Currently holds the office of Massachusetts State Senate - Second Suffolk District (District 29) until January 3, 2025.
Candidate for Massachusetts State Senate - Second Suffolk District (District 29) in 2024 Massachusetts General Election.
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Get StartedProtect the right to access equitable reproductive care, especially with the increasing national attacks on the right to choose. Learn more
Continue my fight to end the use of solitary confinement and life without parole in Massachusetts. I will champion alternative solutions to the tools currently used that fuel mass incarceration in our Commonwealth. Learn more
Strengthen re-entry services and break the systemic cycle of incarceration by providing career preparation, job training, and support systems to those recently released from prison. Learn more
Demand the end of dehumanizing police tactics that harm and kill black and brown people. We need to demilitarize our local police, ensure accountability, and reinvent what we call public safety. Learn more
Increase social-emotional services for young people inside and outside of school. Learn more
Fight to pass comprehensive sex and health education to arm our youth with knowledge to lead healthy lives. Learn more
Fight for neighborhood voice in where new energy facilities are created and ensure there aren’t adverse impacts that would affect residents. Learn more
Advocate for establishing universal state medicare for all system to strengthen our overall public health which now more than ever is interconnected with individual health. Learn more
Fight to ensure Massachusetts renters have access to common sense tenant protections such as the right of first refusal and the right to counsel. Learn more
End discriminatory zoning that aims to prevent the construction of affordable and multi-family housing across the Commonwealth. Learn more
Fight to establish rent stabilization to preserve and expand affordable housing for Boston’s families, renters, and seniors, and ensure our communities experience investment and development without displacement. Fund homeownership programs to build intergenerational wealth and equity, particularly in Black and Brown communities. Learn more
Pass legislation to provide our elders with the tools to age in the communities they have invested so much in. Learn more
Pass legislation that would eliminate housing-related emissions by refitting homes and strive to transition buildings to clean heating and electricity. Learn more
Pass legislation to support greater diversity in the mental health workforce by addressing barriers to licensure. Learn more
Fund ventilation upgrades at colleges like Roxbury Community College and K-12 buildings to protect our kids from current or future airborne viruses. Learn more
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