Reason for Seeking Public Office:

The reason I decided to run was based on the tipping point of the Macondo well geyser. I saw a broken political system that would allow such a tragedy to occur, without accountability or effective regulations. I realized that neither party had addressed our major problems, had not focused on citizen needs, and had spent an inordinate amount of time playing politics with people's lives at stake. I realized if we don't act quickly, my (and everyone's) grandchildren will inherit a barren, poisonous landfill we once called "Earth". Neither legacy party has the platform goals of social and economic justice, ecological wisdom, grassroots democracy, and non-violence, which make up the "Four Pillars" of the Green Party platform. I believe that there is a better, more just, more sustainable way of life that can be created for this country, my State, my District, and the Green Party has the roadmap to get there.