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As a National Board Certified Teacher, former middle school educator, and UE professor preparing future teachers, I understand our schools from the inside out. I know what it means to do too much with too little and what our children lose when adults fail to invest in them fully. I have also navigated complex systems as the mother of a child with severe special needs. I've experienced firsthand how broken, bureaucratic, and exhausting these systems can be for families. That experience taught me that good intentions aren't enough. We need representatives who understand the real cost of inadequate investment. How healthy is our community? We must always look at how our children are doing. I'm running because we can, and must, do better.
Indiana's housing laws heavily favor landlords, and that imbalance is part of why affordable housing remains out of reach for too many families. I would work to strengthen renter protections, including meaningful notice requirements before rent increases, clearer habitability enforcement, and stronger anti-retaliation protections for tenants who report unsafe conditions. I would also explore expanding eligibility for housing assistance programs and incentivizing the development of workforce housing in communities like ours. I commit to listening to renters, housing advocates, and community organizations to find solutions that bring fairness and stability to District 78 families who deserve a safe, affordable place to call home.
Indiana has already lost over 85% of its original wetlands, and recent legislation has continued weakening the protections that remain. That's not balance; that's a pattern of choosing short-term development over long-term community health. We can grow our economy without destroying the water, land, & air our families depend on. Wetlands reduce flooding, filter our drinking water, & support outdoor recreation that generates billions annually. Protecting them is an economic argument as much as an environmental one. I would support strengthening state wetland protections, investing in clean water infrastructure, and ensuring that environmental review processes are transparent and include community voices.
Absolutely, yes. If a school accepts public tax dollars, it must be held to public standards. Taxpayers deserve to know whether their money is producing results. Every school receiving public funds should participate in standardized testing, financial transparency reporting, and the same evaluation systems required of public schools. Students with disabilities deserve the same protections and services regardless of which school they attend. Public money is a public trust. Accountability is not a political position. It's a basic responsibility to Indiana's families and taxpayers.
HB1002 was a meaningful step, but it could have gone further. Amendments were proposed (11 times!) to cap rate increases at 3%, freeze fixed charges, create community solar options, and provide sales tax relief. My opponent voted no on all. I would push to pass those protections that were left behind. I would also work to repeal or reform the law allowing utilities to charge customers for nuclear plant planning costs before a single brick is laid, shifting risk back to shareholders, not ratepayers. And I would fight to ensure CenterPoint and other utilities face real accountability for the 20% rate increases that have devastated District 78 families. Affordable energy is not a luxury. It is essential infrastructure.
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