Candidate for Maryland House of Delegates - District 7A in 2022 Maryland General Election.
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Get StartedDefending all people’s reproductive rights – rights against forced sterilization, rights to decide whether and how to get pregnant and have children, and rights to access safe, legal, and afforable abortion care and birth control. Learn more
Reducing and ultimately ending funding for diversion programs like drug courts that still serve as revolving doors for jail and prison without providing any feasible alternative to incarceration. Learn more
Focusing on root causes of and documented risk factors for gun violence – like hateful extremism and domestic violence preserving strong safe storage requirements and liability for neglectful or reckless disregard of those safe storage requirements (for instance if a child accesses a firearm and is injured). Learn more
Decriminalizing alcohol and drug use, and instituting harm reduction policies and practices, including access to safe injection and non-coercive addiction recovery programs. Learn more
Free tuition at state-run four-year colleges and universities, to build upon our state’s success in offering free tuition for low- and middle-income students at community colleges. Learn more
Implementing universal pre-K and after school care so children from all families have the best possible tools to succeed, regardless of income. Learn more
Incentivizing farmers and agricultural businesses to adopt sustainable farming practices that reduce fertilizer runoff ensuring fisheries are protected and the most up-to-date, scientifically backed fishing practices are implemented and used to help the ecosystem and sustain Maryland’s fishing industry creating jobs in renewable energy and sustainable resources practices. Learn more
Investing in renewable energy supporting local farms. Learn more
Advocate for gun regulations that promote public safety without scapegoating people with mental illnesses or disproportionately impacting Black and Brown people – who are already overpoliced and surveilled, including. Learn more
Advocating for expanded Medicare and Medicaid for all, which includes access to long-term supports and services and home- and community-based services funding for people with disabilities and elderly people ensuring that queer, trans, and LGBTQIA people can receive health care without discrimination by insurance companies or medical providers, including access to gender-affirming care. Learn more
Hiring mental health professionals, including those with lived experience, in all schools. Learn more
Supporting and advocating for passage of the Trans Health Equity Act, which would require Maryland Medicaid to provide gender-affirming care for low-income trans people according to current, nondiscriminatory standards allocating state funds to create an ombudsman program to help public health insurance program participants understand their benefits and receive guidance navigating them. Learn more
Implementing housing first policies to respond to homelessness, including chronic homelessness. Learn more
Funding social services for people in and leaving prison, especially people with disabilities such as autistic people, deaf people, and people with traumatic brain injuries. Learn more
Increasing funding for social services and mental health resources in the community, including peer support, peer crisis response, and peer respite services. Learn more
Raising the minimum wage to $24 to reflect the real cost of living expanding collective bargaining rights for all workers expanding paid family and medical leave protections for all workers. Learn more
Funding apprenticeship and vocational training programs with guaranteed job placement for all workers, including youth, people with disabilities, and people returning from prison. Learn more
Guaranteeing fair pay for all teachers, support staff, mental health professionals, and other direct support workers. Learn more
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