Currently holds the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 24 until December 1, 2024.
Candidate for Pennsylvania House of Representatives - District 24 in 2024 Pennsylvania General Election.
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La'Tasha understands how the fear and trauma that is devastating our communities ranges and wants to address the root causes of these voilences: gun violence is disproportionately impacting the lives of Black youth; gender-based violence and LGBTQ violence is taking the lives of women, gender-expansive folx, and threatening our everyday safety, dignity and humanity; police violence demonstrates a need for alternatives to policing within our communities. Poverty and oppression, access to guns, social and economic inequality, and social determinants of healthcare are all issues that La'Tasha is prepared to tackle for the community. Learn more
Violence affects us all and impacts us differently. La'Tasha knows that safety at home, in school, and in the community are important to the residents of the 24th district. She supports a guaranteed basic income for our most economically marginalized families and households, investing in dedicated social spaces for youth, and passing an expanded Human Relations legislation to dissuade violent conflicts that begin or escalate online. Learn more
La'Tasha believes students have the right to an expansive curriculum addressing our nation's history, as well as medically accurate and age-approriate, comprehensive sex education in school. She wants students to feel safe, regardless of their background, identity, sexual orientation, and expression. Learn more
Public education must be equitably funded for the children of our district and across the Commonwealth. We must invest in early childhood education and universal Pre-K. Supporting our teachers is essential and diversifying the education workforce is imperative. With a State Budget surplus, funding can be allocated for community schools to increase social supports for students. Learn more
La'Tasha recognizes that proximity of housing to toxic waste facilities, quality of air in our region resulting from transit, and access to fresh and affordable food has a large impact on our daily living, particularly in Black and poor communities. She wants to protect the environment for all of the residents of the 24th district by investing in renewable energy, a statewide moratorium on fracking, lead-free homes and schools, reduction of carbon emissions, and the elimination of "food deserts" through support of urban farmers and urban gardeners. Learn more
There is no Planet B! Climate change and environmental racism effects our clean water access and air quality, which are our Human Rights. La'Tasha believes we must take urgent action for environmental justice and climate change; through years of organizing and advocacy, she has been working to protect the environment. Learn more
La'Tasha is unshakable and unapologetic about healthcare for all, the Black maternal health crisis, and the need to expand access and improve the quality of Medicaid for low-income, elderly, disabled, LGBTQ, and vulnerable Pennsylvanians. Learn more
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