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There are some who treat governing as an opportunity to score political points or advance ideological culture wars at the expense of the marginalized, and those that recognize that our role is to provide solutions that matter to the people of Arizona. I consider myself one of the latter, and have been successful working with my colleagues both in my own caucus and across the aisle who believe the same.

For me, successful bipartisanship is a matter of treating people with respect, and expecting the same in return. Through this approach, I and many of my Democratic colleagues have been successful in advancing legislation that serves the people of Arizona.

Tackling rising costs has one of my primary focuses in the legislature. I believe we can achieve this by addressing the root causes of inflation, bringing higher-paying jobs, and providing all students with quality education.

This session, I ran bills that I believe will help reduce housing costs by reducing the ability of corporate buyers to inflate prices. I support rent control and source-of-income protections for tenants.

To help address healthcare costs, I cosponsored a bill to allow private employers and individuals to participate in our state health plans, which would give the state more negotiating power. I also introduced a bill to prevent price-gouging on essential medication.

I believe in policies that ensure all families have access to low-cost, high-quality childcare. I believe a multi-pronged approach would work best, including incentives, using alternative taxes to fund childcare, and increasing eligibility for childcare assistance.

This session I cosponsored legislation to allow the state to better understand the scope of major water use outside of our active management areas and ensure some accountability for these water users.

I support bills expanding the Groundwater Management Act. I believe that any new legislation should address new sources of water, rather than supplanting existing water supply. There is a significant portion of the state that is not covered by the Groundwater Management Act. I believe that regulating groundwater use across the entire state is necessary to ensure Arizona's water is protected.

I support efforts to codify environmental protection as a key consideration in water management.

I am a strong supporter of voting rights. This year, I cosponsored a bill that would reinstate the Permanent Early Voting List to ensure qualified electors consistently receive their ballots, another bill to establish the right to vote as a state right in Arizona and provide redress for voters whose right to vote has been violated, and yet another that would require the establishment of countywide voting centers and provide additional security requirements around ballot boxes.

I have opposed legislation to limit the ability of Arizonans to engage in direct democracy. I support all efforts to strengthen the ability of citizens to bring their priorities directly to the ballot and ensure that all signers have an opportunity to have their voice heard.

Bringing more high-wage jobs to Arizona and investing in workforce development to fill those roles is key to building an Arizona that works for everyone. I believe in investing in high-quality public education. Our schools are the fundamental building block of our economy and should serve as a pipeline to high-paying jobs through exceptional education.

Our universal ESA program has tripled state spending on education over the last few years with few guardrails on spending. Public schools are what made America an economic powerhouse, and Arizona's school choice system should be viewed as a cautionary tale. This year, I cosponsored several bills focused on improving funding for our K-12 public schools, which I hope to pursue if reelected.

Public safety is important to thriving communities. I support an approach to public safety that respects and uplifts communities, builds relationships and instills trust. This looks like improving mental health crisis response, pursuing and strengthening community policing partnerships, protecting the rights of our immigrant neighbors, and giving officers the training and tools they need to keep people safe.

I believe that mental health is as important as physical health. I support enforcing mental health parity laws and improving access to behavioral health programs.

Access to stable housing is important to keeping families safe. I think it is important that the Arizona Department of Education is ensuring that Arizona schools and school staff are fully trained on their requirements under McKinney Vento and are adequately supporting homeless children and families.

With the federal government repealing many of the rules and standards governing clean fuels and emissions, as well as reducing investment in renewable energy, the state must act to address both. I support state investment in new renewable energy sources and modernizing our existing infrastructure to improve efficiency. I support setting standards for renewable energy use by the utility companies at the state level.

To address the impact of large energy users, including data centers, this session I cosponsored legislation that would have defined large load customers, required these large load customers to pay for their energy usage and associated costs, and protected consumers from these costs being passed along to them.

I strongly support programs like Power AZ, which offers utilities assistance to families in need.

I have run several bills to address the environmental impacts of climate change and pollution. This year, I cosponsored a bill to repeal the law that bans state agencies from regulating greenhouse gas emissions for the purposes of addressing climate change without legislative approval.

I am concerned about the high rates of asthma among our children. I support efforts to clean our air and electrify our transportation system, particularly our buses. It is critical to our state that we protect and invest in our highway funds to ensure that Arizonans are able to move around our state efficiently.

Wildfires also pose a significant threat to Arizonans. I believe in taking meaningful steps to ensure that they have state-approved wildfire mitigation plans in place.