Candidate for Washington House of Representatives - District 45, Position 2 in 2024 Washington General Election.
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Get StartedEconomic Resilience: She'll promote entrepreneurship and support small and minority-owned businesses by providing access to capital and mentorship. Learn more
Education Funding: Melissa will work to improve education funding in Olympia and move our schools away from inequitable levy and sales-tax based systems. No Vouchers and No Charters: Not one public dollar for private schools. Learn more
Childcare and Education: She'll expand childcare options and access to higher education and vocational training for career advancement. Learn more
Economic and Environmental Resilience: She is committed to programs that ensure economic stability and community well-being while combating climate change. Learn more
Lower Drug Prices: Stop the pharmaceutical industry from ripping off the American people by making sure that no one in America pays over 200 a year for the medicine they need by capping what Americans pay for prescription drugs under Medicare for All. Learn more
Personal and Portable: No networks, no premiums, no deductibles, no copays, no surprise bills. Expand Coverage: Medicare coverage will be expanded and improved to include: include dental, hearing, vision, and home- and community-based long-term care, in-patient and out-patient services, mental health and substance abuse treatment, reproductive and maternity care, prescription drugs, and more. Learn more
Protect renters from rent gouging by limiting rent increases to the rate of inflation while a home is occupied, allowing property investors to raise rents without limits when vacated. Stability benefits all of us, including businesses whose employees quit and move when their rents become unaffordable. Learn more
For the very low income, disabled, and seniors for whom affordable housing won’t be built: Expand the State Housing Trust Funds to build public, non-profit, and subsidized private housing. No one should have to sleep in their car or in a tent, and our communities deserve better. Tiny houses are one way to create more and safer housing. Learn more
Affordable Housing: Melissa will implement policies to enhance housing affordability and homeownership, particularly addressing historical disparities. Learn more
Create Green Jobs: Melissa will push for more investments in renewable energy and infrastructure projects that provide secure, union jobs. Learn more
Just Transition for Workers: Melissa will advocate for policies that protect employment and healthcare for those affected by industrial shifts, with financial support for mid/late career workers transitioning out of traditional industries. Learn more
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