My life is driven by my passion for serving the public. Whether it be because of the halfdozen unpaid internships in college, the modest paying post-graduate jobs, the nights engaged in debate with family and friends, or just spending a weekend reading arcane books. Although not long, my life has been engulfed into government.

As strange and contradictory as it sounds, I am fortunate, even privileged, to possess the passion for pursuing the common good and serving the public, because I have not been fortunate nor privileged in my life.

I grew up in a blue-collar city that was neglected and depleted. More than once, I came home and my parents let me know they lost their job, and I know what it is like to be afraid that it will happen again. I know what it is like to feel scared and overlooked, but I also know what it is like to work. I saw how my family tirelessly worked so that I could be fortunate enough to immerse myself in a life of public service; To have the privilege to concern myself with the matter of statecraft, and in turn to allow me to work myself earnestly towards my own ambitions.

I want the government to give individuals, certainly those in my home of Northeast Ohio. opportunity. The government cannot solve every issue, nor should we want it to, but it should allow everyone the opportunity to work and determine their own future--not hand them their future.

The people of Ohio and the nation deserve officeholders who understand and respect the immensity of governing. Elected officials who know the importance of their office, instead of seeing it as a hobby or achievement. The nation needs federal officials who can engage national matters and who have the skill and desire to handle all scopes of governing

I am running for Congress to be an elected public servant that cares about public service. To be trusted by the people who elected me to serve on their behalf to engage federal matters--issues of security, economics, prosperity, matters that constitute the common good and usher a successful future for our democracy.

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