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Civil Rights

I will work to pass the Equality Act and finally outlaw discrimination in housing, healthcare, and employment for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn more

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

On the legal front, I will work to end mandatory minimum sentencing, get public defenders more resources, and shift focus toward social justice in our legal system. Learn more

I will work to improve police accountability measures, such as body cameras, which protect both the public and our police officers. Learn more

Economy

Will fight for American-made steel, energy, and other goods that are made with higher quality and cleaner standards than anywhere else in the world. Through protecting our economic independence, we can reinforce the foundation of a strong middle class. Learn more

Education

Pennsylvania needs to opt into any future expansions of Medicare and Medicaid, provide funding and opportunities to help Pennsylvanians struggling to access healthcare, control the sky-rocketing cost of prescription drugs like insulin, and make healthcare industry giants like UPMC pay their fair share in taxes. Learn more

The state needs to carry its weight and add funding to the school districts that need it most. This will give every child an equal opportunity for a great education. Learn more

I will also work to stop charter schools from syphoning off massive amounts (as much as 15% in the case of Highlands) of funding from our public schools. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I want to address the massive issues posed by the Parks Township nuclear waste site and the Plum injection site. The Parks Township site is currently home to over 4,000 metric tons of radioactive waste that poisons our air and water and the cleanup effort has stalled. The Plum injection site is a testament to the legacy of fracking in our area. Empty and porous fracking wells, like the Plum site, are injected with fracking wastewater. Learn more

As your state representative, I will energetically fight to hold fracking companies accountable and clean up these sites. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

I will fight with everything I have to secure investment in our roads, our storm drains, our public transportation, and our telecommunications network. Learn more

I also want to work with Port Authority of Allegheny County to bring back a bus garage in our district and get quality public transportation, and the jobs to support it, in our community. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

I will fight for living-wage jobs, protect the rights of workers to organize, and push for investment in infrastructure. Learn more