Candidate for Arizona State Senate - District 12 in 2020 Arizona General Election.
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Get StartedThe Equality Act provides basic protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, access to public spaces, housing, education, credit and federal funding. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) amendment was first introduced in Congress in 1923, which guaranteed equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of their sex. In order for the amendment to be added to the constitution it has to be ratified by thirty-eight of the fifty states. Learn more
I will support legislation that allow startups and small local businesses to obtain the capital they need to grow their business infrastructure because it is vital for the economic growth of our communities. The government should not impose burdensome regulations that inhibit growth of small businesses. Learn more
We need to drastically increase the counselor to student ratio in order to prevent potential shootings. I will support comprehensive gun reform legislation. I will support swift changes in our public education so that educators are properly supported in the classroom. I will support teacher and educator pay raises, securing school building infrastructures, funding for arts in the classroom, free kindergarten classes, and quality early education programs. Learn more
I will support legislation to protect Arizona’s remaining perennial rivers and springs from groundwater pumping and surface diversions and sustain environmental flows. I will support legislation that will reduce carbon emissions from power plants and to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Learn more
Many states have enacted laws for the public and private sector that go beyond what federal law requires, however Arizona is not one of those states. We need to ensure working parents have paid family and medical leave, flexible use of sick leave and workplace protections for nursing mothers. Learn more
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