Currently holds the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 49 until December 1, 2024.
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 49 in 2024 Pennsylvania General Election.
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Get StartedProhibit the use of gender identity or sexual orientation for housing or workplace discrimination. Learn more
Enacting Philadelphia’s driving equity law on a state scale. Learn more
State funding for public defenders. Learn more
Ending qualified immunity and life without parole. Learn more
Elder parole to offer dignity to incarcerated seniors who pose no threat to the community. Learn more
Solutions to prevent crime, not just punish it. Learn more
A non-discrimination policy for re-entrants. Learn more
Stopping HB 2046 (and its senate equivalent), which would eliminate community bail funds. Learn more
From medicinal to recreational purposes, cannabis decriminalization is a simple step towards freedom and safety for all. Learn more
Increasing funding for medical research in the commonwealth. Learn more
End the use of cannabis testing to discriminate in the hiring process. Learn more
Supporting small farms and local stores in entering the booming cannabis industry. Learn more
Fully decriminalizing cannabis possession and use at the state level. Learn more
Expunging the records of anyone who was arrested on cannabis charges and releasing them from prison. Learn more
Fight for every Lancaster school by advocating for fair funding. Fair funding doesn’t just improve the quality of our public schools and level the playing field across the state, it also reduces burden on homeowners and makes housing more affordable for all Lancastrians. Learn more
Support educators as they fight for better wages, safe classrooms, and the freedom to do their jobs. Learn more
Oppose the construction and expansion of charter schools. Learn more
I am strongly committed to reducing the burden of public education on taxpayers in cities like Lancaster, where our residents pay more than their fair share. Learn more
Work to decouple our economy from natural gas extraction. Learn more
In the face of climate catastrophe, we must invest in our communities, rural and urban, black white and brown, to both mitigate the impacts of this crisis and create millions of good-paying, union jobs in the process. Learn more
Fight to invest in retrofitting and building the infrastructure necessary to combat the climate crisis and provide for our communities, such as housing, public transportation, and public schools. Learn more
Fight for good-paying, union jobs that transition our state to renewable energy, restore and preserve our farmland, waterways and other natural resources, and make our communities resilient in the face of climate change. Learn more
Support a statewide ban on fracking. Learn more
Community-based efforts to end the gun violence epidemic. Learn more
Ban conversion therapy across the Commonwealth. Learn more
The federal right to end a pregnancy is hanging by a thread, meaning that it will be up to Harrisburg to decide who can get an abortion and when. That’s why, when I get to Harrisburg, I’ll be a fearless advocate for both the right to abortion, as well as the right to affordable prenatal care for all. Learn more
Support Medicare for All legislation at the state and federal level to make sure everyone has access to good quality healthcare. Learn more
Support doctors and healthcare facilities that offer gender-affirming care. Learn more
Fight for increased funding for Medicaid, CHIP, and other life-saving healthcare that the state provides. Learn more
Women and pregnant people deserve to see doctors regularly and get the care and treatment they need to live the lives they desire. I have fought alongside Planned Parenthood, LGH, Union Community Care, and other healthcare providers to ensure that people get the quality reproductive care they need at a price they can afford. Learn more
As the president of city council, I oversaw a 15 million investment in new investment in safe, affordable housing. But that’s not enough. We need to develop and secure affordable housing for thousands more of our residents. This crisis must be met with the same level of investment as other public health crises like opioid addiction and COVID – we need to hit the panic button on housing. Learn more
Invest in good quality, affordable housing in communities like Lancaster. Learn more
Ensure that public housing is regularly maintained and improved. Learn more
Increase tenant protections and support tenants’ right to organize. Learn more
Build Community Land Trusts that make our communities resilient to gentrification. Learn more
Invest more in affordable housing and specifically, in housing accessible to LGBTQ youth. Learn more
End the use of eviction records to deny tenants housing by sealing eviction records. Learn more
Institute tenant protections, including tenant right of refusal and sealing eviction records. Learn more
Diversify our revenue streams and decrease our reliance on property taxes, which disproportionately burden low-income families and Black and Brown homeowners. We could do this by increasing the Local Services Tax and earned income tax and adding a minimal business tax. Learn more
Institute a progressive property tax, so that we’re not forced to raise taxes on our most vulnerable residents at the same rate as our wealthiest ones. Learn more
Obstructing and ending the PASSHE consolidation effort in support of APSCUF. Learn more
Raise the minimum wage to at least 15 an hour. Learn more
Ending wage theft and workplace discrimination. Learn more
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