Moving Forward with Madison

We need a counter-perspective to bring balance to Arlington's County Board. We've seen a bitter divide in our community around last year's Missing Middle/EHO policy, which passed with unanimous 5-0 support from the county board. Whether you like this policy or not, most can agree this demonstrates a disconnect between our community and our elected representatives.

I advocate for finding more common ground solutions on housing. I see the Court's recent overturn of EHO as an opportunity to re-do the policy with more buy-in from across the community. I oppose appealing the ruling and spending more tax payer money on divisive legal battles. Arlington needs to work for current homeowners as well as future homeowners (and renters, too). I will be the kind of leader that guides these groups toward compromise.

I will also put a check on continued tax increases by pushing for more ways to reduce spending, because escalating taxes are only making it more difficult for many to continue to afford living here.

I'm running to give Arlington voters more choice in the general election and do my part in ensuring our government is representative and responsive.

See my Priorities page for more specific stances on local issues.

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Why Forward?

The Forward Party is a national political movement that aims to model civility in politics, pass reforms that give more voice to the people, and prioritize collaborative problem-solving over party rhetoric.

We don't have healthy competition in our general elections. The winner of the Democratic primary is the de facto winner for our County Board members. Primary voters are, however, a smaller and less representative cohort of the population than the general election voters. Looking at data from 2012 to today, Arlington County had an average turnout of 58% for general elections (high of 85%). It had only 12% turnout for Democratic primary elections (high of 19%).

I support reforms like ranked choice voting, nonpartisan primaries, and districting that help our election outcomes better represent the will of the people and eliminate barriers to entry for more candidates outside the mainstream parties to run for local office with a real chance to compete.