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Housing: Strongly backed the Affordable Homes Act. Lead sponsor of S.957 (expanding rental assistance access) and S.1935 (allowing municipalities to use surplus funds for property tax rebates). Voted in favor of the Senate Economic Development Bond Bill (S.3178), including an amendment creating a pilot program for permanently affordable homeownership and authorizing $2.5 million for low- and moderate-income housing, including mixed-use developments.
Tax Relief: Support property tax relief, similar to the legislation passed twice in the Senate to authorize municipal property tax rebates, expand senior tax relief, increase the personal property tax exemption, and extend the abatement filing deadline to 75 days.
Working families in our district already struggle with high energy bills. Clean energy goals matter for health and climate, but affordability must come first. Prioritize efficiency and weatherization for older homes, structure offshore wind for long-term savings and local jobs, invest in storage and grid upgrades, and protect low-income ratepayers. These goals succeed together only when we put working people first.
Healthcare costs still strain working families in our district despite near-universal coverage. We must control prices through stronger rate oversight, transparency, and lower drug costs. Expand primary care and community health centers to prevent expensive hospital visits. Protect families from surprise bills and high deductibles, and cut administrative waste. Affordability means real relief in monthly budgets for people across the First Suffolk—not just more coverage on paper.
Prop 2½ protects taxpayers, but overrides create ongoing strain in cities like Boston. I support:
- Reforming and increasing Chapter 70 education aid and unrestricted local aid formulas to better match current costs and needs.
- Expanding targeted state grants for infrastructure, public safety, and housing that do not count against Prop 2½ limits.
- Advancing dedicated revenue tools like the AHEAD Bill (deeds excise increase for housing/climate) and local-option transfer fees on high-value sales.
- Reducing the burden of state mandates (pensions, special education) through greater cost-sharing.
Protecting the security and independence of Massachusetts elections is fundamental to our democracy. As State Senator, I will defend state sovereignty over our electoral processes while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accessibility.
My proposals include strengthening cybersecurity and infrastructure by continuing to invest in secure voting systems, regular audits, risk-limiting audits, and paper ballots with robust chain-of-custody protocols. I will ensure the Secretary of the Commonwealth has the resources needed to counter any foreign or domestic interference. I will also vigorously safeguard against improper federal influence by defending state laws and resisting any federal overreach.
Protecting the legal rights and safety of immigrants and their families is a priority rooted in Massachusetts values of fairness, due process, and community safety. As State Senator, I will uphold due process and legal protections by supporting state measures that ensure all residents, regardless of immigration status, have access to basic services, legal representation in critical matters such as housing, family, and employment, and protection from unlawful detention or profiling. I will oppose policies that turn local law enforcement into federal immigration agents beyond required cooperation on serious crimes. I will promote public safety through community policing that builds trust so immigrants feel safe reporting crimes.
On housing, we need to take on corporate landlords, private equity, and speculative investors who are driving up costs. I support policies that limit bulk purchasing of housing and tenant protections, including rent stabilization, to prevent displacement and keep families in their communities.
Education and childcare are infrastructure that supports our children, their parents, and our economy. We must treat early education and childcare as a public good and invest in making it affordable for families while ensuring providers are paid a living wage.
Families should not have to choose between keeping the lights on and paying for groceries. We need accountability for utility companies, and faster movement toward clean energy.
Our families see energy bills climb each year from massive spending on gas pipelines, grid-scale energy infrastructure investments, and the lack of sufficient supply of renewable energy. Too many families also live in older homes with poor insulation and inefficient heating, but have not yet gotten support through Mass Save. It is critical we invest in renewable energy, transition off gas, expand access to the Mass Save program, ban third-party suppliers from marketing to residents and limit guaranteed profits in utility infrastructure projects and curb spending through the Gas System Enhancement Program.
I believe that healthcare is a right and that all people should have access to free healthcare. I support the idea of single-payer health insurance in Massachusetts and requiring employers to contribute to funding it. I also believe hospitals and their affiliated providers should be required by law to accept this insurance.
My opponent blocked the City of Boston's Tax Shift Home Rule Petition that was supported by Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston City Council and passed by the House. I support that proposal because it would provide relief for residential homeowners without cutting city services.
I support same day voter registration so that voting is accessible for all. Eliminating the current voter registration cutoff helps Massachusetts ensure everyone who wants to vote can. If elected, I will work with my colleagues to fight back against the Trump Administration's illegal and dangerous threats to our state elections through thoughtful legislation and advocacy.
Our immigrant communities are vital to keeping our neighborhoods thriving and strong, and we need to protect them from the attacks from the Trump Administration. I oppose any state or local collaboration with federal immigration enforcement agencies, including ICE, and will advocate to ensure that immigration status never determines whether a child can attend school, access health care, or receive public services. If elected, I will advocate for the Commonwealth to double down on state support for the Massachusetts Access to Counsel initiative (MACI) and other services that provide legal defense for those who are facing the risk of deportation.
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