My Faith & Public Service

People ask how my role as a minister will influence my decisions on City Council. The answer is simple: look at how faith has guided my work for the past 20 years.

My faith means meeting people where they are, centering those pushed to the margins, and believing that our community is only as strong as we make it together. These values have been the foundation of everything I've done in service to Seattle.

I've lived the challenges our city faces. I've experienced addiction, homelessness, and violence firsthand. My faith tradition teaches that this lived experience isn't something to overcome or hide from. It's wisdom that helps me understand what works when we're trying to help people rebuild their lives.

I've spent a decade feeding our homeless neighbors without asking about their politics, their past, or their beliefs. When someone is hungry, you feed them. When someone needs help, you help them. It's that simple.

I deliberately stayed out of partisan politics because real community work requires building trust across all lines: economic, racial, political, and religious. You can't effectively serve people if half the community won't talk to you.

But staying out of electoral politics never meant staying out of the work. While others debated, I was on the streets. While others campaigned, I was counseling families in crisis. While others made promises, I was making meals.

I'm ready to bring that same approach to City Council. Rather than someone who talks about change, I'm someone who's been creating it at the grassroots level for two decades.

My faith taught me that everyone deserves a second chance. My experience taught me how to make that chance real through direct action, community partnerships, and policies rooted in what actually helps people.

Seattle needs leaders who've proven they can bring people together and get things done. I've been doing exactly that – and I'm ready to continue doing it with your vote.