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My family immigrated to the United States in 1999, and we’ve called St. Petersburg home since then. My North Star has been, and always will be, my mom. As a child growing up, I watched this single mother raising five children while navigating a new country, a new language, and a new culture. She worked multiple jobs to ensure we had food on the table and a roof over our heads. The only requirement she had for us was to take the opportunities presented to us in our new home. It was her model of servant leadership that inspired me to work to give back to the community that welcomed us home.

The first opportunity that opened up for me was receiving a college scholarship from Take Stock in Children in middle school. With this chance, the dream of going to college was now a possibility. At the University of South Florida, I took advantage of every opportunity that came my way. I led incoming first-year students on campus for Orientation, gave tours to prospective students and their families, and tutored high school students in Hillsborough County. One of the pivotal opportunities during this time was my involvement with Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, where my fellow peers and I would volunteer weekly for various community projects. This gave me the opportunity to put my mom’s model of servant leadership into action through fulfilling the needs of those I served.

Servant leadership has taught me that success is measured through the success and development of the people you serve. It requires you to listen first, act with care, and deliver results. My 4 years in Zambia serving as a Peace Corps volunteer furthered my vision for servant leadership as I worked alongside the community to build the classrooms they needed for their schools, while also training local teachers to incorporate essential health education within their curriculum alongside the Ministry of Education to build a stronger, healthier, and safer community. As I returned home to District 61, I had the opportunity to cultivate a statewide coalition to engage our Asian American and Pacific Islanders community members around reproductive and civic education, to ensure our community is informed and activated to participate in our democratic process.

Our government needs more servant leadership. As your Representative, I am committed to tackling the needs of our communities with practical solutions for the affordability crisis, bringing local power back to the people, and ensuring health care is accessible and affordable for all Floridians. My mom has given me the tools to grow. Together, we can use these skills to help us build a thriving community. I invite you to join me in the fight. Now is our time to create a better Pinellas County where we can lower our costs, raise our wages, and give all working families and seniors the brighter future they have earned.