Occupation / Current Position
Substitute Teacher
Education
Bachelor's in social sciences concentrating in policy, law and society from Michigan Technological University.
Qualifications and Experience
Previously served as Campaign Manager for the Committee to Elect Kim S. Corcoran and ran for Houghton City Council while an undergrad, practicing voter engagement and policy analysis.
I’m proud to be a substitute teacher with EDUStaff and Clarkston Community Schools. Working with students, I have firsthand experience of what students are facing. I support initiatives promoting knowledge in skilled trades to jump-start their education as trade schools increase in popularity and Michigan faces the “Toolbelt generation”. Additionally, I am interested in investigating the potential of a pilot program that would allow contract negotiations between districts, supporting students' educational opportunity while protecting districts from decline.
Affordability is a persistent problem for Michiganders in a tumultuous U.S economy, but legislators can lessen the strain. On a broad scale, I want to take advantage of the momentum of auto insurance reforms. I support bipartisan legislation to implement a 10% reduction on insurance rates for first time and renewed auto insurance buyers’ policy. On a local scale, I support farm and business investments, like the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s Farm to Family Program. Designed to promote agri-food systems, it increases access to fresh, locally grown produce all while pursuing lower costs for the consumer.
I am a proud supporter of rooftop solar and the MI Solar for All program. I would love to see greater access to privately owned solar, where homeowners can power their own home and participate in buyback programs, selling their excess summertime energy via outflow credit back to the power company, recouping their investment. Initiatives like these create jobs and protect the consumer from excessive energy bills by reducing costs on their utilities and empowering the homeowner. I also support a temporary moratorium on data centers until every community has guaranteed long-term protections from increased utility costs.
I absolutely support due process, including the first and fourth amendments. I’m a regular volunteer at a local farm in Clarkston that grows and donates produce to communities in need. This year, many of our produce will go to CAFE, a local organization that supports food security for families whose breadwinners were suddenly detained by ICE. Understanding the impacts left behind when we lose due process, I support legislation such as SB 508 that has broad support in Michigan, requiring judicial warrants when carrying out Immigration enforcement in churches and schools, and promoting safety in our community.
Occupation / Current Position
Groundskeeper
Education
Master's degree in International Relations
Michigan's educational system is in dire straits, as our state is ranked towards the bottom in educational standards. One big change that we should make is that we should place more emphasis on teaching children to become better critical thinkers, since having that skill will be very advantageous once they are out of the school system.
Another change that we should pursue is adopting more of a phonetic approach to teaching children how to read. Adopting that system has improved the scores of children down in Mississippi, and it is something that needs to happen as soon as possible.
I would support programs that provide more housing options for Michiganders, as well as reform our auto insurance law to make that more affordable as well. For housing, we need to reform our zoning laws as well as making sure that most of the new housing that is built is geared towards lower and middle class people. If it is deemed necessary, then the state should step in to oversee the construction of new housing to help reach the demand.
As for auto insurance reform, I think that Michigan needs to reform its laws to be more similar to what Ohio has. Despite the similarities that we share with Ohio, they pay on average half what we pay.
I will push for a great increase in the use of renewable and non-fossil fuel energy sources. Not only will I push for more wind and solar, but also the expansion of nuclear and geothermal energies. This, along with improvements to the electrical grid, will see an improvement in the air quality of our state and a reduction in energy prices.
If we are able to make Michigan a hub of clean energy then our electric bills will be reduced for everyone, while also making our state more prepared for the continuing challenges that climate change will cause for us.
The First and Fourth Amendment rights, along with due process, much be respected for all residents of Michigan. No law enforcement official, whether it is local, state, or federal, should be allowed to violate those rights under any circumstances.
One reform that we need to make in relation to this is a reforming of our qualified immunity laws. Our law enforcement can not be allowed to use qualified immunity as an excuse to escape their own misconduct and violation of Michiganders any longer.
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