My heart is with Alex’s family, loved ones, and coworkers. We owe them compassion, honesty, and a system that values human life over unchecked force, I am morning this loss along with all of My AFGE Brothers and Sisters

We must insist on transparency, verified facts, and accountability, not shifting standards or narratives that change depending on who is involved. Justice requires calm, clarity, and truth, not escalation.

If that is confirmed, we should all be asking hard questions about why, in this instance, that right was seemingly reinterpreted as a justification for lethal force and rhetoric labeling someone a “domestic terrorist.”

It is also being reported that Alex may have been legally exercising his Second Amendment right to concealed carry, a right that many in the current administration routinely claim to support.

What makes this especially painful is that the individual who lost his life, Alex J. Pretti, was a member of AFGE, my organization. A worker, a union sibling, a human being. That alone demands our attention, our restraint, and our commitment to truth.

I never thought I would see what is happening in this country. I wonder, do Beau Lafave and Dave Prestin care, or will they stay silent while our rights are under attack? I will not. I fight for a government that respects the Constitution, protects our freedoms, and serves the people first.

to destroying the government services our citizens rely on, to retaliatory investigations based on personal grievance, to calling everyday American citizens ‘domestic terrorists’ and covering up illegal actions, these attacks threaten our freedoms.

• Invest in rural healthcare, schools, infrastructure, and broadband
• Ensure state resources are accountable to the people
Leadership is about responsibility, fairness, and delivering results. I’ve done it in combat and at the negotiation table, and I’ll do it for the 38th District.

• Protect workers’ rights and strengthen labor protections
• Support small businesses and Veteran entrepreneurship
• Fight to find solutions for affordable housing

That experience, gained over 18 years, is why I’m ready to serve you all in the State Senate.
As your Senator, I’ll fight to:
• Expand access to Veteran services and prevent homelessness
• Improve mental health care, suicide prevention, and caregiver support