Hold me to it.

I've spent 21 years helping seniors stay in the homes they've built their lives in — I know what housing security actually looks like.

In Richmond, I'll push for starter homes young families can afford, protections for first-time buyers, and real support for longtime homeowners squeezed by rising costs.

Kids in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Salem, Vinton, Christiansburg, and the entire New River Valley deserve schools that open doors — not close them.

That means fully funded schools, teachers paid what they're worth, and treating a trade as a future, not a fallback.

Health care has been my job for 21 years, and as Health Chair of the Virginia NAACP I've fought to expand it.

I'll protect community hospitals, support the caregiving workforce, and treat mental health and addiction with the compassion they deserve.

I've made payroll for two decades — I know what it takes for a small business to grow here instead of somewhere else.

I'll fight for apprenticeships and skilled-trades pipelines with Virginia Western, New River Community College, and Virginia Tech so our workforce grows at home.

The electric bus tells you how I work: propose it, organize it, deliver it.

I'll bring the same approach to I-81, and to the water and sewer systems this valley relies on every day.

Public safety means resources for police and first responders — and it also means prevention.

I'll fund crisis response, youth programs, and the kinds of community investments that keep problems from becoming emergencies.

Everyone deserves access to safe, reliable, and affordable utilities. No family should have to choose between paying their utility bill and meeting basic needs.

I chaired Roanoke's Audit & Personnel Committee — I know how to ask hard questions about rates, and I'll bring that same scrutiny to utilities in Richmond.

This is my life's work. I've spent two decades as a Senior Advisor helping Valley families care for their parents and grandparents.

I'll fight to lower prescription costs, expand aging-in-place support, and give family caregivers the respite they've earned.

Data centers are coming to this valley — the question is whether they arrive on our terms or theirs.

I'll fight for jobs and tax revenue that stay here, and against a build-out that runs over our farmland, water, electric bills, and community voice.

Broadband is as essential as electricity — and too many families in this district still don't have it.

I'll push to get high-speed internet to every ridge and back road so telehealth, remote work, and small businesses can stay here.