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Experience and Qualifications
I am an attorney by training, with approximately 30 years of experience as a law clerk to judges of the NYS Appellate Division, Fourth Department and the US District Court for the Western District of New York. I have served in the Assembly since 2019. I am currently Chair of the Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee and I sit on the Higher Education, Transportation, Judiciary, Environmental Conservation, People with Disabilities, and Libraries. and Education .Technology Committees. I am also a Board Member of the Legislative Women's Caucus.
Community Involvement
Prior to being elected, I served as a member of the Environmental Advisory Committee of the Village of Williamsville. I am a member of the Women's Bar Association of the State of NY, WNY Chapter, the Community Advisory Board of Daemen University, the Adirondack Mountain Club and the Adirondack Forty-Sixers.
Education
BA - English, JD (both from SUNY/Buffalo)
Campaign Endorsements
Erie County Democratic Committee, NY League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, NYS Federation of Democratic Women, Eleanor's Legacy, Planned Parenthood, SEIU 1199, CWA, UAW, NYSUT, LIUNA, NYS AFL-CIO, CSEA, AFSCME, NYSNA, NYSPBA, NYSCOPBA, NYS Troopers, IBEW, USW, UFCW, ATU, WNY ALF, Bhd. of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction..
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I approach my government service with the goal of advocating for policies that keep our communities healthy, prosperous and equitable. To that end, my top three priorities are making life more affordable for New Yorkers, protecting our environment and fighting for the resources to keep our communities safe. Not surprisingly, these things are all connected. If re-elected I hope to address affordability by examining rising utility costs and finding ways to rein in those costs. Additionally, I will advocate for increasing child care assistance for struggling families. I believe we must push back against federal efforts to reverse decades of environmental progress and reassert our commitment to renewable energy, fund clean water infrastructure and public transportation, and provide green energy incentives, always taking care not to make technological progress unaffordable. Finally, I will continue to ensure that our first responders have the tools they need to keep our communities safe.
Further development of offshore wind projects would benefit the environment and the economy, generating power for millions of homes and creating jobs in the industry. Regulation of AI data centers is important to ensure that the demand for electricity does not raise utility rates or threaten our electric grid as we encourage electrification of homes and vehicles. We should improve our public transportation systems and reduce the number of "vehicle miles traveled" or VMT, by taking cars off the road. An investment in high speed, or at least "higher speed," rail from Buffalo to Albany and New York City would provide economic benefits and increased opportunities for travel and tourism while reducing emissions. Investment in local public transit systems would also reduce VMT. In cities like Buffalo with older housing stock, we can reduce carbon emissions simply by insulating homes and improving energy efficiency. We can incentivize these improvements by providing grants or tax credits.
The school-to-prison pipeline is a sad result of disciplinary practices and systemic biases that push vulnerable students from school into the juvenile justice system and eventually into the criminal justice system and prison. I am a co-sponsor of the "Judith Kaye School Solutions Not Suspensions Act" (A118). This legislation would reform school discipline policies to ensure the fair and equitable application of school discipline for all students. Current law controlling school discipline has been shown to have a negatively disproportionate impact on students of color, students with disabilities and LGBTQ+ students. It would eliminate suspensions for minor infractions, limit long-term suspensions and prohibit suspensions for students in pre-k to grade 3, with limited exceptions. Additionally, I support the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act (A860A). This legislation would require informed consent before a health care provider could test a pregnant patient for drugs or alcohol.
In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court limited the ability of states to create majority-minority voting districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Essentially, the Court ruled that political gerrymanders are fine, but the creation of a district to remedy under-representation by a racial minority is not permissible. The best way to correct this decision would be for Congress to pass a ban on partisan gerrymandering altogether. Until that happens, however, (and don't hold your breath) New York should have the flexibility to draw districts like other states. I oppose partisan gerrymandering, but until all states are held to the same standard, it is fundamentally unfair to allow it in some states and not in all. To that end, in June we passed a constitutional amendment that eliminates a ban on partisan gerrymandering and allows for mid-cycle redistricting. It must pass the new legislature next year and then will appear on the ballot. The people will ultimately decide.
