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I'd protect and fund the Early Ed Act's permanent C3 grants and 7% cap on eligible-family childcare copayments. When families can't afford care, parents can't work. On housing, I'd build on the Affordable Homes Act, but zoning must work with local input, not around it. The MBTA Communities Act rollout alienated towns like Sutton, and my opponent didn't fight for a carve-out; real input, through me and with me, is my leadership style. Utility bills shouldn't hide corporate expenses while utilities post record profits. I'd ban charging ratepayers for lobbying, advertising, and investor relations, and demystify the cost-magnifying "delivery charge." And Fair Share should keep funding Chapter 90 roads, bridges, and transit for our towns.
My opponent blames "climate mandates" for high bills. That's politically convenient, but it doesn't honestly name the problem: volatile gas prices, grid upgrades, utility charges, and poorly managed contracts all contribute. Abandoning clean energy would leave families exposed to fossil-fuel price spikes and cost us more later. I have solar, and I've seen utilities put needless friction between homeowners and real savings. We can meet our climate goals affordably by scrutinizing delivery charges, banning utilities from billing us for lobbying and advertising, banning predatory third-party electricity suppliers that target seniors, making data centers fund their infrastructure, and holding contractors, not families, responsible for overruns.
I watched my mother battle cancer, and we brought my parents into our home, like so many in the sandwich generation. My grandparents did everything right and still faced losses over long-term care. When MA passed near-universal coverage in 2006, we thought affordability would follow. It hasn't. That's a failure of political will. I'd enact H.4809's protections against medical-debt sales and credit reporting, enforce the PACT Act, strengthen hospital-price oversight, and support caregivers through paid leave and tax relief. Long-term, health care is a right, and I'll work toward guaranteed coverage for everyone. No one should choose between care and bankruptcy, or be penalized for showing up for someone they love.
The state says there's no money, but budgets show priorities; in the age of AI, education is a national security priority. The $1 billion 2023 tax package included cuts to estate, corporate, and short-term capital gains taxes, yet schools cut teachers and towns sought overrides for basic services. Local aid hasn't kept pace with special ed, transpo, or rural costs. I'd increase unrestricted local aid, fully fund the special-ed circuit breaker and regional transportation, strengthen rural school aid, and direct Fair Share revenue to local roads and schools. Long-term, towns need stronger commercial tax bases. I want to rebuild the Blackstone Valley as a cultural and work hub; a new Industrial Revolution rooted in the ingenuity blooming here.
Massachusetts beat DOJ's demand for confidential voter-roll data, and courts blocked key parts of Trump's federal "citizenship list" order: presidents don't run state elections. But we shouldn't have to sue every time. I'd protect confidential voter data absent lawful process, bar deployment of our National Guard at polls, and require clear protocols and rapid legal review if federal agents appear. I'd support same-day registration, transparent audits, and prompt access to nonconfidential records. I'm a career communicator: I'll get verified information out quickly, confront disinformation directly, and strengthen community trust. Fair, secure elections benefit every voter, regardless of party.
Last year's ICE operations left people here, including kids, afraid; my opponent said nothing. This spring, he voted no on the PROTECT Act; even Republican leaders voted yes. Doing what we could—doing something—our Sutton DTC asked our police chief for transparency on ICE cooperation, to keep everyone, including police, safer. I'd push the Act, in conference, toward protections: no new 287(g) agreements, no local role in civil enforcement, and an end to the DOC's agreement. I'd make MACI permanent and expand counsel for people facing deportation. We can repair immigration and require everyone be treated lawfully, fairly, and with dignity. Those values aren't in conflict. Forgetting who we are is the greater risk to our American culture.
