The future belongs to the students and workers who can put new tools to work. Technologies like artificial intelligence have real potential to make government more transparent, classrooms more effective, and everyday life more affordable — but only if we write rules that work for everyone.
Right now, too many families in District 91 are on the wrong side of the digital divide: without reliable broadband, without digital literacy resources, and without a voice when an algorithm makes a decision about their loan, their job, or their child’s education.
I’ve spent my career in and around education, most recently helping lead advancement at LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis’s only HBCU. I’ve seen up close how access to technology decides whether a student gets ahead or gets left behind. I’ll fight for clear standards that protect people from AI-driven discrimination, shield workers from displacement without retraining, and make sure new technologies serve our communities and not just shareholders. That means championing innovation that closes gaps instead of widening them, and making sure the people building the future actually get to live in it.