I grew up in Sutton and Grafton, spent decades telling stories around the world as a filmmaker, and came home.
About a year ago, with so much cruelty and chaos in the wider world that even young children could feel it in their own schools, my daughter asked me, "Mommy, what's going to happen to us?"
The only answer I could find was community. Whether in your neighborhood or around the world, it's the thing that has always carried people through uncertain times.
I think we've forgotten who we are here. We've turned on each other over small things while the decisions that actually shape our lives are made without us.
The Blackstone Valley was built by people who made things, solved problems, and looked out for one another. I'm running for State Representative because I believe we can be that kind of place again—with inventive leadership, fresh ideas, and a government that helps communities build their own future instead of simply reacting to it.
Just like my films, I want people to look at this district and say: "I didn't think of it that way. Look what they did."
Join Us In Webster For An Evening with Jen and Special Guest, Congressman Jim McGovern
Join Jen and Congressman Jim McGovern to celebrate Jen's 2026 campaign for State Representative in the Worcester 18th District.
Enjoy food, friends, and great convo — and chip in to help us start this campaign strong.
Heck Yeah!
Education is national security.
We spend freely on national security and call it non-negotiable—yet education, which is our real national security, gets treated as optional. The money is there, it's the priorities that are coming up short. We can't out-compete anyone while underfunding the schools that build our workforce. We're only as great as the sum of our people.
The cheapest energy is the energy you never have to buy.
Energy costs are too high, and the people profiting from the status quo would rather blame environmental regulations than fix outdated infrastructure, enable efficiency, or reckon with global energy instability — because lower bills mean lower profits.
No One Should Be Priced Out of Their Own Life.
Working families deserve housing that's actually affordable — and dated state laws need to catch up with the developers exploiting its loopholes, including the exclusion of quality union labor and licensing.
Reviving our region.
We live in the birthplace of the industrial revolution, and it’s time to renew that claim with a renaissance of small business, innovation, and culture in the Blackstone Valley.
A.I. & The Future of Work.
AI can be a powerful tool for workers and communities — but only if we set clear ethical guardrails and ensure it strengthens, not replaces, human judgment and livelihoods.
A Lifetime of Work Should Mean Security.
From rising costs to health care to the quiet crush of the sandwich generation, seniors and their families deserve a real seat at the table.
The Next Public Health Crisis Is Already Here.
As cancer rates rise, our drinking water needs to be universally tested for toxins like PFAS so we can assess and respond. Clean water is infrastructure.