Hi, I’M AUBREY.

a Washington Park neighbor with working-class roots in the Detroit area.

I was raised in a working-class family where hard work, fairness, and looking out for other people were simply expected. Those values shaped who I am—and the kind of city councilor I want to be: someone who listens, speaks up when something isn’t right, and follows through.

Today, I work at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and live in Washington Park with my girlfriend, Tay, and our two dogs. Over the past four years, I’ve come to love Washington Park and the South Side—the people, the history, the neighborhood pride, and the neighbors who show up for one another.

Since July, I’ve knocked on hundreds of doors and talked with neighbors across Ward 10. I’ve heard about rising rents and grocery bills, concerns about pollution and fires at the Port, and families wondering whether they can afford to stay here. After seven years, it’s time to put the focus back on the people who live here.

I’m running for City Council to bring that same work ethic and sense of responsibility to our community. I don’t have all the answers. I want to listen, be accessible, and work alongside the residents, organizations, and community leaders who know our neighborhoods best and are already fighting for them.

A city councilor should make decisions based on what our community needs, not who contributes to a campaign. Our neighbors deserve to be treated with dignity and respect—and to have someone at City Hall who takes their concerns seriously.

It would be an honor to represent Ward 10. I hope I can earn your vote on November 3.

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Ward 10 deserves more than promises. We deserve a councilor who shows up, takes action, and fights for the people who already call our neighborhoods home.

My priorities come from what I hear at doors and see in our community every day: housing people can afford, cleaner air, safer streets, stronger schools, better neighborhood investment, and a city where every neighbor feels safe and welcome.

These aren’t just things I care about. They’re areas where the City Council has the power to act — through legislation, the city budget, oversight, and the votes we cast.

  • Rents in Providence are up 40% since 2020. Homelessness in Rhode Island went up 35% in a single year. More than 24,000 evictions have happened in this city since March 2020. Our current councilor voted against rent stabilization twice, and when the override vote came… he didn't show up. He has taken over $31,000 from landlords and real estate investors since 2018, with more than $22,000 of that coming in just the last two years while rent stabilization was being debated.

    As your councilor, I will introduce a rent stabilization ordinance, introduce tenant protection ordinances, and vote yes when they come up. I'll put our neighbors first — not the people profiting off them.

  • Rhode Island Recycled Metals has caught fire at least four times in six years. South Providence and Washington Park are designated "frontline communities" in the city's own Climate Justice Plan, and asthma rates here are among the highest in the country. Our current councilor has offered resolutions — but introduced zero enforceable ordinances against the polluters. He has taken nearly $5,000 from Port and industrial interests since 2018, including multiple donations from Waterson Terminal Services.

    As your councilor, I will introduce ordinances that carry real penalties for pollution violations and use the Ordinance Committee to hold polluters accountable instead of stalling. Our air, our health, and our waterfront are not for sale.

  • From 2019 to 2023, Providence had 36 fatal crashes, 284 serious injury crashes, and over 9,000 crashes total. Pedestrians and cyclists are hit hardest, and in Ward 10, speeding and reckless driving are a daily problem. In seven years, our current councilor has not introduced a single ordinance to address it.

    As your councilor, I will introduce an ordinance for license-plate-only speed cameras on documented problem streets and an ordinance for more lit crosswalks and stop signs at dangerous intersections. Real measures, not studies. Our streets should work for the people who live on them — not just the people driving through.

  • South Providence is a designated food desert. Vacant lots sit undeveloped while tax breaks go to developers building in other neighborhoods. Our current councilor has introduced no ordinance to tax vacant lots, no ordinance to prioritize city purchase of vacant land for affordable housing, and no plan for walkable neighborhood amenities. As your councilor, I will introduce an ordinance taxing vacant lots so owners either develop them or sell, and an ordinance prioritizing city purchase of vacant land for permanently affordable housing.

    I will push for grocery stores, pharmacies, and green space in Ward 10. Every neighbor in this ward should be able to walk 10 to 15 minutes to the things they need — a school, a grocery store, a pharmacy, a doctor's office. That's not a luxury.

    That's what every other neighborhood already has.

  • Immigrant families in our neighborhoods are afraid to report crimes, seek help, or interact with city services. Fear makes everyone less safe.

    As your councilor, I will vote against any agreement that deputizes local police as federal immigration agents. I will support the divestment ballot question in November. And I will vote to keep local law enforcement focused on local public safety.

    Every neighbor in Ward 10 deserves to feel safe — regardless of where they were born or what they look like.

  • Providence is the capital city. Our teachers deserve to be paid fairly, and our students deserve the best schools in the state.

    I'm endorsed by the Providence Teachers Union because I believe in our schools. As your councilor, I will vote for full funding of Providence public schools, support fair compensation for teachers, and support schools within walking distance for Ward 10 students.

    Our kids deserve better than what they're getting, and our teachers deserve to be able to build careers here.

HOW TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND HISTORY!

You can help me become the first write-in candidate to win a city council race. Whether you are voting early, by mail ballot, or showing up to the polls on November 3!