Candidate for Arizona House of Representatives - District 11 in 2022 Arizona Primary Election.
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Get StartedThere is divisiveness and constant controversy over what public safety is and in particular policing. The controversy has grown over decades and the divisiveness has broadened to a point where the discussion has become impossible. The attempted discussions are failing because everyone has taken their position and separated into separate corners. The one thing we can all agree on is the need for police reform and bringing our PD into the 21st century. Learn more
As your representative, I will work to support our firefighters and all first responders to ensure competitive salaries and healthcare benefits as well as provide the advanced equipment needed in their jobs. Learn more
In our country and in our State of Arizona, quality education should not be designed by zip codes. LD11 represents too many of those underserved zip codes. Learn more
With an improved education system, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics (STEAM) and partnering with the tech industries our youth workforce will be ready. Learn more
Education is the core building block of our community, State and Nation. No country has ever prospered without an educated populous. The Arizona Republican legislature is currently working feverishly to undermine the value of our education. Arizona, the 48th state in the US, still ranks 48th in education. We are losing quality teachers due to drastic and indefensible cuts in funding for our schools and teachers’ salaries. Learn more
We also need to make sure that we are a part of the Clean Energy revolution. Looking at the horizon of the South Phoenix skyline, I see pollution. According to the EPA’s daily pollution advisory, that pollution is all over the valley. Approximately 8% of the population of metropolitan Phoenix have asthma and ranks in the top 5 of the US cities for Asthma-related death. An ASU study, “Central Arizona – Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research” conducted in a low-income, Latino neighborhood found that 16% of children under 19 years old suffer from Asthma and other lung conditions directly caused by pollution. Clean energy is one giant step towards clean air. Learn more
Americans of all ethnic backgrounds MUST come together to protect this most precious right of our DEMOCRACY. Learn more
The States, with Arizona’s Republican legislators leading the charge are again attempting to enact laws denying marginalized communities, the working poor, and students the right to vote. Discussion with a voter. Learn more
I am saddened that we have to continuously rally for safer gun laws every single time a terrible tragedy occurs in our country that could have been prevented. Nonetheless, the fight continues. We demand safer gun laws, we demand that our elected officials make it a priority to protect civilians beyond thoughts and prayers. Learn more
Homelessness is growing in our city, state, and nation. The victims of homelessness live daily under inhumane conditions. I will work with city, county, and state governments to help eradicate this epidemic. It cannot be only a government effort; however, we need to have our communities involved. I will be with you! Learn more
Infrastructure is everything that we need to function, from home to school to roads to hospitals to first responders and so much more. We need 21st century world-class infrastructure. As in the days of President Dwight D Eisenhower, our infrastructure needs a brand-new overhaul. Infrastructure is not just roads, firetrucks, police, sidewalks, bridges, and electricity. Also included are affordable housing, quality drinking water, access to healthcare for all Arizonans, clean air, and statewide internet access for students, businesses, and the new normal at-home workers. Learn more
Unions ensure a better quality of life for employees through Collective Bargaining contracts. Included in the agreements are salaries, safe workplaces, healthcare and retirement benefits. Additionally, there are paid holidays, overtime pay, and various other paid time off such as vacations. Cooperation between employers and employees is contractually demanded through Collective Bargaining resulting in employees being held to certain work standards and higher employee productivity. Learn more
In Arizona and around the nation there is a renaissance of unionization. I am a fervent believer and a staunch supporter of workers’ right to organize. Learn more
Non-union or Right to Work States in the US are able to hire on an at-will status and the employees can be fired at the pleasure of employers which effectively offers no real JOB SECURITY. Currently, in the US there are 28 non-union States; Arizona is a Right to Work State. Where Unions are weak, wealthy corporations and their allies are more successful in pushing through policies and legislation that favors employers. However, when employment is high and wages are competitive, both industry and the workforce thrive. Learn more
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