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Experience and Qualifications
I have spent the last decade providing free legal advice and services to tenants and homeowners across Wester New York; I also represent low-income parties in Family Court. I see the effects of poverty every single day, and I hear directly from these communities what they need.
Community Involvement
I have worked with, and gotten to know, many different community groups, both inside and outside the district. Whether based around housing, immigration, carceral justice, or many other issues, I have stood side by side with those who are doing the work to improve our society.
Education
Undergraduate degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, Juris Doctor from SUNY UB Law.
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1. Universal childcare. We have 2- and 4-year-old children, and daycare is easily our biggest monthly expense.
2. Statewide tenant protections. Renters in Western New York are no different from those downstate - they also need rent control and Good Cause eviction protection.
3. Ensuring the corporations and the ultra rich pay their fair share in taxes. In order to build the society we want and need where everyone has what they need to thrive, we must take on the wealthy elites and fight back against their control of our elections.
Number one is properly funding the CLCPA. Passing that legislation was an enormous fight that I was proud to be a part of, but now we are at risk of seeing it not only go unrealized, but also rolled back. I will be an independent voice in the legislature to stand up to the Governor and prevent backsliding that future generations cannot afford. We also must stand together and prevent harmful data centers from being built.
There are many steps we can take to dismantle the carceral state, first of which will be exploring alternatives to our current horrific model of imprisonment. I will fight for increased clemency and parole justice, and a move away from the school-to-prison pipeline by removing police officers from our schools - and ensuring those schools are properly funded and rooted in their communities. Every child, regardless of their socioeconomic background, must have the same opportunity to succeed in their education. Finally, I feel strongly about the decriminalization of recreational drugs - something that has long been used to oppress non-white communities.
Number one, we must redefine corporations at the state level to remove their ability to spend money in elections. We must also amend the state constitution to remove the ban on partisan gerrymandering; Republicans refuse to play by rules, and if Democrats continue to try to play nice, we will continue to lose this country. The future of our democracy is at stake, and it's time we act like it.
