Candidate for Michigan House of Representatives - District 47 in 2022 Michigan Primary Election.
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Get StartedProtecting honest and comprehensive curriculum that includes a range of points of view Working toward a system that values teachers, hires excellent ones and pays them well, and trusts them to do their job Reinvesting in trades programs so students who so choose are better prepared for apprenticeships and work in the skilled trade industry. Learn more
I will seek to improve education in Michigan by: Fighting for universal, high-quality preschool Ensuring our public schools are equitably funded so all students can succeed Supporting uniform high standards that hold schools accountable without making them teach to the test, and instead give them flexibility in how they get there. Learn more
I will: Support both new and existing renewable energy and efficiency programs Transition Michigan to a green energy future with high-quality jobs for all, including good paying trade jobs. Promote carbon neutrality initiatives such as Ann Arbor’s A2ZERO plan Champion electrification, electric vehicle infrastructure and solar energy. Learn more
I’ll work to pass laws that: Close the gun show loophole Ban military style weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines Enact a ‘red flag’ law that allows for the temporary removal of firearms from an individual who may present a danger to themselves or others. Learn more
Require gun owners to store their weapons safely and provide criminal penalties if failure to safely store a firearm results in injury or death Allow civil lawsuits to be brought against firearm manufacturers and dealers. Learn more
I will: Advance universal and single-payer healthcare initiatives in Michigan Protect Medicaid expansion Support the Obamacare Marketplace in Michigan. Learn more
Make election days state holidays Promote efforts to abolish gerrymandering and the undemocratic Electoral College. Learn more
Improve services to children, adolescents, and adults struggling with mental illness Improve physical and mental health services to veteransverifiable and recountable paper trail Support voter ID that does not require a picture, but allows signatures on a sworn statement. Learn more
As your State Representative, I will work to: Increase funding to fix our roads and bridges Create skilled trades jobs by voting to fund desperately-needed infrastructure projects, including electrification Bring high-speed internet to rural areas Demand that lead pipes are replaced and water infrastructure is upgraded. Learn more
I will pursue two major changes in our tax system: Enacting a graduated state income tax Ending the “dark store” tax policies that cost our communities millions. Learn more
I will work to: Champion working people when they come together and bargain for safe working conditions and adequate wages Push government contracting policies that support middle-class jobs for local workers Fight for permanent and inflation-pegged increases to the minimum wage. Learn more
Repeal “Right to Work” and support workers’ rights to organize and join a union Restore Prevailing Wage and overturn the local wage preemption law Promote Best Value Contracting for public construction. Learn more
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