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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With Staten Island Democrats not yet settled on a candidate for Congress, another possible contender has emerged.

Brooklyn Democrat Amber Adler is interested in the seat and said she has been thinking of running for office for years.

Mrs. Adler, 31, is married with two young sons and most recently worked for a community advocate in Brooklyn. She left that job at the beginning of the year and is focusing on a possible race for Congress.

Previously a new media consultant, author, actress, editor for the Jewish Voice and chief of staff for International Center for Autism Research and Education, Mrs. Adler moved to the Homecrest-Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn in 2007. She grew up in Florida and Ohio, attending college therebefore moving toManhattan in2002.

Discussingwhy she decided to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress, she quoted her husband, Eli Adler: "It was never 'if' you were going to do this, it was 'when' you were going to do this."

The Democrat said she considered running for a local position shortly after college in Ohio but decided against it, wanting to get more experience before running for office.

"Once the seat became open, I realized I'd really make a good fit for this," she said of the 11thCongressional District seat left vacant when former Rep.Michael Grimm resigned after pleading guilty to one count of tax fraud.

Besides previously working with CEOs and having connections and support she said she needs to run a race, Mrs. Adler's faith plays a large role in how she plans to approach people and issues.

"I'm an orthodox Jew," she said. "At the end of the day that means to be moral and work on your character and hold yourself to high moral standards. That will definitely affect how I make decisions and interact with people."

Her three-pronged platform includes a focus on education; research and innovation; and housing.

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Another Brooklyn Democrat emerges as a possible candidate for empty seat in Congress