#PolicyProfile: “As mayor of Jamesburg, NJ, I wake up every day thinking about how to make my hometown stronger. I was born and raised here, a small, blue-collar community without wealthy donors or endless resources—just hardworking people who care deeply about where they live. Public service, to me, isn’t politics. It’s about showing up, listening, and getting things done. I was elected to the Borough Council during my first semester as a transfer student at Princeton. A year later, I became Council President, and in 2024, after our mayor resigned, I stepped in as Acting Mayor while finishing my senior thesis. Today, I’m serving a two-year mayoral term focused on stabilizing our finances, strengthening state and federal partnerships, and laying the groundwork for long-term economic development. We’ve secured significant state funding for public safety, and we’re planning to pursue redevelopment and grant opportunities to grow our tax base beyond property taxes. My path wasn’t typical....