I’m not here to pretend I’m perfect. I’m not here to smile in your face and stab you in the back later.

I’m running because I’ve lived what this community lives every day:

• 51% of us are women—and 26% of households here have kids. I’m a working mom raising my boys right here in this district.

• Only 17% here have a college degree. I’m a first-generation college graduate—I’ve been through it.

• More than half of us work in service, retail, healthcare, or auto jobs. I’ve been a bartender, server, certified nursing assistant and third-generation auto worker.

• I’ve been a tenant, landlord, and homeowner. I know housing struggles from every angle.

• I don’t drink—because I’ve chosen to break that cycle in my family.

• I sold my car—I ride a scooter and rely on public transit just like many of my neighbors.

• I’ve been to jail. I’ve been judged. And I’ve gotten back up, like so many here.

I’m not running to represent myself. I’m running to represent us—because we deserve someone who lives like we do, not someone who talks down to us.

“I’m not a regular [politician], I’m an [honest politician].”

XOXO,

Shelby Soup <3