If elected to serve in the State House, then I will work to: 

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           - create good local jobs that support families and provides real opportunities by working with employers to provide workplace training and apprenticeship programs so that the workforce needs match the skills of the community

           - invest in mental health services that keep people healthy and communities strong by offering incentives to professionals who enter the mental health field especially in areas of critical shortages such as child psychiatrists

           - fight to make housing affordable so families can stay rooted by initiatives such as no taxes on construction materials so that the costs of building a home is reduced, restrictions on the ability of investors to purchase large blovks of affordable houses only to rent them at unaffordable rates, expanding the state housing voucher program and places limits on the criteria that can be considered for rental applications

           - develop a living wage so families can build a life not just get by

           - expand opportunities for our youth to learn, grow and succeed with after-school programs, mentoring and apprenticeships

           - end the school to prison pipeline by enacting laws giving students access to attorneys during the tribunal and IEP process

          - create an updated formula for per pupil educational funding to replace the outdated one

          - use lottery funds to fully fund pre-k3 and pre-k4 education

          - make health insurance attainable for self-employed, unemployed and lower income families by expanding Medicaid under the Peach Care Plus Act and expand the services that can utilize Medicaid waivers

         - stop funding crisis for critical agencies such as DFCS, which currently has an $85million deficit, by mandating full funding for departments before any politically motivated tax rebates can be issued

          - ensure our seniors have care, dignity, respect and support

          - allow everyone to have access to the resources they need not to survive but to thrive

          - be a voice for the people of District 94