Candidate for Texas House of Representatives - District 91 in 2020 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedSupport policies that guarantee a woman’s access to birth control and emergency contraception. Learn more
Ensure a woman’s right to choose is not impeded with limited access to safe and legal family planning. Learn more
Help bring justice to victims of rape in Texas by mandating and funding testing of all rape kits. Learn more
A “therapeutic” approach to corrections has potential to reduce reincarceration by helping offenders acquire problem-solving and coping skills needed to overcome the shortfalls that originally put them at risk of criminal conduct. End state incarceration for marijuana possession not intended for sale. Expand access to mental health services in prisons to diagnose and treat mental health illnesses that drive reoffense rates. Learn more
Reform the bail system that unfairly targets poor offenders. Redeploy public dollars to community safety, and not waste resources jailing those who are not public safety risks. End the practice of costly for-profit prisons with the perverse motivation to keep more people jailed longer, and have demonstrably higher levels of violence as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice. Learn more
Encourage businesses to leverage their resources locally through Strategic Community Investments. By supporting the development and transfer of skills, and access to social services–especially where levels of poverty and social risk are high–businesses can help field a more ready adaptable workforce. Support stronger health, safety and wage regulations that protect workers; and deceptive trade practice regulations to protect consumers. Learn more
Keep public tax dollars in public schools. Protect public school teacher retirement. Learn more
Support local control, allowing School Boards and Administrations to set the goals and metrics to effectively measure achievement. Encourage school/business internships to promote career excitement and exploration. Increase civic awareness by offering internships with local governmental bodies. Learn more
Allow Texans who commit to high-demand fields and underserved communities the opportunity to graduate without debt. Emphasize civics education that fully informs young voters about their voting rights, how to access them, why they are crucial to the survival of our democracy, and how to become informed engaged voters. Learn more
Provide adequate operating capital while decreasing the burden on property tax payers. This will require remodeling Texas’ broken school finance system so the State and local school districts return to their previous 50:50 funding partnership for public schools. This will also require closing corporate loopholes now being used to extract funds from our limited State school budget. Learn more
Empower teachers to inspire and challenge students in the classroom, and reduce the emphasis on costly, ineffective, high-stakes testing. Ensure that each school is a safe and respectful learning environment for every student. Broaden educational opportunities for Texans beyond traditional university by improving access to community colleges, trade schools, certification programs, nanodegrees and internships. Learn more
Texas energy policies should optimize the use of existing energy sources while incenting safe new and renewable ones. Support Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s land-use proposal to “Practice, Encourage, and Enable Science-based Stewardship of Natural and Cultural Resources.”. Learn more
Protect and expand Texas Health and Human Services such as Medicaid, CHIP (healthcare), SNAP (food benefits), TANF (cash help) and others (family violence, pregnancy support, etc.) that ensure millions of low-income Texas women can afford access to reproductive health services, such as cervical and breast cancer screenings and well-woman exams. Learn more
Provide affordable access to the basic healthcare Texans require and deserve. Provide alternatives to addictive pain medications, including physician-approved access to medical marijuana. Learn more
True immigration reform must be implemented at the federal level, but as Texans, we should treat all our neighbors with respect and offer a helping hand to those fleeing violence, authoritarian rule, or other atrocities. The safety of all Texans is improved when any parent is able to call 911 for help without fear of ICE agents asking neighbors to prove their citizenship/legal status. When an undocumented mother cannot call 911 to protect her daughter who is a US citizen, our laws are broken. Learn more
Invest in training, certification, and registered apprenticeship and internship programs to allow Texans–especially those without college degrees–to fill the demand for increasingly specialized professions. Learn more
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