Why am I running?

Since Governor Walz suspended his campaign, Senator Klobuchar's candidacy has been treated like a coronation, not an election. I believe that votes should be earned, not inherited, and that working class Minnesotans deserve a voice and a stake in our government. I’m not in the habit of asking people to do things I’m not willing to do, so I put together a team and we started this race. 

I am a public policy graduate, with my Master of Public Policy degree, and a former legislative assistant in the MN Senate. I understand that politics is about policy, not platitudes. I understand the institution and know how to get our policies across the finish line. Despite being a political outsider, I’m not afraid to lead a state of 5.7 million people at 26 years old. I’m not afraid to stand up to a 20-year US Senator to say she isn’t the best the state has to offer. What I am afraid of is the status quo that continues to harm marginalized communities. Not running a working-class candidate makes us complicit in a system that oppresses those with the least power in our Democracy. In the face of tyranny, saving our democracy means being bold, standing up to the most powerful, and sometimes it means believing we can do the impossible. 

I am running for every working class community that has been let down by Corporate Democrats time and time again. In this election, we are taking home a trifecta, and we cannot squander this opportunity to make change in our state. The task before us is imagining the boldest policies possible. The eyes of the world are on Minnesota to be leaders for change, and we will set the tone for what workers are emboldened to demand across this country.