About Me
Hi, I’m Brit Robinson
I’m running for Congress because our Representatives are not representing the values and the needs of a diverse district.
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 & 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 ran the gamut, 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.
I found the value of community when I got involved in military family support groups. I went on to hold Board positions, and even served 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, working to improve its clinics. It was a great opportunity doing fulfilling work!
Then, Trump took office, implemented the hiring freeze, and my offer from the VA was rescinded, my career halted before it really even got a chance to begin.
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.