Campaign Phone #
(920)619-6603
Campaign Phone
(920)619-6603
Education
Bachelor of Arts, multiple technical college degrees
Personal Pronouns
she/her/hers
Water Quality-As a board member of the Northeast Wisconsin Clean Water Action Council, I will tap into my network of experts to write legislation that will protect our invaluable waters, and budget well to support the DNR.
Reproductive Healthcare-As an activist and voice for most Wisconsinites who support reproductive rights, I will not rest until we have a constitutional amendment codifying robust reproductive rights. We need to protect choices for pregnant people and their medical experts and caretakers.
Medicaid Expansion-My public activism began when the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was threatened, and never stopped. Because Wisconsin is one of just 10 states that has not expanded Medicaid, billions in Wisconsin tax dollars go to expansion states.
Public School Funding-We need fairer education funding so districts are not driven to referendums; to increase special education reimbursement to keep general funds to cover basic services; and to stop vouchers to non-public schools
Fundamentally, regarding housing, we need to go up, not out, meaning we need more apartment buildings and fewer single-family homes. We can’t make more land, but we can make comfortable apartments. Re-zoning by municipalities could consider including requirements for developers to build housing at multiple price points to avoid a glut of expensive housing when more moderately priced housing is urgently needed. The re-zoning could also encourage planned neighborhoods with apartment buildings, as well as multiplexes, condos and single-family homes.
As small farms fail, owners may sell out to private equity firms/developers with no restrictions about how the land is used. Private equity firms/developers are also buying up homes to make them high-rent rental properties just because they can.
Experiments, like the “Cottage Court” of 21 tiny homes in Green Bay, intended for veterans struggling to afford housing, are great, observable exercises in public/private collaborations.
We need an independent nonpartisan method of redistricting which will ensure that our voting maps are fair, and our elections truly reflect the will of the voters. I serve on the League of Women Voters state-level Judicial Integrity and Redistricting Committee We have an ad hoc committee researching deeply the best practices used around the country to draw fair voting maps. Our goal is to develop a unique Wisconsin model that will help our legislators draft and pass redistricting legislation, and ultimately help voters pass a constitutional amendment which would enshrine a healthier, fairer method for drawing future voting maps.
I have dedicated about 7 years to these efforts because: 1) I believe that elections should be about the power of ideas, 2) no elected official should be so secure in their seat that they don’t feel they need to listen to opposing views, and 3) every voter should fill out their ballot knowing that their vote matters.
The bay of Green Bay and Wisconsin’s physical connection to Lake Michigan make water a priority for environmental sustainability. Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes, which make up 90% of the fresh surface water in the whole United States! The bay of Green Bay is the largest freshwater estuary in the world, making it an international treasure.
I support the University of Wisconsin Green Bay’s efforts to get the bay approved to join the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) system. The state should prepare for ways to support the NERR program.
Our crucial drinking water comes from groundwater wells and municipal water systems. Let’s address risks from PFAS “forever chemicals;” plastics; waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s); nonpoint source runoff from mega farms; invasive species; and spills from mining and oil pipelines.
We can properly fund the DNR and confirm the governor’s appointments swiftly to improve the health of our people and environment.
The constitution requires the legislature to fund public schools which serve all children. Our legislature has chosen to also create an expensive taxpayer-funded voucher system which supports independent charter & private schools not open to all. If we focused tax dollars on public schools only, we could fuel innovative programming; provide support services students need to be academically, emotionally and physically healthy; and improve teacher retention through better wages and benefits.
Let’s end the flawed funding formula that forces districts to referendums. This unpredictable approach is fiscally irresponsible and makes it impossible for districts to plan strategically or adjust quickly to changes.
We need to raise our state’s public school special education 30% reimbursement rate. It is one of the lowest in the country and is significantly less than the 90% that private schools receive. Public schools are on the hook for the other 70% leaving less money to meet basic needs.
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