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Our Community, Our Issues

Key Issues

Our campaign focuses on critical issues affecting the First Barnstable district, including education funding reform, affordable housing, our environment and economic development. We aim to address these concerns by supporting actionable policies and bold ideas that strengthen our community.

Community Engagement

We believe in the power of community voices. Our campaign will actively engage residents through forums, meet and greets, phone calls, and on the doors to ensure that every opinion is heard and valued.

Policy Transparency

Transparency is vital in governance. We commit to providing clear information about policy positions and decisions to foster trust and accountability.

Education

  • As a school committee member, I understand that K–12 education accounts for 40–50% of town budgets, creating significant pressure on local finances.
  • The Cape needs has an elected representative on the Joint Committee on Education to advocate for the reforms on funding needed.
  • I understand the flaws in Chapter 70 and other forms of funding needed to reduce strain on town budgets and property taxes.
  • Budgets are also value statements and we need funding to provide high-quality education for our children.
Protecting Essential Services

  • Straight talk (again): Actions by the Trump administration are placing enormous pressure on the state budget and its ability to fund essential services.
  • I support passage of the Corporate Fair Share Amendment to stop large corporations from hiding profits outside Massachusetts.
  • The state should also opt out of federal corporate tax cuts that could cost us hundreds of millions in lost revenue.
  • The state’s rainy day fund should be used only as a last resort.
  • If the choice is between protecting critical services for people or maintaining a record-high reserve balance, we must put people first.
Our Environment

  • I oppose efforts on Beacon Hill to haphazardly roll back the state’s 2030 climate goals. QWe must sustain urgency and resolve.
  • Limits on climate mitigation efforts are having a disproportionate impact on the Cape.
  • We must reduce the financial burden of septic system replacement for homeowners.
  • Pesticides such as glyphosate should be banned on state land and public utility rights-of-way.
  • Securing local earmarks for climate mitigation projects will be a priority.
  • New housing development should use the latest technology to minimize environmental impact.
  • Beacon Hill must act now—we cannot keep kicking climate action down the road.
Affordability

  • While the Executive Branch sets increases on utilities and insurance, the Legislature can review and reform the rules that guide those decisions — and I want to see that happen.
  • When a utility like Eversource reports over $800 million in profit, we must do more to protect residents and ratepayers.
  • Cape residents often joke about a “bridge tax” on everyday goods, but affordability challenges are real and deserve attention.
  • Even if government options are limited, I will publicly shine a light on price disparities and demand accountability and responsiveness

Advocacy

I won’t hesitate to give voice to the needs of individuals and communities. My public service is based on the people of First Barnstable, not Beacon Hill power structures.

Affordable Housing

  • Straight talk: The state does not have a magic wand — and our towns don’t either.
  • What towns need is unencumbered resources and greater flexibility from the state to create the tools that work locally.
  • Smart, well-planned housing growth can generate needed revenue for our communities.
  • I have testified in support of — and will continue to back — a county home rule petition to allow a real estate transfer fee dedicated to housing.
  • With limited remaining build-out space, we must also prioritize reuse and redevelopment projects.
Protecting Cape Businesses

  • The housing crunch is a key factor affecting the ability of our local businesses to remain viable.
  • State economic development funds should help expand reliable, high-speed internet for businesses and remote workers.
  • We must address the “elephant in the room” — the impact of bridge projects on tourism and the need for strong mitigation efforts.
  • I will fight for greater investment in alternative transportation options to and from the Cape.
  • We also need more microtransit solutions to expand local transit choices across the Cape.
Constituent Service

Constituent Service

  • Navigating state government resources and getting clear answers can be challenging.
  • When you contact me, you will not be left hanging.
  • I am committed to ensuring my constituents receive responsive, effective service.
  • I want it to be known — and expected — that our communities are among the best served.
Food Insecurity

  • I have worked extensively on addressing food insecurity and will continue to do so.
  • The reality is that we know how to reduce and prevent food insecurity — it requires sufficient resources and the will to act.
  • Lack of healthy nutrition is not only a hunger issue; it is also a public health concern and an educational barrier for young people.
  • I support the bold goal of ending systemic food insecurity.
  • We should establish a “Right to Food” as a state policy priority.
  • Many health challenges in our communities are directly connected to nutrition and environmental factors.
Other Issues

  • Democrats should live up to their values and let State House employees unionize.
  • Massachusetts must opt out of the Trump corporate tax changes. It is inexcusable. This will cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
  • I will request to be seated on the Joint Committee on Education and the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence; neither has any Cape representation.
  • I support the Safe Communities Act and Protect Act, which keep our local police out of immigration policing and focus on our community safety. It has in the past been supported by many police chiefs across the state. And a third committee with no Cape Cod state rep is Environment and Natural Resources.
  • I oppose the ballot question to roll back the state income tax. Not specifying what will be cut in the billions of revenue lost is disingenuous. I want the state to be more focused on supporting local budgets and taking pressure off residents that way. I support the Corporate Fair Share amendment. While the state has a high effective tax rate on corporations, there are so many loopholes, we collect one of the lower per capita rates of all states. This amendment will recover some of what we lose if we even collected a median amount.
  • Massachusetts needs a nonpartisan office to evaluate the impact of legislation, a local equivalent of the Congressional Budget Office and most states have something similar.
  • The MA Senate unanimously passed the Data Privacy Act in September. It has since been in the House, awaiting action. I strongly support these needed data protections being passed ASAP and resisting any attempts to water the bill down.