Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Washington 9th Congressional District in 2024 Washington General Election.
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Get StartedSupporting - and requiring - police anti-bias and de-escalation training; - recruiting immigrant, BIPOC, and multilingual police officers; - investing in crisis response teams trained to respond to mental health emergencies without the use of force. Learn more
Supporting Restorative Justice circles and processes as an alternative to conventional prosecution, and striving to increase their adoption as much as possible. Learn more
Creating pathways to both civil and criminal accountability for police violence and corruption; - ensuring sufficient resources for recruitment, training, and compensation for emergency services - including law enforcement, paramedics, and firefighters - with the goal of reducing burnout, turnover, and poor decisions. Learn more
Prosecuting theft, assault, sexual harassment, and other criminal activity that corrodes the social fabric, increases fear, and decreases motivation towards work and prosperity; - investing in post-incarceration rehabilitation programs, including job training, housing, and living stipends; - supporting neighborhood leaders to organize community policing (with professional backup available), especially in communities often subjected to over-policing. Learn more
I strongly oppose economic exploitation and externalized costs. I stand for healthy regulation of industries that can, and do, cause social and environmental harm. I believe that business has a responsibility to benefit its customers, its community, and our shared world, as well as its own interests. I care deeply about working conditions and wages and believe that taxing those who’ve achieved immense wealth is a fair and necessary component of creating opportunity and justice for future generations. Learn more
Universal and affordable early childcare - which unlocks massive economic opportunity and return on investment. Robust and high-quality preschool and kindergarten programs, which provide a solid social and academic foundation for later learning. Excellent public schools at all levels, which are not dependent on local property taxes for their budgets. School funding needs to be equalized. Learn more
Supplemental academic opportunities - such as summer camps - designed to strengthen STEM learning and other key skills, particularly in underserved communities. Strong options for before- and after-school care for working families. Extended library hours to provide free, safe, educational places for children and adults. Learn more
Free and tuition-supported higher education, including basic financial (and housing, and food) support for students in need. Vibrant English-learning programs for immigrant and refugee families, which facilitate job opportunities, education, legal access, social integration, and more. Learn more
Robust options for alternative education programs, including language-, religion-, and culture-specific schools; nature-based preschools and education programs; and homeschooling or community-schooling. Vocational training as a vibrant and meaningful alternative to college. Our communities badly need skilled tradespeople, and the trades can provide stable and lucrative careers to many. Learn more
Improve air quality, physical health, and lifespan; Draw down carbon into soil through regenerative farming. Learn more
Purify water systems through ocean farming of kelp and shellfish; Restore lush grasslands and regrow forests damaged by mismanagement and climate change; and Provide abundantly for our energy needs without damaging the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Learn more
I stand with those, including students, calling for a ceasefire and a permanent resolution to the conflict - which must necessarily include respecting and protecting the fundamental human rights of all residents of that region. Palestinians have the right to exist in Palestine, and all people in the region deserve peace, recognition, and justice, starting with those who have been dispossessed for eighty years. Learn more
We must ensure our elections are protected, our economy and society are internally robust, and our military power is not manipulated to serve purposes that go against our principles. Learn more
My goals include: Streamline authorization for immigrant healthcare providers. Recruit, train, and hire more nurses. Provide economic support to hospitals that took a major hit during covid. Learn more
Push for a universal healthcare system, such as Whole Washington - save 90billion while covering everyone with more comprehensive care than we currently have. Improve working conditions for healthcare providers. Make community clinics accessible and affordable for everyone. Learn more
End employer-provided healthcare - it’s an unnecessary cost on employers, and a constraint on job mobility and freedom of choice for workers. Support preventative and evidence-based alternative medicine as a lower-cost way to protect health and well-being. Learn more
Invest in research for chronic and invisible diseases and disabilities to improve quality of life and economic capacity. Support family caregivers, community-based doulas, and other emotionally and culturally integrated healthcare. Learn more
She’s determined to make sure everyone in the 9th District can afford a safe home, access quality education, and secure the healthcare they need. Learn more
I’ll work to implement include: - mitigating, maintaining, and preferably decreasing property taxes, - investing in affordability-preservation projects, - providing carefully-managed code variations for innovative shelter projects. Learn more
- supporting green systems design, energy efficiency, and natural materials use in construction, in ways that are proven to lower overall/ongoing costs, reduce environmental footprint, and improve occupant health and well-being; - supporting local Community Land Trusts, - providing public funds for social housing. Learn more
Reducing regulatory burden on small businesses and supporting entrepreneurship, - strengthening support for veterans, elders, people with disabilities, and people with mental health challenges, and - investing in transit-oriented density. Learn more
Funding homelessness-to-housing nonprofit organizations including case management, - authorizing and investing in addiction treatment and recovery housing, - supporting jobs training programs and living stipends for willing workers while studying. Learn more
Providing bridge services - language access, stipends, etc. - for newcomers who want to start small businesses, get trained in high-demand jobs, or pursue other education. - ensuring streamlined access to trades, apprenticeships, certification programs, and validation of international credentials to support rapid economic integration and contribution. Learn more
- ensuring hygiene supplies and culturally meaningful foods are accessible through public support programs; - offering public subsidy of legal fees for immigration paperwork, based on need; - supporting training and employment of peer-community paralegals from immigrant communities to help with legal processes; - countering unconstitutional ICE activity and objecting to politically-motivated deportations and detention. Learn more
- improving language accessibility for public services and education; - increasing early housing, language education, and financial support for newcomers; - ensuring hygiene supplies and culturally meaningful foods are accessible through public support programs. Learn more
. Her extensive experience will guide the implementation of pro-human, pro-economy environmental adaptation measures that protect our natural resources while creating new opportunities for good-paying jobs in sustainable industries. Learn more
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