Candidate for Michigan State Senate - District 18 in 2018 Michigan 2018 Primary Election.
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Get StartedWomen’s healthcare is vital and must remain to the decision of the woman. Turn more funding toward women’s health clinics, e.g. Planned Parenthood, and protect the woman’s right to choose. Learn more
Strong penalties for those who commit hate crimes or attempt any form of ethnic cleansing in Michigan. Learn more
Evaluate Michigan’s usage of private, contracted prisons; determine probable cuts and job security for laid-off employees by reducing inmate-guard ratio, creating a safer prison environment. Learn more
Review cases of inmate abuse, mass incarceration on POC, and adjust sentences accordingly. Learn more
Follow Vermont’s footsteps to pardon all non-violent/non-assaultive Marijuana inmates through an individualized rehabilitation process (including usage of religious housing, ¾ housing, or AA/NA support groups; avoid cookie-cutter approaches). Learn more
Develop community outreach programs to identify those who suffer from substance use disorder and assist them in their recovery process. Learn more
Legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana; use those funds to fund impoverished schools. Learn more
Create business incentives to drive growth in environmental and economic progress. Learn more
Raise the wage to $12/hr and hook it to the inflation of the dollar to protect our most vulnerable citizens from falling behind again. Learn more
Revoke corporate tax credits and utilize new funding source to grow and strengthen Michigan’s Pre-K/12 schooling starting in Michigan’s most impoverished areas. Learn more
Provide more grants for Green Energy research. Learn more
I firmly stand behind a single-payer health program across the country. Learn more
Create sources and training for stronger mental health support for children dealing with trauma. Learn more
Issue community health outreach programs to seek out women who haven’t received proper health screenings due to lack of insurance or funds and provide them at little or no charge. Learn more
Work with social work and social progress teams to review and create programs that help our communities address health concerns promptly. Learn more
Work with Project 83, county boards, and city government to help address needs in providing ample, progressive assistance to those who are afflicted with mental health conditions. Learn more
Removing taxation on feminine hygiene products and create opportunities for health clinics to be able to provide these products to low-income families, free of charge. Learn more
Developing on-demand rehabilitation centers all across the state and cost-free rehabilitation for 90 days, provided the state. Learn more
First and foremost: repeal Michigan’s Anti-Rent Control act of 1988. Learn more
using a portion of Section 8 housing to provide affordable housing to newly aged-out foster children. Learn more
Refusing to assist ICE with any state or local funds and lead Michigan to become a “Sanctuary Michigan.” Learn more
Develop a policy for protections for Hispanic and Middle Eastern immigrants, DACA recipients, and refugees escaping war zones. Learn more
Keep updated tabs on children adopted out of the system. Learn more
Provide more funding to non-profit organizations who place, monitor, and assist foster children. Learn more
Review Michigan’s current budgeting strategies and focus on creating a progressive taxing system that creates opportunities for growth in all of our communities, and that support the most vulnerable and downtrodden of our society. Learn more
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