Occupation / Current Position
State Represenative, Michigan House District 6
Education
High School Diploma, Notre Dame Academy, 2000. BA, English and Classics, Vassar College, 2004. Graduated with Honors. MA, English Studies, University of Exeter (UK), 2006. Graduated with Honors
Qualifications and Experience
MI State Representative, House District 6, 2024-Present; House District 5, 2023-2024 Berkley City Councilmember, 2019-2022
Michigan's public schools are underfunded by over $4.5B a year, and the people paying that price are students and teachers. I know what that looks like from inside a classroom. In Lansing, I've fought to close the gap: historic per-pupil investments, over $200M in higher education infrastructure as Joint Capital Outlay Chair, and a push to equalize facilities funding so where a child lives doesn't determine what their school looks like. I'll keep fighting to increase the base allowance, close the Dark Stores loophole, block voucher schemes that drain public school budgets, and ensure state tests serve students rather than penalize teachers.
Working people in Michigan are squeezed from every direction, and the solutions aren't complicated: we need to choose workers over corporate interests. I opposed the compromise that preserved the subminimum wage for tipped workers and weakened paid sick leave protections voters had already approved. I've fought to repeal right-to-work, restore prevailing wage, and invest in affordable housing. I'm a proud co-sponsor of Michigan's single-payer healthcare framework, and I've pushed to erase medical debt because no one should go bankrupt getting care. The cost of daily life goes down when workers have power and corporations pay their fair share.
Our clean energy future depends on utilities delivering reliable, affordable service and being held accountable when they don't. I championed the Clean Energy and Jobs Act, co-sponsored community solar legislation, and introduced a Ratepayer Bill of Rights to tie rate increases to real performance improvements and ban ratepayer money from funding utility election spending. I've pledged to take no money from regulated utilities, and I voted against tax incentives that offered tech companies 25-year exemptions to build hyperscale data centers with no enforceable environmental protections, renewable energy requirements or community benefits.
Constitutional rights do not stop at citizenship. Due process, First Amendment protections, and freedom from unreasonable search and seizure belong to every person in Michigan, regardless of immigration status. I've co-sponsored legislation to designate schools, hospitals, and churches as protected spaces; bar state and local law enforcement from immigration enforcement agreements with the federal government; and prohibit masked law enforcement from concealing their identities. I flew to Minneapolis to witness the federal occupation firsthand. What I saw was not law enforcement. It was state-sponsored thuggery. Michigan must not comply.
Occupation / Current Position
Retired
Education
Flint Central High School(Graduate), Concorde Career Institute (Medical Technician), Mary Grove College(Entrepreneurial Program), Purdue University Global ( Bachelor’s Health and Human Services/Admin
Qualifications and Experience
Macomb County Commissioner, Vice Chair of The Government Oversight Committee Vice Chair of SEMOG, Reginal Review Committee Member, Vice Chair Traffic and Safety Task Force, Agriculture Tourism CMTE
Michigan’s education system is showing real strain and student performance remains weak.
Recent NAEP reporting showed fourth-grade reading and math remain below pre-pandemic levels, with Michigan near the bottom nationally in some measures.
Michigan’s funding system is widely described as inequitable.
A practical proposal would be a weighted funding and teacher retention package tied to literacy and attendance outcomes. That would increase state aid for low income students, special education students, require evidence-based reading instruction and track improvement in attendance and achievement.
The Living Wage policy already in place, the Housing Readiness Incentive Grant Program. A useful proposal would be a Michigan Affordability and Living Wage Package that combines wage growth with cost relief. It could include three parts: automatic wage indexing after 2027, a larger housing-supply and rental-assistance fund for local governments, and a health-cost reduction agenda focused on drug prices, prior authorization, and surprise billing protections.
I would treat the issue as a three-part balance , keep the grid reliable, keep bills manageable, and keep the transition to cleaner energy moving without overburdening families or businesses. The best policies are the ones that improve service quality and resilience while also protecting customers from higher costs and pollution.
I believe our constitution is written for residents who are legally in this country. Those holding Permanent Domicile in the cities and communities within the USA. Due process is for legal residents. Asylum seekers, green card holders and any other persons residing in our communities are subject to the laws written, our courts allow due process but I believe you forfeit or lesson the process when breaking the laws on the books. I believe crossing our border illegally and without proper documentation is illegal and should be handled as such. Some states created sanctuary cities which I am not in favor of.
