery prices, monthly utility bills that keep climbing, increased childcare costs, and housing costs that make home ownership feel out of reach for too many families.
I was raised by strong women who taught me how to fight during hard times.
My grandmother raised six kids after her husband died and made it through because of Social Security. My family taught me that you take care of each other—especially when times are tough. That’s why when my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I stepped up and assisted with her daily care while I was still in high school. These experiences and challenges have driven me to fight for the people and essential programs that keep families afloat when times get tough.
Today, families are being asked to do more with less, and the same old playbook from career politicians just isn’t working anymore.
Throughout my career, I've taken on the tough fights to protect reproductive healthcare access in California, expand access to affordable healthcare, and ensure that people are treated fairly in the workplace. As Chair of the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, supported the economic recovery for women and girls during COVID-19, and fought for equal pay.
At Planned Parenthood, I have helped lead efforts to provide lifesaving medical care to hundreds of thousands of people, expanded access to healthcare in rural areas, and has pushed back against Donald Trump’s devastating federal cuts, which have resulted in tens of thousands more losing access to family medicine, behavioral healthcare, and prenatal care.
I have never backed down from a tough fight, and I'm not about to start now.
*title is for identification purposes only; it is not an endorsement
