In 2020, I became an American citizen. I raised my right hand, took the oath, and felt a surge of pride and responsibility. I had been sitting on the sidelines of complacency with a legal green card for too long and knew I needed to start using my voice through my vote. Then in 2022, I put that belief to the test and ran for the New Hampshire House. Voters sent me there to fight for them. It was, and is, the honor of my life.

But it hasn’t been an easy road. Several months ago, a group of parents in a town I represent asked me for help after discovering a biological boy was using their daughters’ restroom. I attended the next school board meeting and politely asked for the board to create a policy so this would stop happening. The next morning, after five years at a job I loved, I was abr

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