Candidate for Kansas House of Representatives - District 79 in 2022 Kansas General Election.
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Get StartedKansans made their position on women's reproductive rights very clear on August 2nd when they rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have allowed the Legislature to remove the right to an abortion. They did not want to give the Kansas Legislature this ability. I will vote to protect women's reproductive rights and to defend the majority vote of the people. Learn more
In a Democracy, everyone should have access to a quality education. The Kansas Legislature must continue to fully fund our public schools. It should keep the base state aid per pupil formula and the inflation factor for future funding in place, as prescribed by the Kansas Supreme Court. I oppose vouchers and tax credits for corporation-funded scholarships given to private K-12 schools. Some areas where more spending should be considered: cost of Special Education, higher salaries for teachers, universal pre-school, and vocational education. We should support our teachers instead of trying to micromanage them. This is important as Kansas finds itself facing a shortage of qualified teachers that is more severe than anything we’ve seen before. Learn more
According to the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, almost 80% of Kansans support Medicaid expansion. Despite this overwhelming support, Kansas is one of twelve states that has yet to expand Medicaid. While the federal government would pay 90% of the cost, it would cost the state about $50 million a year. This cost would be offset by the impact of a billion dollars of federal money being injected into the Kansas economy. During the last legislative session, the Republican leadership refused to allow a vote on Medicaid expansion. They should at least allow a vote and if they did, I would vote to expand Medicaid. Learn more
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