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Massachusetts needs more housing, but we also need the right mix. Today, too much policy focuses on rental units. I support legislation that encourages a balance of rental and ownership housing, including condominiums, garden homes, townhouses, and duplexes that help families build equity and remain in their communities. I also support streamlining permitting, redeveloping underused properties, and using incentives—not mandates—to increase housing. Growth should be coordinated with investments in water, sewer, roads, schools, and public safety so communities can grow responsibly.
Massachusetts can achieve its clean energy goals without making electricity unaffordable. I support an all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands clean energy while ensuring reliability and keeping costs in check. Every new energy mandate should be evaluated for its impact on household utility bills, the electric grid, and small businesses. I support modernizing the grid, investing in reliable infrastructure, and increasing transparency so residents understand every charge on their bills. Clean energy policies should lower emissions without placing an unfair financial burden on working families, seniors, or those who cannot afford expensive home upgrades.
Massachusetts should focus on lowering the cost of health care, not just paying for it. I support greater price transparency, stronger oversight of hospital and prescription drug costs, expanded competition, and reducing administrative burdens that increase premiums. We should strengthen community health centers, expand access to preventive and mental health care, and ensure public dollars reward quality and outcomes. Affordable health care requires fiscal responsibility, transparency, and policies that put patients not bureaucracy first.
Municipalities should retain greater control over the revenue generated in their communities. I support dedicating a larger, predictable share of state tax revenue to cities and towns, reforming local-aid formulas, and fully funding state mandates. Communities should not have to repeatedly seek Proposition 2½ overrides or compete for grants simply to maintain schools, roads, public safety, and other essential services.
I support requiring voter identification while protecting every eligible citizen’s right to vote. Election security should begin with clear voter rolls, secure ballots, documented chains of custody, public observation, and post-election audits. Massachusetts voters have shown majority support for photo ID, and the state should provide acceptable identification free of charge so cost is never a barrier. Federal agents, political parties, and activist groups should not control polling places or interfere with election administration. Elections must remain under state and local authority, with consistent rules applied equally to everyone.
First, it’s important to distinguish between legal immigrants and those who are in the country unlawfully. Legal immigrants deserve the full protection of our laws and the opportunity to succeed. Everyone is entitled to due process, but immigration laws should also be enforced consistently. My responsibility as a State Representative is to protect public safety, uphold the rule of law, and ensure state resources are administered according to Massachusetts and federal law.
