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County
Cumberland
Occupation
Science Educator
Education
Undergraduate work at Harrisburg Area Community College, BS Biotechnology from Shippensburg University, MS Biology from Shippensburg University, graduate work at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, teacher certification from Millersville University
Qualifications
15+ years in science education from 6-12th and community college. Inspector with the PA DEP and DOH.
Neighbors across our district are all feeling the same squeeze. Gas, groceries, and healthcare costs keep going up while wages stay flat. I know what that feels like. I grew up on WIC and reduced lunch, and I was the first in my family to go to college. That experience shaped who I am. As a scientist, former PA DEP inspector, and HACC professor, I bring both lived experience and real-world expertise to these challenges. I will fight for fair wages, lower healthcare costs, clean water, and well-funded schools because I have lived it, and I know how to fix it.
Every eligible neighbor deserves a fair, secure, and accessible vote. In the last 10 years less than 150 fraudulent ballots were documented in PA out of hundreds of millions cast. Fraud is rare, and our systems are catching it. Yet some proposals would require voters to get a passport, which costs $165 for first-time applicants, or a Real ID, which runs about $60. Women who have changed their name through marriage, have to get court documents with name changes, which takes time and money many families do not have. I support secure, paper-based elections with strong audits and full transparency, while removing barriers that make it harder for working and disabled neighbors to participate. Security and access, we can have both.
Pennsylvania has missed its June 30 budget deadline three years in a row in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That is not normal, and it hurts real people. When the budget is late, schools run out of money and have to borrow just to keep the lights on. Nonprofits cannot plan. Local governments across our six communities get left in limbo. Current politicians are to blame. I believe the budget must be passed on time, every year. No excuses, no political games. I support real deadlines with real consequences and automatic continuing resolutions to prevent service disruptions while negotiations continue. Neighbors across District 87 deserve a representative who puts their needs before partisan politics.
Yes. This directly affects your bills. A single large data center can use as much energy as a small city and as much water as an entire town. Without rules, your utility bills end up boosting corporate profits. As a former PA DEP inspector, I have seen firsthand what happens when industry operates without environmental accountability. We pay the price in higher costs and damaged water and land. With smart state standards, data centers can be good neighbors. They can bring jobs while protecting our water, land, and keeping utility costs fair for taxpayers across District 87. State baseline protections and local MPC zoning authority are not in conflict. We need both working together to protect our communities and build our economy.
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