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“With climate change, the city of Chicago has been receiving more rainfall, and as a result the MWRD must make it a priority to approve green projects that will lessen the stress placed upon the current archaic gray infrastructure and sewer systems in the city.”

“I have degrees from UIC in mathematics, philosophy, and operations research. In 2013 I earned my PhD in statistics. For the last 6 years I’ve worked in Chicago’s tech industry as a data scientist and architect. I currently work for IBM. I don’t need this job, but to whom much has been given, much is required.”

“My vision is for a MWRD board that believes that providing an essential service to communities is more important than patronage for the Democratic Party.”

“I will PRIORITIZE environmental JUSTICE to bring RESOURCES to disinvested communities and GOOD paying GREEN jobs for workers to ACCESS the American Dream.”

“I‌ ‌was‌ ‌President‌ ‌Obama’s‌ ‌point‌ ‌person‌ ‌where‌ ‌I‌ ‌worked‌ ‌with‌ ‌bipartisan‌ group of ‌Congressional‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌for‌ ‌Great‌ ‌Lakes‌ ‌restoration.‌ I’m‌ ‌the‌ ‌only‌ ‌commissioner‌ ‌who’s‌ ‌a‌ ‌public‌ ‌interest‌ ‌Clean‌ ‌Water‌ ‌Act‌ ‌attorney.‌ ‌I‌ ‌was‌ ‌President‌ ‌&‌ ‌CEO‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Chicago-based‌ ‌non-profit,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Alliance‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ ‌Great‌ ‌Lakes.”

“I am running for this office to bring a voice of environmental conservation and a commitment to clean water to the board.”

“I’ve served as the first ever full-time commissioner at the Board and am running for re-election because I love my job. Each day, I get to help regular taxpayers who believe they are over assessed, by applying experience accumulated over thirty years in the real estate and property assessment field.”

“Did you know that Cook County has the highest property taxes in the COUNTRY? This is what’s driving people out of Cook County. This situation has been magnified by COVID-19 and the lack of response to its impact on property tax assessments.”

“I have chosen to run for this office because for far too long the office of the clerk of cook county circuit court has had a pervading persona of deception, secrecy and investigations regarding corruption.”