Welcome and why I am here

What a rollercoaster ride it is has been! In the last couple months, I
have laughed and cried as we said good-bye to David Ervine, a dear
friend, and mentor, in my life. David inspired us in life and now in
death. He wanted people to move away from fear and towards peace—a new
dawn. That is the message guiding my campaign.

This is an election unlike any other I have seen in my lifetime.
Although the question of power-sharing lurks in the background, there
is the comforting sense that the Assembly will resume. Standing on
doorsteps all over East Belfast, I hear instead the worry about
quality of life issues.

We all crave an accountable democracy, we all want our politicians to
tackle the issues that impact us on a day-to day basis, we all want to
hear about the real things, like education, housing, and poverty. I am
talking about those issues because we want to move our city and our country
forward.

On this blog I will be telling you where I stand on the issues you
care about. I will talk about my experiences and your needs and
hopefully together, with your first-preference vote on March 7th, we
can bring about the change that David Ervine envisioned for Northern
Ireland.