my priorities once elected

My focus is simple: make life more affordable, expand opportunity, and make government work for regular people again.

  • People should be able to afford to live where they work. I’ll fight for real solutions to lower housing costs, strengthen tenant protections, reduce everyday expenses, and make sure wages actually keep pace with the cost of living. If you work full time, you should be able to build a stable life.

  • Strong unions built the middle class, and we need to strengthen worker rights again. I’ll support fair wages, safer workplaces, collective bargaining, and policies that respect caregivers and frontline workers, not corporate profits. When workers win, families win. When families win, communities thrive.

  • Every kid deserves a fair shot at opportunity, no matter their zip code. That means fully funding public schools, supporting educators, expanding childcare and early learning, and creating pathways to apprenticeships, vocational training, and affordable higher education so people can land family wage jobs without crushing debt.

  • Safety means more than policing, it means stable housing, mental health care, accessible healthcare for all, and strong community support systems. I’ll work to invest upstream so families get help before they’re in crisis.

  • Climate security means protecting the people of Southwest Washington from threats that are already here. I've watched this community live through wildfire smoke that keeps our kids indoors, heat that turns homes without air conditioning into danger zones, and rising costs that hit working families first. Climate action is how we keep people safe, keep energy bills affordable, and build an economy that doesn't leave anyone behind. I'll fight for a clean energy transition that creates good union jobs here at home, holds polluters accountable instead of passing their costs onto families, and protects the rivers, forests, and air that make this place worth fighting for.

  • Most of all, I’ll stay grounded in the community. I’ll hold town halls, meet with small business owners, employers and employees, and make decisions based on what people actually need, not what out of state corporations want. They have plenty of representation in Olympia - we need people to look out for the rest of us!


  • Our local economy depends on our transportation links to Portland. I’m tired of the talk about replacing the I-5 bridge .. let’s get the job done, with improved transportation options, bike and pedestrian lanes, and a safer infrastructure to keep our region moving.

  • I believe health care decisions — including reproductive, mental, and gender-affirming care — belong to individuals, not politicians. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it’s more important than ever that Washington protect and expand access to reproductive rights and remain a safe haven for those seeking it.