Candidate for U.S. Senate - Texas in 2024 Texas Primary Election.
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Get StartedEconomy: We need to rethink how we beef up the economy. Innovation can’t happen when we’re all burnt out and stretched thin. We need to support working parents, young entrepreneurs, and small businesses with more childcare and funding. Learn more
With aquifers and wells dwindling from climate change and multinational corporate overuse, the federal government must review all water rights laws so vulnerable communities don’t run out of water. Prioritize weatherization of electrical grids and housing insulation. Train and transition workers to the clean energy industry as we continue to invest in solar, wind, nuclear, and other renewables. Learn more
Democracy: For Texans to have a voice in government, we must get money out of politics with comprehensive campaign finance reform, pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and beef up public education. Learn more
We need to comprehensively reform our campaign finance laws to get billionaire and corporate money out of politics. Today, unless you come from wealth and powerful connections, it's almost impossible to run for office. Ideas: Publicly funded elections, launch civics and media literacy initiatives, regulate online attention economy, vote-by-mail, term limits, and holding accountable the bad actors. Learn more
Ban gerrymandering, expand voter and civics education, and require independent redistricting commissions that promote core values and have stronger checks and balances. Learn more
I’m for common sense gun reform like most everyone in Texas. A huge issue that is consistently overlooked is the prevalence of unaccountable domestic violence and its connection to gun violence in our country. The common denominator in mass shooting events are previous records of domestic violence. Guns must be removed from abusers. Trauma informed education and extensive training for our educators and police forces to be able to spot abusive behavior and help victims, as well as hold accountable and rehabilitate previous abusers (especially the 40% of our police force that currently have domestic violence on their own records). Learn more
I would push for Medicare for All – a universal health insurance system, that includes mental and maternal health care that is not attached to an employer, by working with current members of Congress who have already championed single payer healthcare (Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez). I'm not saying the Affordable Care Act can't be improved, but I'm gonna spend my time trying to get Medicare for All, because I'm not confident in a health care system still driven by profits not people. We also have burned out so many of our health care workers – many have left the workforce in the aftermath of the pandemic. Because of our shortage of caregivers, I would also lead efforts to invest in recruiting more doctors, nurses, therapists, and psychologists by covering medical or technical school tuition for anyone wanting to join these fields. Same for teachers! Learn more
Healthcare: We need a universal health insurance program (Medicare for All!) that includes mental health, maternal health, and overall care for you and me – that’s not attached to an employer. Learn more
Give immigrants a fair and humane path to citizenship. If you’re here and want to work, we should make it easy: get them social security numbers so they can work and start paying taxes. If they keep a clean record, let them become citizens. We need to fix the visa and asylum processing bottlenecks (a 5 year wait before an appointment?!), address the gaps that allow child migrant workers, and force a culture reset by forming a new agency. Learn more
There is a severe lack of affordable child care options for working parents and a lack of affordable mental health care. We can address this by dramatically increasing funding for public school teachers, counselors, therapists, and other child development professionals, and create a 24/7 drop-in flexible and affordable child care system within the public school system. Every public school student should have access to options of licensed therapists and the ability to attend weekly therapy appointments consistently while at school. Learn more
Another huge issue that is consistently overlooked is the prevalence of unaccountable domestic violence and its connection to gun violence in our country. Trauma informed education and extensive training for our educators and police forces to be able to spot and help victims, as well as hold accountable and rehabilitate previous abusers (especially the 40% of our police force that currently have domestic violence on their own records). Learn more
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