I was born in Kansas City, MO to a single mother who has been my rock and inspiration in politics for as long as I can remember (as evidenced by my Christmas photos from 2000 being ambushed by a Gore Lieberman sign).
At the age of 7, I moved to St. Louis settling in Kirkwood where I went to Kirkwood High School through graduation. While in high school I partook in many activities including the Kirkwood High School Young Democrats where I was the only Freshman in an organization full of Seniors until all of the other members graduated and naturally the organization was disbanded. I was also one of two commencement speakers for the Class of 2015.