 There is a wealth divide that exists in Boston and right here in our own neighborhood. This wealth divide isn't just about money, it's about access to resources and access to power. My name is Roxanne Longoria and I'm running for state representative to fix that divide with progressive solutions. My campaign is a movement for equity. A movement to redistribute wealth and resources to the most marginalized in Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and Roxbury. I've lived in Jamaica Plain for the past 10 years, prioritizing coalition building to address inequities in black and brown communities. These inequities affecting our communities aren't just political to me, they're personal. I'm a queer woman of color, a caregiver and a victim of mass incarceration who has experienced housing instability twice in the 10 years that I've lived in Jamaica Plain. I have a diverse portfolio of professional experience that includes executive leadership for the city of Boston, working in higher education, holding volunteer leadership positions within the NAACP and working in nonprofit leadership. Now we need a leader in this movement to be someone who has the personal and professional experience to lead inside and outside of the state house. At this moment, we have an opportunity for bold progressive change. With a progressive mayor and a progressive city council, we can make moves forward on rent control, on the Green New Deal workers' rights free public transit and reforming the criminal legal system. But we need a champion in Beacon Hill to take our progressive ideas off of white papers and make them a reality. Now I'm the only candidate who has experience working inside a moderate administration to make progressive change happen. And that's my history. Speaking true to power and consistently elevating marginalized voices, we cannot afford to elect someone who doesn't have the experience to get progressive policies passed. Every year we wait to enact the change we need is more damage done to our most vulnerable citizens. My name is Roxanne Longoria and I'm running for state representative. And this is the movement that we will build together. With your vote, we can do just that.