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words matter- The issues our platform is built on

21st Century Public Schools

21st Century Public Schools

21st Century Public Schools

Don’t let Harrisburg deny our kids a future


Ensure that our children have a safe, equitable, rigorous and fully funded public education


Recruit, train, and deploy a diverse pool of teachers 

Education Platform

Help Small Businesses

21st Century Public Schools

21st Century Public Schools

Grow the tax base by recruiting and supporting LOCAL business with funding, grants, and zoning 


Promote a fair playing field with taxation of internet companies


Healthcare Reform

21st Century Public Schools

Healthcare Reform

Healthcare is a right not a privilege


Affordable, physical and mental health care for every Pennsylvanian


Tackle disparities in healthcare delivery

Civil Rights

Real Tax Reform

Healthcare Reform

No matter where you are born, who you love, the God you pray to, or if you pray at all, your rights must be protected


Protect voting rights and fight voter suppression efforts


Promote civil liberties for all Pennsylvanians


Combating the spread of hate groups by strengthening government response, protecting our houses of worship and immigrant communities

Real Tax Reform

Real Tax Reform

Real Tax Reform

Senior Issues
tax reform

Provide property tax relief and stop tax breaks for big businesses and land developers 


Deliver real tax relief to seniors and go after internet giants that don’t pay local taxes


Close the Delaware loophole that allows large corporations in Pennsylvania to avoid paying corporate net income taxes on profits earned in Pennsylvania

LGBTQ Equality

Real Tax Reform

Real Tax Reform

LGBTQ Equality
LGBTQ Rights

Eliminate discrimination in housing, employment and medical services

Protect LGBTQ youth in schools and ensure economic justice and help LGBTQ businesses thrive

Preserve marriage equality and equal access to services


Expand the definition of a hate crime in PA to include the targeting of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender or gender identity

Living Wage

Women's Rights

Women's Rights

Worker Rights

Pennsylvanians should not work for lower wages than surrounding states

If you work for a living, you should make at least $15 minimum wage

Extend benefits to and expand benefits for full and part-time workers 

Women's Rights

Women's Rights

Women's Rights

Women's Rights

Protect reproductive freedom

Ensure wage equality

Support universal Pre-K and full day Kindergarten

Strengthen anti-harassment laws and eliminate the use of NDAs to protect predators


Infrastructure

Women's Rights

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Infrastructure

Increase state support for roads, SEPTA, traffic safety, stormwater and wastewater systems

Our elderly, those living with disabilities, and children must be able to safely cross the street 

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Common Sense Gun Reform

Background checks for all sales, ban automatic weapons, restrict 3D printed guns

Restore local rights and hold the NRA accountable

Good Government

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Criminal Justice Reform

Expand early voting, automatic registration, vote by mail, and the mailing of voting reminders


Restore voting rights for incarcerated citizens convicted of non-voting-related crimes


Reform the redistricting process with an independent citizens commission and transparency


Establish a co-sponsor threshold for legislation that would trigger a guaranteed floor vote


Subsidies for public media to hold government accountable and guarantee transparency


Reform campaign finance laws


Good Government Platform

Criminal Justice Reform

Common Sense Gun Legislation

Criminal Justice Reform

 We need a justice system that ensures the safety, security, and dignity of all citizens, be they free or incarcerated


Promote trauma-informed community policing with innovative research-based solutions


Dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline 


Implement restorative justice, alternative sentencing, eliminate cash bail, and reduce disproportionate minority conta

Our Environment

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

Empower our local organizers and elected officials in advancing sustainable practices including fighting for grants and infrastructure financing programs.  


Strengthen state oversight by increasing funding and staffing of the Department of Environmental Protection inspectors and watchdogs. Increase fines on polluters. I will call for a moratorium on industry practices that are meaningfully detrimental to our air, water or soil. 


Invest in new technology, green businesses, research and the education of tomorrow’s environmental scientists. 


Provide the care and justice needed by those that are negatively impacted by our environmental decisions.  

Environment Platform

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

Strengthen Hate Crime Laws

Pass the Hate Crimes Legislation Package


Create systems that allow victims and witnesses to have a straight-forward and language-accessible way to report incidents and one in which victims are supported


Fund these initiatives so law enforcement has the resources they need to identify and investigate crimes committed by those that espouse hateful extremist views against ethnic, religious, immigrant, sexual orientation, and gender identity groups as well as those living with disability


Fund security measures to protect houses of worship and community centers to make them safe places to worship and gather.


Hate Crimes Platform

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