Currently holds the office of Wisconsin State Assembly - District 19 until January 6, 2025.
Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly - District 19 in 2024 Wisconsin General Election.
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Get StartedAbortion access is healthcare, as well as a basic, civil right and a matter of bodily autonomy. Learn more
I'll make it a priority to continue to defend abortion - and to repeal the terrible policy provisions of Act 12. Learn more
The concept of a fine or fee to discourage behaviors may work in some circumstances. But when the amounts are fixed, the effect is inequitable. Poor families and individuals are disproportionally impacted (and often targeted in the first place), leading to charges which can seriously imperil families living in poverty, but which are simply brushed aside for residents with higher incomes. This is both inherently unfair and ineffective if the goal is to change behaviors. I will propose and advocate for fines and fees which disproportionally target underserved populations to be eliminated, and for others to be scaled based on income. Learn more
Instead we need to reduce the number of people behind bars, both by funding post-booking programs to provide housing and wraparound services outside of a jail cell, by reducing harmful and inequitable contact with law enforcement, and by keeping people accused of nonviolent and misdemeanor offenses out of jail in the first place. Learn more
Cannabis should be legalized, decriminalized and - importantly - people who have been convicted of possession or dealing charges should have their records expunged completely. Learn more
We should raise revenue limits. And we need to provide additional supports for special education, mental health, and for students who are in rural or high-poverty areas or learning English as a second language. Learn more
We must roll back privatization and non-instrumentality charter schools, which are unaccountable to the public, are disincentivized to teach all students, and which leech funds away from public schools, generating profits rather than opportunity. Learn more
The environment and matters of equity are inextricably linked, and I fight for them together. Learn more
A sustainable, Green New Deal style plan for Wisconsin's future must also prioritize and fund the human needs of employees and residents instead of over-enforcement and criminalization. Learn more
The best and only hope for peace is a free Palestine. Learn more
The best and only hope for peace is a free Palestine. I will continue to use my office and platform to advocate for justice for Palestinians and others, and to advocate for an end to Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people. Learn more
At the state, I worked to release the Tenant Protection Package - a package of 22 bills which seeks to protect renters from the worst abuses of landlords and to even the playing field between landlords and tenants. Learn more
Immigrants are a vital part of our community. I have spent many years advocating for drivers licenses for all and a pathway to citizenship. Learn more
Continue to fight at the national level for legislation such as the One Fair Wage Act. Learn more
Declaring and funding a statewide Right to Counsel would extend these same vital protections to households across Wisconsin, and would share the costs of this groundbreaking effort with residents outside of Milwaukee County. Learn more
Corporations and the extremely wealthy should be taxed at higher, fairer state and federal rates, with a portion of that revenue used to fund human needs at county and municipal levels, as well as education. Learn more
I will propose and advocate for fines and fees which disproportionally target underserved populations to be eliminated, and for others to be scaled based on income. Learn more
Tax the rich. Learn more
Corporations and the extremely wealthy should be taxed at higher, fairer state and federal rates, with a portion of that revenue used to fund human needs at county and municipal levels, as well as education. We should completely sever regressive and inequitable property taxes from eduaction funding. We'll be proposing legislation soon to do just that. Learn more
Wisconsin's striking down of Milwaukee's 2008 mandatory sick-time ordinance must be reversed. Learn more
I will continue my work with state legislators to reverse those preemptions, continue to fight at the national level for legislation such as the One Fair Wage Act, and to find creative solutions to protect working families, and to reduce the ever-widening gap between corporate profits and working class pay. Learn more
As COVID-19 laid bare, Wisconsin's striking down of Milwaukee's 2008 mandatory sick-time ordinance must be reversed. Employers allowing employees to stay at home when sick, and employees being able to do so while making ends meet, is not just an equity and social justice issue, but - especially in the service industry - an urgent matter of public health. Learn more
That means undoing Wisconsin's preemptions on local control of wages and working conditions, including Wisconsin's ludicrously low 2.33/hr sub-minimum wage for tipped employees. Together, we can finally get this legislation passed. Learn more
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