Currently holds the office of Madison City Council - District 6 until April 4, 2025.
Candidate for Madison City Council - District 6 in 2023 Wisconsin General Election.
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Get StartedI believe community control requires a multi-layered approach that includes establishing face to face relationships and accountability between police and community members, public and policymaker discussion regarding the trends towards militarization of local police departments and the costs/benefits of applying for federal grants to pay for officers and initiatives, robust review of staffing and policies by the PSRC and Common Council, and frank discussions about the disparate experiences and treatment of people of color in the criminal justice system in Dane County. Learn more
Study the creation of a municipal bank. We need to recapture revenues currently devoted to paying interest and principal and redirect them into funding affordable housing, climate resilience, free/low cost public transit, and community and economic development. Learn more
Support EV charging stations. Learn more
Lobby against the F35s. I will work with north and east side alders to continue lobbying our federal reps to oppose the jets. The expected adverse health impacts from the noise pollution cannot be effectively mitigated. I will continue to demand the USAF change the mission of the 115th Fighter Wing to a medical mission. Learn more
Continue the clean-up of PFAS/PFOS and other drinking water contaminants. Demand the WI Air National Guard clean up its contamination of Starkweather Creek, reach out to affected communities who rely on subsistence fishing, and pay to install filters for Well 15. Learn more
We need to accelerate the transition towards renewable energy, move to net zero emissions, and improve health through environmental and labor justice. We need to drastically alter our consumption and production practices based on fossil fuels before there is planet wide ecological collapse. Continue to invest in a green fleet using electric buses and trucks and ensure the rollout of Metro redesign and bus rapid transit serves residents Learn more
We need to strengthen our efforts to build labor and community power to survive the looming ecological collapse and transform a capitalist economic system that impoverishes, exploits, and murders so many people and plunders and despoils the planet. Learn more
We need to find more non-market based housing solutions. I support partnerships with nonprofits, downpayment and home repair assistance, and lease to own programs. Social housing offers alternatives to the speculative private housing market, is democratically run by residents, and is publicly backed to assure long term affordability. Learn more
Stable and affordable housing for those on fixed and low incomes is critical for individual, family, and community health and ensures everyone has a right to live in the city. To the extent possible under state law, protect tenants from evictions and fund programs for free legal advice. Learn more
Plan for the possibility of train service. Learn more
Support 40% tree canopy coverage— in each neighborhood. Continue to support and review the Complete Green Streets policy annually. Learn more
Prioritize people and green infrastructure such as storm water management on a district basis. Learn more
Implement Bus Rapid Transit. Continue to monitor as the BRT and the Metro route design unfold to ensure accessibility, especially for people with disabilities. Learn more
We need to reduce the need for car use through implementation of a high frequency transit corridor with infrastructure for bicycle pathways. The redesign of Metro bus routes will need to be tweaked to ensure broad accessibility. Learn more
I will work with north and east side alders to continue lobbying our federal reps to oppose the jets. The expected adverse health impacts from the noise pollution cannot be effectively mitigated. I will continue to demand the USAF change the mission of the 115th Fighter Wing to a medical mission. Learn more
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