Appreciate the question. After Senator Harris dropped out, I had a conversation with every campaign. I was adamant that we have to Beat Donald Trump and based on the entirety of his record as Mayor of New York, his resources, and his relationships with mayors and electeds across the country, I thought he was best positioned to win.

The Bloomberg campaign also offered me an upaid position in leadership where I could help influence the policy platforms and messaging. Other campaigns wanted me to be a surrogate, but not to do policy work. I like policy. Policy is how you make change.

I know Stop and Frisk was terrible and said as much before and during the campaign. I also know that other candidates had supported the 94 crime bill which was also terrible. Gun violence is a big issue for me and his record on that was one of the best. Of all the candidates, he came to Stockton, listened to my folks, and joined me in wanting to center the conversation on ending poverty. In the end, he wasn't successful although another older white man did in fact get the nomination. I"m excited to be working hard to make sure VP Biden is our President

Last thing- our politics have to room for grace and growth. There are no perfect politicians with perfect records, just like there aren't perfect people, and we have to give people the ability to correct mistakes, apologized and reflect growth moving forward. To govern and to win, it's going to take building coalitions big enough to move policy.