Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Oregon 2nd Congressional District in 2024 Oregon General Election.
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Get StartedThis November, let's restore and protect our reproductive freedoms, personal choice and body autonomy, and privacy across the nation. Decisions between you and your doctor should remain your business, not the government's. Learn more
School facilities are aging and failing, and we can't keep asking our communities unsuccessfully to pay more taxes to build and repair our schools with bond money. In congress I will work on legislation to fund capital projects, Career and Technical Education partnerships for high schools and community colleges, and expanding broadband access for households. Learn more
Lopsided water use policies have left the majority of people in our district high and dry, and have had severe impacts on our health and well-being. I will support smarter water use policies that are sustainable, forward-thinking, climate-prepared, and fair. Learn more
We cannot reduce extreme wildfires that devastate our towns and industries without also addressing and adapting to our changing climate and adopting better approaches to forest management. Learn more
We need to care for the waters and forests we depend on for our livelihood. Learn more
Oregon ranks near last nationally for youth and adult behavioral health and access to care, according to Mental Health America. I will work on new ways to provide healthcare, from funding mobile clinics and community health centers to reach vulnerable populations where they are, to expanding communications infrastructure for telehealth to people's homes. I will push legislation that funds treatment for folks that don't have adequate insurance. I will collaborate with local leaders on transitional housing efforts. Learn more
I support Harris and Walz plans to aid homebuyers, Senator Merkeley's efforts to get predatory investors out of our homes, and incentives for local builders to develop new fire-wise housing. Learn more
We face a major affordable housing housing crisis across the state, but the solutions for small towns and rural communities looks much different than for Portland. I've worked with partners to learn approaches that are effective for us, and am ready to advocate for Federal supports to do what we can't alone at the municipal, county, or state level. We need to empower our leaders to build our communities the way they best know how, and equip neighbors to help neighbors. Learn more
Many of our folks don't have access to reliable transportation, making it hard to get to medical appointments, work, childcare, and healthy groceries and necessities. The solution in rural areas is different than urban transit systems, and involves funding homegrown innovation. Learn more
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