Candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives - District 29 in 2020 Kentucky General Election.
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.
Get StartedWhile I’d think we need universal pre-k, we have to start by fully funding full day kindergarten as well as free and nutritious student breakfasts and lunches Learn more
’ll always stand with public education. I personally understand the sacrifices being made, and will fight to ensure schools have the resources they need. Learn more
On the whole, Kentucky needs to step back and make sure we set out educational standards based on understandings of developmental appropriateness. This starts with our early childhood education. While I’d think we need universal pre-k, we have to start by fully funding full day kindergarten as well as free and nutritious student breakfasts and lunches. In addition, the school day should be restructured based upon data driven studies of developmental best practices. This includes increased time for exploratory and experiential play and learning. Learn more
In every issue I address, from supporting a living wage, to options for raising revenue, to everything else, I’ll consider it through the lens of what’s equitable. Learn more
In addition, the school day should be restructured based upon data driven studies of developmental best practices. This includes increased time for exploratory and experiential play and learning. Learn more
When I was a brand new teacher, I thought that treating all of my students the same was fair; and, that if all they received was the same then they were all being served appropriately. As I matured, I learned that nothing could be farther from the truth. I learned that teaching each student based on their own unique and individual skill sets, talents, cultural backgrounds and experiences was the only way to be fair. That’s equity. Learn more
Making the environment a top priority means supporting policies that ensure clean air, water, and healthy ecosystems.We must all be committed to acting locally to benefit the earth globally. Learn more
In the General Assembly, I will fight for policies that reduce our greenhouse gas emissions - including measures that regulate emissions, and resource extraction, support renewable energy, and support sustainable development. At home in District 29, I’ll work for common-sense projects that we can support as a community, such as community clean-ups, neighborhood beautification, and tree planting. Learn more
Caring for patients in pain, cancer patients suffering from nausea and treatment effects, and patients who experience seizures require medical marijuana to be legalized. Marijuana has been shown through research to be nonaddictive and nonlethal while easing pain, nausea and the incidence of seizure for these patients. For these reasons medical marijuana is also a tool for lessening the opioid crisis that has gripped our state. Learn more
Kentucky must return to the full medicaid expansion implemented under the Affordable Care Act that significantly increased the number of Kentuckians covered by health insurance as well as returning vision and dental benefits to those covered by the medicaid expansion plan. Learn more
Kentucky must protect and support laborers by repealing Right to Work and Paycheck Protection laws and reinstating the prevailing wage. Learn more
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.