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76
Family
Two adult children, six grandchildren.
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(602) 696-3780
I have experience in the legislature and working with communities to address issues that concern Arizonans. I was a teacher for 35 years in the Phoenix Union High School District and I have worked in the legislature for 26 years. I use my institutional knowledge to help newcomers in the legislature become better legislators. With my background and experience, I focus on ways to strengthen the education system and improve health care and economic conditions for children and families. I voted for Medicaid expansion, support additional funding for teachers and schools, I supported lifting the freeze on Kids Care, and I opened my campaign to collecting signatures for Invest In Ed and Outlaw dirty money while canvassing. Strong families mean a strong Arizona, and I will continue to fight for families, no matter what. That's why I am the best person for the job.
No, I don't support Ducey's plan for teacher pay raises. First, no sustainable funding stream was established, so there is no guarantee that educators will see all of the money promised. Second, it still doesn't restore funding to 2008 levels. Third, not every school district received the nine percent because it was based on an average of teachers salaries.
My priority would be to establish a sustainable funding stream by eliminating the funding to "Freedom Schools," rehire state auditors to recoup taxes for the state and close tax loopholes, raise corporate and high wage earners income tax, and eliminate most tax credits.
No, they do not. We need more transparency with our charter schools and they need to be held same standards as our public schools in regards to procedures and accounting.
Yes, I would support stricter gun laws like raising the minimum age to 21 for all gun purchases, banning bump stocks, and requiring universal background checks on gun sales, including between private parties.
Evidence based research shows that requiring universal background checks and permits reduces gun violence. Implementing those practices, along with closing the gun show loophole, raising the minimum age to 21 for all gun purchases, and banning bump stocks would all help reduce gun violence and mass shootings. We also need to provide more counselors and mental health professionals at all of our schools.
No, we have already cut taxes too much and created too many tax credits. This is why we have a funding crisis for public education.
No, it will make the drug more available to our youth. I do support decriminalizing it.
No, we have not taken the right approach, and many of these restrictions should be rolled back. The increased restrictions make it harder for women to access their legal right to abortion. These restrictions often claim to help women, but they are not based on any kind of science or evidence. These restrictions are also insulting to women by taking their reproductive health choices out of their hands and putting them into the governments. Women's reproductive health choices should be made by a woman and her doctor, and no one else.
The governors effort to address water issues failed last session because not all stakeholders were invited to participate, as was the case when the Ground Water Management Act was decided. If we are going to really prepare for water-shortages, we need all stakeholders at the table to design a proper plan.
Absolutely. LGBTQ Arizonans deserve to have the same rights as everyone else, and they deserve to be treated as equals.
No. Using ones religion as license to discriminate is a practice that needs to be stopped and shouldn't be supported by the government.
In addition to k-12 funding, we also need to fund community colleges, universities, and expand and fully fund Joint Technical Educational Districts to help get as many people educated as possible to support our industries and workforce.
No, I don't support the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. This is a voucher program that takes money away from public schools and has been proven (by an investigative journalism article by the Arizona Republic) to not help low income communities and basically works as a tax credit for the wealthy. I am opposed to spending public money on private and religious schools.
I will vote NO on Prop 305 to repeal the expansion of the voucher program, and I will encourage others to do so as well, because vouchers take money away from our public schools, they don't help our low income populations and basically work as a tax break for the wealthy, and I'm opposed to spending public money on private and religious schools.
This is a federal responsibility and I don't believe Arizona should spend any money towards a wall.
No, the legislature hasn't done enough. We need to establish clear guidelines and procedures related to sexual harassment among and between legislators and staff, so that people safe reporting harassment.
Homelessness is definitely something that hasn't been addressed. Neighborhoods in my district have seen in an uptick in issues around homelessness because there aren't enough shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness. We also need more services for those being released from prison so that they can get housing and jobs so they don't become homeless and resort back to crime. There are also not adequate pre-release services for those leaving prison to address their mental health issues.
Water is our biggest threat. Like I stated above, If we are going to really prepare for water-shortages, we need all stakeholders at the table to design a proper plan. Water has not been taken seriously by the state government and we need to make this a priority in the upcoming session.
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