Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Texas 25th Congressional District in 2020 Texas Primary Election.
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Get Started. I will only support judges who are pro-choice, support pro-choice jurisprudence, and have a history of supporting abortion access and gender equality. Learn more
No one should spend their life in jail for committing small-time crimes. We will end the practice nationwide of automatically giving people life in prison for their third offense. This is a cruel law that targets people of color and it must be abolished. Learn more
ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY. Learn more
Corporations should not profit from our pain. For-profit prisons give prisoners the worst care possible in order to maximize their profits and cut corners and are not accountable to voters. Learn more
ABOLISH ICE. Learn more
The police should not be at war with the people. We will end the Department of Defense 1033 program, which allows police departments free access to military grade weapons and technology. Weapons previously received from the department of defense will be returned there. Learn more
We will legalize marijuana and make sure the people who went to jail for it are freed, have their records scrubbed, and are provided good jobs. Communities suffering from opioid addiction need support, not police to come in and arrest people. Non-violent drug offenders need rehab, not jail. Learn more
We can reinvest in public schools to address these problems and stake out an even bolder vision for what public schools can become. Learn more
Climate change is real and it is destroying our planet. Learn more
FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR SAFE GUN STORAGE. Learn more
VOLUNTARY FEDERAL GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM. Learn more
DISARM DOMESTIC ABUSERS. Learn more
BAN ON SALE OF ASSAULT WEAPONS AND REQUIRE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. Learn more
Healthcare is a human right and right now too many people go without it. Learn more
Housing is a human right. We will fight against predatory foreclosures and evictions to keep people in their homes. We will use public money to build beautiful, eco-friendly housing available to everyone. Learn more
Decent housing is a basic human need, but we have let greed and profit deprive thousands of Texans of safe, stable, affordable homes. Long-time residents are pushed out of their neighborhoods by explosive rents and gentrification. We see working class families, communities of color, artists, musicians, students, and retirees displaced for luxury condos and corporate chains. Learn more
I support ending Trump’s “metering” policy which arbitrarily limits the number of asylum seekers who may present their claims to a few per day, when we have the resources to process many many more. I support ending the 3-year-ban and the 10-year-ban, which require undocumented Americans to needlessly leave the country for years before being eligible for citizenship. Learn more
All working people, documented or undocumented, are hurt when we are unable to come together and organize for our common interests. We refuse to be divided any longer. Our struggle is one struggle. Learn more
Finally, I will fight to ensure that climate change refugees, people fleeing domestic violence, and people fleeing gang violence may all seek asylum at our borders by increasing the scope of asylum claims to include these groups. Learn more
DECRIMINALIZE BORDER CROSSINGS. Learn more
I enthusiastically endorse the Migrant Justice Platform, a set of bold and brilliant proposals crafted by a diverse cross section of immigrant and grassroots leaders both within and without the United States. This platform calls for specific policy to secure the safety of migrants living in the US, for a more inclusive approach to labor that centers immigration, for the demilitarization of the border and border agencies, and for a foreign policy that recognizes the impact of US activity abroad and immigration across our borders. Learn more
We must close all for-profit detention centers including the T. Don Hutto Detention Center. Learn more
I will fight for a more robust and better-funded immigration court system, ensuring all immigrants including children have the right to legal counsel and representation in immigration court, and retaining more immigration judges to clear case backlog. Learn more
Healthcare is a human right, and we must ensure that as people age we meet their changing needs. We will pass Medicare for All and guarantee seniors can receive all their medical needs, including dental care, hearing aids, prescription drugs and long-term home care free of cost through a single payer system. We will provide accessible housing and services for our aging neighbors, including the Social Security benefits they’ve spent their entire lives investing in. And we will take care of the workers taking care of America’s senior citizens. Learn more
In Congress, I will work to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to shorten standard full-time employment to 32 hours a week, with the option to work a shorter four-day workweek, guaranteeing overtime pay beyond that. Learn more
I support Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Keep Our Pension Promises Act, which will prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans after they were cutback in the dead of night by Congress through the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. A pension is a sacred promise that should never be broken. Learn more
PAID FAMILY LEAVE. Learn more
Parents deserve paid time off to care for children. Learn more
PAID SICK LEAVE. Learn more
Laws that are meant to target sex trafficking have been abused to punish sex workers. Criminalizing sex work reduces the freedom of workers and increases their vulnerability to violence, extortion, and health risks. Sex workers are workers. We must decriminalize sex work so that workers in this industry can have fair labor practices and a life without stigma or social exclusion. Learn more
SUPPORT FEDERAL WORKERS THROUGH GREATER JOB PROTECTIONS. Learn more
REMOVE THE SOCIAL SECURITY WAGE CAP AND LOWER THE RETIREMENT AGE. Learn more
FULL EMPLOYMENT AND A FEDERAL JOBS GUARANTEE. Learn more
RAISE THE WAGE. Learn more
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