Candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives - District 43 in 2026 Kentucky Primary Election.
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Get StartedI will remain a strong advocate for reproductive freedom and the statewide return of abortion rights. Learn more
I will push for a statewide Fairness Law and the repeal of SB150 to protect the rights, dignity, and safety of Kentucky’s trans youth and families. Learn more
Increased professionalization standards for the Kentucky State Police, the highest law enforcement agency of the Commonwealth, bringing an end to under-regulated private training, an increase in education and experience requirements, and a requirement that body and vehicle cameras are always on and widely subject to open records requests. Learn more
With medical marijuana now legal in Kentucky, we must take the next step: legalization, regulation, and taxation of recreational cannabis. Learn more
Comprehensive public funding for universal, high quality, developmentally appropriate pre-Kindergarten. Learn more
Ensure Kentucky students have access to a high school curriculum on the history of the working class in our state, including the multiracial labor movements that shaped our state. Learn more
Working to free our children from the horror of screen addiction by promoting limits on classroom screen time and investing in real, human educators. Learn more
Perennial budget cuts and privatization of educational institutions have resulted in our public education institutions being understaffed and ill-equipped to adequately serve learners and communities. This austerity has led to more harmful policies: an over-emphasis on high-stakes testing, extreme punishment practices, and a catastrophic staffing crisis. Learn more
Public schools should be well-funded, guided by best practices, and led by well-compensated, highly-educated professionals. All learners deserve opportunities for critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and the development and maintenance of executive function. That means that our children should be taught by real teachers not primarily by apps and AI bots. Learn more
Fully and better staffed schools, providing holistic support of learners: counselors, wraparound staff, teaching support staff, and sufficient staff for operations such as custodial, meal, and transportation workers. Learn more
Public education is a public good. As a public school teacher, I have witnessed the amazing outcomes and growth that can occur when children are safe and barriers to a quality education have been removed. Universally accessible, high-quality public education is one of the greatest investments we can make in the lives of all Kentuckians. Learn more
New regulations that limit industrial pollution and increase testing, especially in high-density urban areas with significant residential population exposure like West and Central Louisville. Learn more
Stop the fossil fuel buildout for data centers: reject new gas plants and coal upgrades unless companies commit to using clean energy, pay for grid expansion, and win community approval. Learn more
I will continue my lifelong commitment to a free Palestine and will do everything in my power—both as a legislator and as an advocate and organizer—to support that struggle. I support the repeal of SJR 55 to restore Kentucky students’ inalienable right to protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Learn more
Access to affordable healthcare through Medicaid expansion and ultimately state participation in a national universal, single-payer health program: Medicare for All. Learn more
Adequately funded statewide right to counsel for tenants in eviction courts. Learn more
Measures that will lead to universal rent control and permanently affordable, quality housing for all Kentuckians. Learn more
Repeal state preemptions that prohibit local governments from using tools like rent stabilization or rent control to protect tenants from excessive rent increases. Learn more
Renewed investments in public housing. Learn more
An end to noncriminal deportation as well as an end to cooperation with punitive federal agencies such as ICE. Learn more
State funding for local transportation infrastructure including an expanded, improved TARC system, as well as improvements to streets and paths to make cycling accessible, efficient, and safe. Learn more
An increase in K-12 and higher education funding to 2008 levels, at least, adjusting for inflation. Learn more
Teachers as workers statewide, ensuring that they have fair wages and safe, just working conditions. Learn more
Crack down on employer wage theft by strengthening enforcement, increasing penalties, protecting whistleblowers. Learn more
A repeal of the “Right to Work” Law of 2017, putting the power to organize back in the hands of workers. Learn more
A living wage for all workers, including an increase of state minimum wage from 7.25 to 18/hour, future rates that are tied to cost of living, and a reinstatement of the prevailing wage law. Learn more
As a proud union member, I know that workers in Kentucky have the power to build a commonwealth that truly empowers all of us. For centuries, powerful business interests have built their wealth on the blood and sweat of Kentucky’s workers. Legislators in Frankfort too often side with big business over the needs of ordinary workers. It’s time that we fight back. We need better wages, benefits, working conditions, and labor laws that help workers organize and fight for what is rightfully ours. Learn more
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