He’s running for Congress in California’s 45th Congressional district because Washington is broken. As our community struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, career politicians are more interested in serving themselves and their partisan agenda rather than serving the people who elected them.
As the only candidate running for office who has served on a school board or college board, I’m passionate about putting education issues front and center. My family chose to move to this community 30 years ago precisely because of the quality of our school districts, and in this I am not alone. My education at Mesa Robles Middle School and Glen A. Wilson High School prepared me to attend Harvard University. Our district includes flagship schools such as Troy, ranked #3 in California, Diamond Bar (#37) and Walnut (#44). We must protect the quality of our schools.
As your Congressman, I will support expanding federal funding for public education, including increasing federal grants for afterschool programs, and expanding the reach of Head Start, so more families can benefit from early childhood education. I will oppose unfunded mandates, such as the thankfully shuttered No Child Left Behind, which imposed unrealistic expectations and harsh penalties on schools without providing the funding to raise achievement. I will fight any attempt by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to funnel public dollars away to private schools, and make sure charter schools aren’t given special treatment.