Issues
Voting Rights: Opposing any unnecessary barriers to voting
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Working to ensure increased access to the ballot by promoting legislation that will expand voting rights
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Replacing our opt-in voter registration system with an expanded and more inclusive opt-out system
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Restoring individuals voting rights who have served time in prison
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Fighting against laws that will hinder access to the ballot
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Fighting to protect the federal Voting Rights Act
Healthcare: Ensuring health care is affordable and accessible to all Texans
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Reducing health disparities for low-income Texans and people of color
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Simplifying access and entry to Children’s Medicaid & CHIP
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Expansion of Medicaid and healthcare coverage of our uninsured population
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Increasing mental health and substance abuse services
Public Education: Get the TEA out of HISD
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Ending the state takeover of HISD and restoring local control of HISD to the locally elected Board of Trustees
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Raising pay for teachers and all public-school employees
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Opposing the use of public money for private school vouchers
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Improving access to trade programs, vocational training, and community colleges
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Crafting policies to close the learning gap for students
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Ensuring our schools are safe from gun violence
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Closing the digital divide in public education
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Providing equitable funding to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform: Fighting for our kids, families and seniors
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Supporting legislation to eliminate guns from falling into the wrong hands
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Driving policies that enforce good policing and reforming our criminal justice system
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Support reforms for reentry into society for the workforce for the formerly incarcerated
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Fixing a broken juvenile justice system
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Rebuilding trust in the judicial process.
Women’s Health: Empowering women’s bodies, voices and rights
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Standing up for a woman’s right to choose
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Expanding the availability of quality postpartum and prenatal care for women
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Supporting resources and funding for women owned small businesses
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Fighting for equal pay protections to ensure women are paid fairly
Economic Development: Advancing small and minority owned businesses
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Advocating for the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program which helps to foster the growth of women and minority-owned firms as they seek to do business with the state
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Ensuring the expansion and opportunity of small businesses
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Ensuring Texas remains a top destination to do business with record-setting job growth
Infrastructure: Supporting the development of safe roadways and resilient communities
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Ensuring the $30 billion of federal infrastructure funding is equally distributed within HD 147
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Advocating and working to improve local highways, public transit and street infrastructure
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Protecting and ensuring residents of HD 147 are safe during hurricanes and winter storms