Candidate for Kansas House of Representatives - District 67 in 2018 Kansas 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedImmediately overturn the discriminatory law, passed in part with a vote from your current representative, that allows our tax dollars to go to private adoption agencies, even if they reject potential parents for religious reasons. This enables them to discriminate against single parents, parents of different religious views, or parents of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more
I’m also going to fight for an equal-pay law and paid leave for new parents. The unjust and exclusionary practice of paying women less and forcing them down different career paths practiced by private industry affects single moms, especially moms of color, the most. Learn more
Reinstate due process for teachers, which will help attract, hire, and maintain highly-qualified teachers Learn more
Provide universal preschool, so parents can more easily get back to work to provide for their families while not sacrificing their child's development Learn more
Reinstate due process for teachers, which will help attract, hire, and maintain highly-qualified teachers Learn more
Access to rural and mental healthcare must be a priority. Closing hospitals due to a lack of funds which we have the ability to access is absolutely unacceptable. The new Mental Crisis Center being built in Manhattan might only be funded through its first year. Learn more
Our current legislators, my opponent for KS67 included, have twice failed to pass Medicaid expansion, leaving more than $5 billion dollars of your taxes on the table to go to other states and making hundreds of thousands of Kansans un- or under-insured. Learn more
Thousands of jobs will be added by expanding Medicaid. Learn more
Fix the broken foster care system, return it to being ran by the state, and provide more money for social workers and staff to properly care for the children. Learn more
Setting universal guidelines for sales tax exemption, and hold companies accountable when they don’t meet those guidelines. We are giving away over $1 Billion a year on exemptions Learn more
Giving taxing power back to local government -- I know. A democrat advocating for smaller government. Crazy, right? Learn more
Decreasing sales tax (especially on food) and property taxes Learn more
Making a tax structure that is fair, equitable, and allows our state to pay its bills Learn more
Paid family leave will allow our families to remain in the workforce while still taking care of their loved ones. Learn more
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