While working for "Penguin News", she publicly expressed concern about plans for Members of the Legislative Assembly to earn a full-time wage of £40,000 stating that it was too high and wouldn't attract suitable candidates. In 2013, she was part of a delegation that travelled to the United States to lobby the United States Congress to recognise the results of the 2013 Falkland Islands sovereignty referendum. Later that year, she stood for election in the 2013 Falkland Islands general election being one of the youngest candidates standing and the only one under thirty. However she failed to win a seat in the Stanley constituency by finishing sixth.