• Educated children who are equipped with skills to become productive community members. I will:

  • Advocate for early childhood education​

  • Address unconstitutional funding of public education

  • Advocate for less emphasis on standardized testing and more focus on child growth and learning

  • Assure schools teach honest and complete history

  • Assure schools teach critical thinking and diverse perspectives

  • Support teachers as the experts in education curriculum and practices

  • Oppose bans and censorship in public classrooms

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• Healthy communities that provide an environment for all community members to thrive. I will:

  • Advocate for mental health resources to address ongoing and heightened mental health issues​

  • Support nurses to assure safe staffing of hospitals and adequate healthcare resources

  • Oppose obstacles to access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion access and contraception access

  • Recognize the strength in diversity and support community members and families from diverse backgrounds with dignity and respect

  • Support equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, ability status, or gender identity

  • Support a livable minimum wage

  • Advocate to transition the state away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy, reducing carbon emissions, and preserving green spaces

  • Advocate for trauma-informed lens applied in education, social services, law enforcement, and healthcare

  • Advocate for duty to notify of carry and concealed weapons to protect law enforcement

  • Promote common sense gun laws to allow reasonable and safe gun ownership