My whole life has been about advocating for fairness and equal justice — whether in my legal practice, as Allentown’s City Solicitor, or as your Congresswoman, where I spend every day working on behalf of our community and making our government work better for Pennsylvanians. Our work has just gotten started and I’m looking forward to continuing to get things done together.

As the daughter of an Air Force officer, I moved frequently throughout my childhood—both around the United States and across the world. I moved to the Lehigh Valley more than three decades ago to raise my family, and it’s the only place I’ve ever truly called home.

The Lehigh Valley is where my two children were born and attended public school. It’s where I built a well-respected and recognized legal practice and became the first female Solicitor of the City of Allentown, a position in which I shepherded in a new era of accountability and transparency. In 2018, I became the first woman ever to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress, and the only Jewish federally elected Pennsylvania official.

My philosophy is simple: getting things done in Washington takes hard work, it requires listening to my constituents, and it demands working with those on the other side of the aisle.

I understand the concerns of working-class families, because I’ve lived them. I am guided by a core set of values, in part instilled by my liberal Democrat mother and conservative Republican father. In Congress, I have led the fight to protect health care for people with pre-existing conditions, lower the cost of prescription drugs, and ensure that hard working families have access to affordable health insurance.

I am a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, where I work everyday to address the student loan crisis crippling the next generation of Americans.

I believe government works best when it’s driven by what people really care about, and I want to include everyone’s voice in that process.