HOUSING AS A FOUNDATION

My wife is a pediatrician and I’m a teacher, and it isn’t lost on me that if we both spent our days in the classroom, we couldn't afford a home in the community we serve. This isn't just a personal frustration; it’s a systemic failure. Serving on the board of the Kulshan Community Land Trust, I’ve seen how families are being pushed further and further away from their jobs and their schools. I believe housing is a fundamental human right and the primary predictor of a child’s success. You cannot study for a test or hold down a job if you don't know where you are sleeping tonight. We need a housing market that prioritizes neighbors over speculators.

It’s time to move past studies and start moving dirt. I will champion the Community Land Trust model to create permanent homeownership that stays affordable for generations. I’ll work to streamline the building restrictions that make middle housing nearly impossible to build. Most importantly, I will push to unlock underused public funds—like the millions sitting in our Economic Development Investment (EDI) account—to get workforce housing projects built now, not in five years.