As a long-time business owner, a single father who raised two sons in Contra Costa County, and a public official, I understand the issues that matter to Contra Costa families. I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to serve as your representative.

 

Whether it was balancing California’s budget, establishing the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, securing funding for projects like eBART and traffic relief projects like the Highway 4 expansion, or holding government accountable when millions were wasted on the Bay Bridge, I’ve fought for our families and communities.

 

In just 5 years as your Member of Congress, I held 100 town halls and office hours, responded to over 505,000 constituents, and helped more than 4,500 people navigate government problems. I am proud the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation recognized our office as a model in Congress for excellence in constituent service, transparency, and accountability. In a highly partisan environment, I've found commonsense solutions – successfully passing 28 initiatives into law and 19 measures in the U.S. House. 

 

In Congress, I am also fighting to:

 

• Hold President Trump accountable;

 

• Protect Medicare and Social Security, and increase access to affordable health care coverage;

 

• Ensure students receive a quality education and are not strapped with crushing debt;

 

• Safeguard the environment and combat climate change.

Throughout my time in public service, my work has been largely centered on two things: restoring the public’s trust in government and addressing inequality. Both of these important ideals can be seen in the bills I introduce, the committees I sit on, and the work I do every day for Contra Costa families. The American people need and deserve a government that works for, not against them.

 

Nisha Sharma, a woman of value, mother of 3 wonderful kids, and a community organizer for

decades, is a new hope for many! A self-made Indian American businesswoman, Nisha, strongly

believes in the core family values and as a proud American, has pledged to serve the

community! Sharma is a realtor in the East Bay and serves as a member of the Board of

Trustees of one the largest socio-religious organizations in the Bay Area, the Fremont Dharma

Samaj, which brings 100,000 people a year together through different community programs.

She also serves as the Women Empowerment Chairwoman for the Festival of the Globe and has

earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business from "Panjab University" of India.

Our current leadership has completely failed to address the homelessness crisis in the Bay Area. There is nothing compassionate about allowing people to sleep and die on our streets. We must take a holistic approach to rehabilitate our homeless population through mental health and drug treatment, job training, and transitional housing.    Our economy is the strongest it has been in generations, but despite this, our taxes and fees are being increased by our representatives under the guise of fixing our crumbling infrastructure. Even with historically large infrastructure budgets, traffic is getting worse, there are new potholes every day, and BART is unreliable and has become lawless.   Public education is failing at even its most fundamental task of teaching our next generation basic skills, such as reading, writing, and math. Quality education is the best solution to solving most of society's problems before they start and is essential to giving future generations the competitive advantage they need to compete and win in an international economy. Providing quality education to our youth must be a top priority.   If elected as the Representative of California’s 11th Congressional District, Sharma will take her passion for helping others to Washington D.C. and fight for what is best for all of her constituents.