Candidate, New York State Senate, District 58, 2016, 2020

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 23, 2012

No caucus information on file.

Founder/President, Trailblazers Political Action Committee (PAC), 2017-present

Of Counsel, Pinnisi & Anderson Law Firm, 2008-2015

Executive Director, Cornell University Law School, Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture, 2007-2008

Associate Lawyer, Debevoise & Plimpton, Limited Liability Partnership, 2002-2006

Tax Legislation Consultant, Deloitte & Touche, Limited Liability Partnership, 1998-1999

Treasurer/Board of Directors Member, Tompkins-Cortland Community College Foundation, 2016-present

President, Democratic Women of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, 2013-present

Member, Agriculture Working Group & Member, Infrastructure Working Group, New York State Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, 2012-present

Volunteer, Barack Obama for President, New York

Troop Leader, Girl Scouts of America

Volunteer, Hillary Clinton for President, New York

Member, Ithaca City School District Parent Teacher Association

Former Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of New York

Board Member, Planned Parenthood of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes

Board Member, Tompkins County Public Library

Founder, University of Colorado Women's Resource Center

Vice President, Board of Directors, Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, 2011-2017

Chairperson, Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes Action, 2013-2017

Finger Lakes Chapter Representative/Board of Directors Member, Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, 2011-2014

Chairperson, Town of Ithaca Democratic Committee, 2008-2012

Volunteer/Tompkins County Coordinator, Hillary Clinton for Senate, New York, 2006

Consultant/Volunteer, Asociación Anai Costa Rica, 1999

Awards:

New York Legal Aid Society Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Legal Service, 2003, 2004

Priority Issues:

Jobs, Schools, and Farms. We must also address the ethics issues in Albany that have been preventing the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes from getting its fair share.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I want to better the future for my two daughters and children all across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes. We owe our future generations higher ethical standards and a State government that works for everyone.

I have fallen in love with this region. It's my home in the way a place becomes home when you live and work and raise your children in it. I want it to be the best possible home, not only for my family, but for everyone who lives here. Like you, I'm concerned about real challenges facing us. We need strong leaders who will make the right decisions to restore our economy, protect our environment, champion education and enhance our quality of life.

I am a mother and a lawyer - two jobs in which I advocate tirelessly for those who can't advocate for themselves. So when there are children in my daughter's class who go hungry at night because their parents can't make ends meet, I know that I can advocate passionately in Congress on their behalf and on behalf of all families in need. I see that we're losing jobs and small businesses are closing. Yet I'm optimistic because we have great strengths in agriculture, tourism, education, high-tech businesses, and large industry. I'm focused on shaping federal policy to support New York businesses so that the jobs can stay here. I'm committed to finding solutions that build on our strengths. We do not have to choose between prosperity and protecting our environment and health -- we can preserve our way of life and build upon it. I'm running for Congress because I believe one-hundred-percent in the people I hope to serve. You are our greatest strength, and together, we can restore vitality to this region.