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My name is Nickie Kane, and I’m a lifelong New Yorker who has worked for a living every step of the way. Like so many people in our communities, I started working right after high school — first in retail at GAP, then in banking at Amalgamated Bank, North Fork Bank, and Capital One.

I’ve changed careers more than once, not because it was easy, but because that’s what it took to keep moving forward. I worked in advertising at Publicis Groupe, and when the economy took a hit, I went back to school. I earned a degree in new media from Queensborough Community College, where I learned how to build websites and helped other students through my work in the IT office. I later earned a degree in psychology from The City College of New York’s Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, and went on to work in human resources at Disney ABC Television Group.

I also spent time working in small business lending, helping local businesses stay afloat, before coming back home to New York City. Today, I’m studying to become a paralegal at New York City College of Technology, and I stay involved in my community because this is home.

Recently, I ran for New York City Council in District 39 because I was tired of seeing my neighbors pushed around by broken systems and unresponsive agencies. Knocking on doors and listening to people confirmed what I already knew — too many New Yorkers are working hard and still falling behind. Too often, government feels distant, complicated, and stacked against regular people.

I’m running for Congress in New York’s 10th District because the problems we face locally don’t stop at city lines. Housing costs, healthcare, wages, and small business survival are shaped by decisions made in Washington. We deserve representation that comes from real life experience, not political ambition.

I’m not running to climb a ladder. I’m running to stand up for working people, to listen, and to fight for a government that works for us — not the other way around.

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