About Me
Hi, I’m Brit Robinson
I’m running for Congress as a Democratic Socialist, a military spouse, a proud queer candidate, and as someone with a biracial and multicultural family. Our Representatives are not representing the values and the needs of our diverse district, and I’m running to do something about it.
We need passionate young voices from working-class backgrounds who will fight to put people first — YOU FIRST — over the greed of entrenched politicians, corporations, and the ultra wealthy.
I’m fighting for everyone to have access to the safety net that gave me a second chance.
no family should risk bankruptcy because of a sudden illness or accident.
Early Life
I was born on Twentynine Palms, Marine Corps Base in California in 1995, the daughter of a proud military family with extensive service to the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Army.
I spent most of my childhood with my mom in California, spending summers with grandparents in Florida and Washington, D.C. I vividly remember visiting my grandmother (who had a 40-year-long career on Capitol Hill) and sitting in the gallery of the U.S. Capitol.
Before I started high school, my mom got sick but couldn't afford health insurance and was unable to work, so I watched my mom’s retirement savings quickly drain away on medical bills — an issue millions of Americans are facing today.
We relied on food assistance and I took public transportation to get to and from school, but we lost our home. So I had to move across the country, bouncing from home to home of family and friends until I could graduate high school.
This experience — becoming a caregiver as a child and losing everything due to a family member’s illness — left a lasting impact on me. I want to work to prevent that from happening to other families.
As a kid, I apprenticed under my stepfather, artist Richard Duardo – a prominent Chicano printmaker. He used screenprinting as a tool for political activism and encouraging other artists to reclaim their power through their art.
The Arts
I went on to get my BA from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD student loan-free using my dad’s GI Bill benefits – an advantage I’m fighting to expand so debt-free higher education is available to anyone who would like to pursue it.
I learned about social injustice and the power of art to direct and fuel revolutions.
As my spouse and I moved for his Navy flight school training, I took what work I could find. Like so many entering the workforce, my industry experience varied, from food service to retail, as a tailor, in fine arts, design & photography, and even in the tax & legal fields.
Career
When it’s a struggle to even find a job, let alone get full time hours, many of us have had to work multiple odd jobs to make ends meet, but yearn to have a stable career.
Building community is important to me so I got involved in military family support groups, including holding Board positions such as President for two years.
Then, in 2024, I really started looking for positions within the career path I envisioned for myself. I spent every day applying as if it was my full time job itself. Finally, after nearly a year, hundreds of applications and dozens of interviews, I was thrilled to accept an interior design position with Veterans Affairs, doing fulfilling work to improve its clinics.
Then, Trump took office and implemented the hiring freeze, and thus my offer from the VA was rescinded.
We need representatives who have PERSONALLY experienced the impossible battles the majority of us are facing – finding and keeping a job (ideally one that gives you full time hours and benefits), while the cost of living soars. All the while being told it’s our fault.
Looking Ahead
Less than 2% of members of Congress come from a working-class background, over half have a net worth of more than $1 million, and only 28% are women.
We NEED better representation.
The systems we have in place today are not "broken" systems. They are systems strategically designed to benefit a certain demographic, and intentionally exclude the majority of Americans.
I decided to run because of the unmistakable disdain by the Trump administration for marginalized communities and our most vulnerable populations, and I have been horrified by the the sweeping destruction of the critical institutions that protect Americans.
Our campaign is based on one simple principle:
putting people first.
Over HALF of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, just one emergency away from homelessness.
We need a real plan for ALL Americans – not just for the top 1%
It’s time for change.
Together, we can make that happen.
We are the future.
We get to make the rules.