I’m running for Texas House District 47 because I’m a mom — and I cannot keep raising my child in a state that turns its back on kids.
Every session, we’re told we’re here to fight for children. But every session, I’ve watched cruelty win.
Last session, I stood beside a father who had lost his child in the Uvalde shooting. He showed the Chair of Homeland Security his child’s school notebook — with a bullet hole right through it. That’s what he had left of them. We were asking for a hearing on the “Raise the Age” bill — which would increase the minimum age to purchase certain high-powered firearms from 18 to 21 — aiming to reduce gun violence and keeping our communities safe.
The Republican chair looked at that grieving father, said “I’m sorry,” and walked away.
That moment broke something in me. Because it wasn’t just about a notebook. It was about a pattern — about power looking pain in the face and refusing to act.
This session, it happened again. Texas children — some crying, some holding signs, all full of hope — came to the Capitol with their families. They asked lawmakers to fund their public schools. They weren’t asking for luxury. They were asking for the basics: the staff, the programs, the support systems that let them learn and thrive. And instead, the Legislature passed a private school voucher scheme that drains funding from public classrooms and gives it to unaccountable private institutions.
I’m done watching this happen.
I’m a mom. I have a child I’m raising right here in Texas. I’m also an attorney, and I’ve spent my life fighting for people who are overlooked or unheard.
We cannot keep telling kids that they matter while passing budgets and bills that say otherwise. We cannot keep watching families beg for change while those in power walk away. We cannot keep handing our children a future that’s more dangerous, more unequal, and more cruel than the one we were given.
I’m running because I believe Texas children deserve better — and because I refuse to raise my son in a state that fails to protect them. This is personal. And I’m not stepping back.
I’m running to fight for every child, every family, and every community that’s been told to wait their turn or lower their voice. If we don’t stand for our kids,