Candidate for Arizona State Senate - District 13 in 2022 Arizona General Election.
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Get StartedEvery citizen is entitled to a safe community. Safety begins with adequate funding in schools, adequate funding for all first responders, and sensible legislation to protect our communities from gun violence. Learn more
Unfortunately, I also know that Arizona ranks at or near the bottom for funding public schools. Students deserve teachers who are rested and free from distractions such getting to their next job. Teachers and counselors deserve professional pay because they earn it. They are well-educated and continually attend classes to bring the best to their students. Learn more
Public school school boards and financials are fully transparent. School board members run for office, following election laws, for this demanding volunteer position. Procurement laws dictate how and from whom purchases are made. However charter schools, funded from the same tax dollars, are not held to the same level of accountability and transparency. This imbalance in seeing how your education taxes are spent needs to be corrected. Learn more
I support the repeal of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) to give schools the confidence that their budgets cannot be limited during the school year. Learn more
It is crucial that the Legislature coordinate with the Arizona Water Commission and the Arizona Corporation Commission to review, repeal, and pass legislation that protects water accessibility for all Arizonans. Learn more
Like all Arizonans, the sustainable access to water is an ongoing concern. Learn more
I am confident that our elections are secure and the counts are accurate. Learn more
Access to voting through in-person centers, weekend voting, and mail-in-ballots has provided secure systems so that all qualified voters can safely cast a ballot. Any attempt at making it harder to vote will impact all communities and all parties, but particularly those voters who have limited resources due to health restrictions or economic demographics. Citizens should not be forced to choose between casting a ballot and going to work so they can pay the rent. Learn more
I resist the idea that government officials with little or no training, who do not know the circumstances of the patient, and presumably do not have access to private medical records should have input into those healthcare options or the final decision. Learn more
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