Candidate for Illinois House of Representatives - District 13 in 2026 Illinois Primary Election.
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Get StartedFight to ensure reproductive rights remain safe and accessible. I will vote against any attempts to restrict these fundamental rights. Learn more
Secure pension parity for Chicago taxpayers. If you live in Chicago, your state tax dollars are paying for nearly all of suburban and downstate teacher pensions but only a small portion of Chicago teacher pensions. The discrepancy would cover a large portion of the CPS operating deficit if closed. Learn more
Improve real-world learning opportunities to allow students to explore career pathways and enhance dual credit options to maximize learning potential as well as save students money on college coursework. Learn more
Advocate for state investments in classrooms to invest in our students and mitigate property taxes that are increasing rent and ownership costs. Parents shouldn’t have to organize and raise money to ensure essential school services. Learn more
Regulate data centers to make sure our water sources and environment are protected from big tech companies, as well as lower electric prices for everyday people. Learn more
Bring energy prices down by accelerating the clean energy transition with investment, reduced bottlenecks on the grid, streamlined permitting, and working with regional electricity markets on efficiencies. Learn more
Ensure polluters are held accountable to help fix environmental and climate damages and incentivize harm reduction, such as eliminating PFAS (“forever chemicals”). Learn more
Increase affordable childcare, build out housing options, and regulate drug prices to bring healthcare costs down. Learn more
Support expansion of home- and community-based services, mental health services, and family leave. Learn more
Offset pending federal cuts to Medicaid that will harm those who can least afford it. If Illinois does not step up to help provide care, the consequences will be devastating for our entire community, not just those directly receiving care. Learn more
Lower healthcare and prescription drug costs by establishing a state Prescription Drug Affordability Board to cap out-of-pocket costs for essential medications and hold insurers and pharmacy benefit managers accountable for price spikes. Learn more
Build new homes to drive down rent and ownership prices. Removing barriers to building housing options like accessory dwelling units and middle housing options (three-flats, townhouses, etc.) while prioritizing build out near transit and commercial corridors to facilitate effective growth. Learn more
Strengthen anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation policies to protect renters and help keep them in their homes. Learn more
Provide resources to help rapid response networks scale. We need to be as ready as possible to protect Chicagoans from increased ICE presence. Learn more
Enhance safe zones to prevent ICE raids at schools, courthouses, hospitals, and other sensitive spaces. Learn more
Increase pedestrian and bike safety. Our district has experienced too many preventable tragedies. Learn more
Ensure the effective implementation of transit reforms to modernize the CTA and reduce traffic congestion. Learn more
Reduce electric and heating bills. We need to make sure data centers are paying their fair share so everyday people aren’t subsidizing the wealthiest technology corporations on the planet. Learn more
Facilitate more rapid build out of infrastructure. We need improvements to be deployed quickly so that we aren't waiting endlessly for their benefits. Learn more
Steadily increase the state’s reserves for emergencies and unemployment insurance, as well as investment in workforce training initiatives, to mitigate scenarios with potential large-scale job loss. This is also best practice to better weather recessions generally. Learn more
Create an AI Bill of Rights to enhance protections for labor rights, data privacy, and communication transparency. Learn more
Ensure no new taxes on working people. We can’t ask people to pay more when costs of housing, utilities, healthcare, education, and everything else is going up. Learn more
Lower property taxes that are making rent and home ownership unaffordable. Learn more
Provide tax credits and gap financing to create new affordable housing units. Learn more
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