Candidate for Indiana State Senate - District 4 in 2022 Indiana Primary Election.
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Get StartedAs your state senator, while I recognize that legislative change will be challenging, the informal leadership role that can be played by elected officials who role-model our values is significant. I'll build bridges to people who see it differently, or who may never have known a family like ours, to change individual hearts and minds. Learn more
We have to be willing to talk about the systemic forces at play in communities that create prison pipelines and look to examples of where those pipelines have been disrupted. Learn more
As your state senator I will never forget where I came from or the people I served with. If we can be a great state for veterans, then we can be a great state for other communities as well. Learn more
Investments in detox facilities, prevention strategies, and holistic thinking about the through-lines between mental health, our criminal justice system, and our health care systems are required for us to manage the drug crisis in our communities. Learn more
We can not settle for leaders that simply say they are pro-environment, but who really feel this to be an existential crisis requiring bold action and interventions, today. Indiana has the resources and the potential to capture a clean energy future, if we choose to. Learn more
Test for water quality and safely transition towards clean-energy and renewable resources. Failure to do so will only mean a cost to taxpayers down the road, after the harm to our kids has been done. Learn more
It might be great for politics to have partisan school board elections, but its terrible for schools, students, and parents. I'll fight for funding mental health support for children as well as adults, and ensure our schools are protected places free from the politics of the Indiana statehouse. Learn more
We will continue to attract low wage jobs in the warehousing sector or logistics and not invest in small businesses and home-grown companies that will not only employ people, but define our communities and create wealth for the people who live here. Learn more
We have to push back on companies, not from here but making money here, that have not paid their fair share, have found clever ways to underpay their employees, and who resist any accountability by calling their employees contractors. Learn more
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