Currently holds the office of Illinois House of Representatives - District 16 until January 8, 2025.
Candidate for Illinois House of Representatives - District 16 in 2024 Illinois General Election.
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Get StartedPass legislation that removes barriers to reproductive freedom and provides further protections, ensuring the right for each individual to choose what is right for her and her body. Learn more
Support laws and initiatives which better protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination. Learn more
Work on initiatives which put Illinois on a path to having tuition free, public universities and community colleges for Illinois residents. Increase investments in community college and trade schools for lower tuition costs. Fully fund state universities, to keep our residents from moving to other states to attend college. Learn more
Reform the broken student-based budgeting model, ensuring that each school meets their needed budget. Ensure that the Illinois’s new funding formula is fully funded every year. Learn more
Push the federal government to pass a student loan forgiveness program. Learn more
Increase State funding for local education so that access to quality public education is not heavily dependent on property taxes. Learn more
End the proliferation of charter schools. Learn more
Support and promote the Clean Energy Jobs Act, which will push Illinois’ energy sector to become carbon free and 100% renewable by 2050. Learn more
Ban Fracking state-wide. Learn more
Enforce safe zones in schools, college campuses, government buildings, and other sensitive locations that prohibit open or concealed carrying of firearms. Learn more
Limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds or less. Learn more
Create state-level gun violence prevention research centers in order to better understand the root causes of gun violence and the most effective preventative solutions. Learn more
Ban the sale and transfer of semi-automatic assault rifles and require current owners to register their weapons. Learn more
Background checks for all gun sales. Learn more
Build a public option allowing Illinois residents to buy into Medicaid while moving towards a universal healthcare system. Strengthen the state’s ability to go after insurance companies who wrongfully deny coverage for life saving medical treatments. Support Legislation that cap the rising cost of prescription drugs such as Senate Bill 667, which caps the price of insulin to 100. Learn more
Ensure that budget cuts are not targeting essential social services. Secure funding to ensure mental health services are available to all regardless of economic status. Expand social services for low-income seniors. Learn more
Secure more funding for social services across the state of Illinois. Work to make sure that every school in Illinois has a social worker present and that every student has access to mental healthcare. Learn more
Enforce a longer property tax freeze for seniors and increase senior homestead exemptions, so seniors with a fixed income can afford to continue living in their homes. Learn more
Reform Tax Increment Financing Districts to ensure that tax dollars that should be going to public goods are NOT used to subsidize big corporations. Learn more
Support legislation like the Workplace Transparency Act, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act while working towards implementing extensive sexual harassment training for all employers including remedies available to victims of sexual harassment. Learn more
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