Candidate for Ohio House of Representatives - District 56 in 2026 Ohio Primary Election.
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Get StartedIncrease transparency for the VA and how these funds are directly going to support veterans themselves. Learn more
Expand access to VA services like mental health and primary care centers directed just for veterans. Learn more
Require all hospitals to have a Veteran Care Coordinator to directly address veterans’ concerns. Learn more
Improve outreach and awareness to our veterans. Many are unaware of the programs available to them such as VA specialized care or toxic exposure programs. It is our failure to not provide them with this information and support. Learn more
Increase state grants for veteran housing and offer state-backed low-interest home loans for veterans buying or renovating homes. Learn more
Smaller Public School Classroom Sizes. Learn more
Reduce focus on standardized testing. Learn more
Resources for neurodivergent and disabled children to be successful in school by working with teachers to create tangible goals for them to reach - especially if the traditional standards are not as feasible for them. Learn more
End the vouchers system. Learn more
Early education is critical to future success and by implementing Universal Pre-K throughout the state, we will make sure that our kids are ready to take on school and future educational challenges. Learn more
Continuing to fund and increase access to College Credit Plus (CCP) for students. Learn more
Incentivize community solar projects - like providing schools with funding to create solar gardens. Learn more
We don't have enough Primary Care Providers (PCP) in Ohio - especially in our rural areas. To solve this, we can expand training programs and residency slots specifically in underserved specialties/communities (like primary care, mental health, etc) to incentivize those roles. Learn more
Assisted living is 6k/month in Ohio. A nursing home in Cincinnati goes from 9k/month up to 12k/month for a private room. Learn more
Insurers must be required to publicly publish their claim denial rate and premium amounts. Learn more
Wage theft and labor violations cost Ohio workers millions of dollars each year, disproportionately harming low-wage and frontline workers. Learn more
Healthcare for ALL - including Unions. Learn more
Nursing Care Limits Federal guidelines recently changed about how many aides are required in nursing care. So Ohio laws may be the stop-gap to ensure safe staffing. This is a huge concern for our elderly population. Learn more
Medicaid/State Funding that can go towards a nursing home/assisted living facilities should also be able to go towards private/independent living at home. Learn more
Medical Debt Protection Wage garnishment for medical bills only increases the strain on an already struggling household. By reducing this garnishment, we can ensure that money is being directed to the families and in-turn to their local communities. Learn more
Larger employers will also be required to either provide health coverage or contribute to a statewide healthcare fund, ensuring businesses continue paying their fair share instead of shifting costs onto taxpayers Employers who currently offer comprehensive health plans would be financially rewarded for maintaining or enhancing coverage, particularly when those benefits are negotiated through union contracts and include dental, vision, mental health, and family coverage. Learn more
Setting caps on how many multiples of cost a pharmaceutical company can charge a patient for (ie a drug that costs 20 to produce can only be sold for 100 - which provides a healthy margin for the company while also providing transparency to patients). Learn more
Strengthening access to primary care because Its easier to support a healthy community than an ill one. By promoting preventive care programs (screenings, vaccinations, wellness) with lower or no cost for patients - we can encourage health & wellness. The end goal of this policy is to make at least 1 primary care, dental care and vision care visit a year FREE for every Ohioan. Learn more
Allow for housing to be built within the “downtown” areas to further support walkability and local businesses. Think the "Mason Mile" or Lebanon Downtown but with even more access to our downtown and local business. Learn more
Reduce insurance premium increases for the addition of clean energy onto homes. Learn more
Incentivize landlords to not have empty housing/lots/buildings. They should have businesses or families living in these structures to support use and maintenance. Learn more
Develop buses from Lebanon to downtown - and create a bus from Lebanon to the Mason Kings Island Express bus. Learn more
Continue to to expand the route and frequency of buses like the 71X Kings Island Express - especially during peak morning hours. Learn more
Promote public transit and provide subsidies to those who do regularly use public transit for their commutes. Learn more
Expand to weekends as a way for people to easily get downtown such as for younger people, people who don’t want to/can’t get downtown, etc. Learn more
We can create a train station and then work with P&G and other companies to create a method of transit from the train station to the workplace and back (such as Home -- Train Station -- Bus to Work -- Work). Learn more
Create temporary "bike lanes" where on certain summer weekends, multilane roads have 1 lane converted to a bike-only trail. Learn more
Increase timeliness of local buses. Learn more
I will also work with local Mayors to get train tracks & the possibility of having smaller stations at big working hubs such as the P&G Business Innovation Center in Mason. Learn more
When people earn more, local economies grow - higher wages mean more spending at small businesses and stronger communities across Ohio. A livable wage is important for us ALL. Learn more
Workers deserve the freedom to organize and bargain collectively without fear of retaliation or interference from employers. Learn more
Ohio's minimum wage is "technically" tied to inflation - but its not enough. We need to tie minimum wage to a "livable" amount. We can do that by taking the average rent and grocery costs of Ohioans - and making that the base of our minimum wage. As rent and grocery costs increase, so does your earnings. Learn more
Expanding paid apprenticeships and workforce training programs connects workers directly to stable, high-demand careers. Learn more
Expanding paid apprenticeships and workforce training programs connects workers directly to stable, high-demand careers. Learn more
We need to stop bills like SB1 in 2025 which attacks university workers' rights by limiting what they can bargain in a contract and would ban strikes for Ohio university faculty. If bills like this pass, all of our union rights are at risk. Learn more
Invest in Job Training & Apprenticeships Ohio needs a workforce system that prepares workers for good-paying jobs in manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, and clean energy. Learn more
Raise Wages for Ohio Workers Ohio’s minimum wage has not kept up with our bills. This means working families are often juggling multiple jobs just to get by. Learn more
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