“Here, we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an ...” — Zohran Mamdani Quote

“Here, we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall. Your struggle is ours, too.”

“Excellence will become the expectation across government, not the exception.”

“For too long, politicians have pretended to be bystanders to this cost of living crisis. But the truth is that city government has the tools to make life easier and more affordable.”

“Being able to afford getting groceries - it frees people up to be creative. I think when you're spending 16 hours of every day to pay your rent and get food, I just don't see where there's time outside of that to be creative and make things.”

“For too many families in St. Louis and across the country, the high cost of energy means having to choose between keeping the heat on in the winter or buying groceries. I, myself, have had to make that choice.”

“I organize everything. The kids' lunch to the finances to the spending to the house, groceries, everything.”