Forward. Together.

After earning my bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis in social work, I was employed as a family-based therapist, working on a two-person team providing therapy to families referred for services. I later worked at a nonprofit that was a major provider of adoption services. I completed home studies and worked with children in the foster care system who were preparing for adoption, but also with children who were preparing for reunification with their birth families. Most recently, I served as a drug and alcohol counselor. I chose the helping field for my career because of my own adverse childhood, which ultimately led to my placement in foster care at the age of 15. I aged out of the system at 18 and wandered through life for years. I knew I wanted to be a successful person, but at the time, I lacked the skills to become that person.

After years of couch-surfing and living without a home of my own, I met and married my husband. He taught me how to cook, and do laundry- skills I never had the chance to acquire. He also taught me that with enough unconditional love, anything is possible for anyone.
We’ve been married for almost 10 wonderful years.

I am running to represent District 117 in the State House. If given the chance to serve, I’ll be a voice for the many South Carolina families working hard and playing by the rules, yet still struggling to get by.

My top priorities are ensuring that all South Carolinian families, especially children, have access to affordable health insurance. I also want working families to have access to affordable, safe childcare. I want to see small, grassroots businesses given the support they deserve, instead of large corporations, and I want the war on women’s bodies to end before more women die, as a result of the extremely strict abortion bans that have swept the nation. I’m also committed to finding and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in our government. For far too long, we have been paying into a system that doesn’t work for us, and it’s time to change that by electing working-class people. Too many lawmaker seats are filled by people who haven’t raised a family in over 50 years. We need lawmakers who know what childcare, buying a home, and purchasing health insurance is like in 2026. We need lawmakers who want to create wealth for our citizens, rather than monopolize it for corporations. We also need lawmakers who understand that their policies can carry deadly consequences. I will be the lawmaker focused on policies. Let’s end the culture wars in Columbia and spend our time and money on proven solutions for our families.