I am a proud member of Nor Cal Carpenters Union, and though I still miss working with the tools sometimes, I have been busy as a full time Union Field Rep and Organizer for the past 18 years. I feel that strong local labor standards are essential to sustainable communities, so let's nurture livable wages and apprenticeships and also call health care and housing what they are - basic human rights. If elected, I will work to move the party forward.