Campaign Phone
302-561-1760
Neighborhood/area of residence
Barb's Farm
Education
Masters of Science in Management, Specializing in Organizational Leadership
Work Experience
Jobs for Delaware Graduates- 2014- present, Agile-1 (DuPont)- 2011-2014, Exceptional Care for Children 201, Onward Healthcare (Healthstaff Professional/Therapy Force) 1995-2011
Community Involvement
My community involvement has always been at the heart of my public service. It includes attend neighborhood meetings, civic association gatherings, school events, veterans' programs, business openings, community festivals, and nonprofit fundraisers throughout the 12th District. I work closely with first responders, labor organizations, educators, faith leaders, and local businesses to understand the challenges they face and help connect them with resources and solutions. I also support organizations that advocate for individuals with disabilities, veterans, survivors of abuse and human trafficking.Constituent service remains one of my greatest priorities. Whether helping a family navigate state government, assisting a senior with services, advocating for healthcare access, or supporting a local nonprofit,
Delaware faces several significant challenges, including the rising cost of living, access to affordable healthcare, workforce shortages, housing affordability, and ensuring every child has access to a quality education. We must also address rising energy costs and pursue responsible economic development that creates good-paying jobs while protecting our communities.
Meeting these challenges requires thoughtful investments and responsible policymaking. We must continue expanding workforce development opportunities, supporting small businesses, investing in public education, increasing access to affordable housing, strengthening our healthcare workforce, and protecting programs that support working families.
Homelessness cannot be solved with a single policy. It requires a comprehensive approach that addresses both the immediate need for housing and the underlying causes that place individuals and families at risk.
I support increasing the supply of affordable and workforce housing, investing in supportive housing that connects individuals with mental health, substance use, and employment services, and strengthening partnerships with nonprofit organizations and local communities. We must also improve access to behavioral healthcare and ensure people can receive treatment before a crisis leads to homelessness.
Just as importantly, we need to focus on prevention: expanding programs that help families avoid eviction, & addressing rising high cost.
I have consistently supported responsible gun safety legislation that protects Delaware families while respecting the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners. As the **prime Senate sponsor of Delaware's assault weapons ban**, I helped lead the effort to keep these weapons out of our communities.
I also support safe storage requirements, strengthening background checks, and keeping firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a danger to themselves or others. These are common-sense measures that save lives while protecting responsible gun ownership.
Gun violence is a public safety issue that requires action. Along with strong firearm laws, we must continue investing in violence prevention programs, & mental health services.
Healthcare is a basic need, and Delaware must continue working toward a system where quality, affordable care is accessible to everyone. I have worked to advance that goal through legislation, including sponsoring prior authorization reform to reduce delays in care, supporting interstate licensure compacts to expand access to healthcare providers, and sponsoring legislation to improve insurance coverage for menopause care.
Looking ahead, we must continue expanding access to primary and behavioral healthcare, strengthening our healthcare workforce, addressing prescription drug costs, and investing in preventive care. We should also reduce unnecessary administrative barriers while ensuring providers have the resources they need.
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Campaign Phone
302-607-8053
Neighborhood/area of residence
Llangollen Green
Education
Doctorate-Prevention Science, Masters- Family Science, Bachelor’s- Health Sciences, Associate- Health Science, Nursing Concentration
Work Experience
Small business owner since 2016, Mental Health & Holistic Health Professional, Adjunct Professor- Sociology and Psychology, Author
Community Involvement
32 years of community service, from age 11, including Founding a nonprofit with a focus on dismantling systemic oppression for BIPOC, Women, and LGBTQ+ communities. Affiliated with public service organizations.
Additional Information
Black and Brown Woman, LGBTQ+ person, person with a disability, change agent.
Delaware families are squeezed from every direction — rent, groceries, electric bills, healthcare. In our district we carry an extra burden: we live alongside the refinery, Croda's Atlas Point plant, and now data centers projected to consume enormous amounts of power and water. I'm running to lower costs and clean our air at the same time. That means building housing working people can actually afford, making data centers pay their own way instead of shifting costs onto ratepayers, expanding healthcare access, and ending food insecurity. I'm for the people. I am the people.
The 2025 point-in-time count found 1,585 Delawareans unhoused, and the state has roughly 1,200 emergency shelter beds and fewer than 400 transitional beds. That gap is the policy failure. I would invest in permanent supportive housing and shelter capacity, fund emergency rental assistance so people don't fall into homelessness in the first place, and require that public dollars build housing working people can actually afford. I would defend the law making housing status a protected class. Clearing encampments without offering housing doesn't solve anything — it moves suffering out of sight.
Very likely. Delaware has already enacted an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, a permit-to-purchase requirement, a Red Flag law, and a magazine limit — and the courts upheld the assault weapons ban. I support all of it and would defend it against rollback. I would also strengthen secure storage, which today applies only in limited circumstances. But laws alone aren't enough in a district like mine. Community safety is one of my four pillars, and that means funding violence intervention that reaches people at highest risk — the work that prevents shootings before they happen.
Healthcare access is one of my four pillars. Long term, Delaware should create a state public option so no one's coverage depends on their employer, and take on prescription drug costs through direct negotiation. But in my district, healthcare starts with the air. We live beside the refinery and Croda's Atlas Point plant, and communities along the corridor carry a pollution burden that shows up in our health. You cannot separate healthcare costs from environmental justice. Cleaner air is preventive medicine — and it costs far less than treating what pollution causes.
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