🤨 “You can’t win.”

That’s what they said to every builder who challenged a broken system. I’m not here to make noise—I’m here to deliver. If I don’t win, the app doesn’t launch. This isn’t a protest—it’s a pivot. And I’m betting everything on winning.

⚖️ “You’re splitting the vote.”

I’m not here to split the vote. I’m here to win it—all of it. Democrat. Republican. Independent. Non-voter. This district deserves better service, and I’m the only candidate building tools instead of playing party games.

📱 “Do I have to vote for you to use the app?”

Nope. If I win, everyone in the district gets access—whether you voted, registered, or stayed home. But if I don’t win? The app doesn’t launch, and we go back to politics-as-usual. So yeah… it matters.

🤷‍♂️ “Why bother if you might lose?”

Because the upside is massive. If I win, we change what representation looks like—forever. If I lose, the experiment ends. That kind of clarity keeps me honest, hungry, and focused.

🧠 “You’re not qualified.”

I’m not a career politician. And that’s exactly why I’m qualified. I’ve worked in education, federal systems, tech infrastructure, and built tools that serve people—not parties. I know how broken the system is because I’ve had to work around it every day. What qualifies someone more: giving speeches behind a podium or solving real problems behind the scenes?

💵 “What’s your price?”

People ask me—sometimes joking, sometimes not—“What would it take for you to drop out of the race?”

Here’s the honest answer: I already have a job that pays close to six figures. I’m not running for a paycheck. I’m not running for a title. I’m running because I believe public service should be service, not theater.

So if someone wants to buy me out? Sure. Everyone has a price. Mine is retirement money—enough to walk away from my career and spend the rest of my life building civic tech, helping communities, and making government work better from the outside.

That’s not a sellout. That’s a mission fund.

But let’s be real: no one’s offering that. What they’re offering—if they offer anything—is silence. A pat on the head. A job in the machine. I’m not interested.

I’m not here to be absorbed. I’m here to build.

So if you’re wondering what it would take to get me to drop out, now you know. And if you’re wondering what it would take to get me to win? Just a few thousand people who are tired of being ignored.

Let’s build something better.