When I was just a twenty-something, I came to Newark, and I found a connection to the city in a spiritual way. I found a connection here and people here that reminded me so much of my roots and my own family.

I came to love, I came into my own.

I live in Newark. My family lives in Newark. I own a house in Newark.

When I go about my own politics, I meet Tea Party supporters who I can work with in Congress, that I find common ground with. I find Tea Party supporters who won't let me get a sentence out without judging me. To say that there is a 'Tea Party supporter' is a gross generality.

My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.

We will make a city hall that truly serves the people who live there.