“Politics is the deliberation of how we ought to order our life together.”
Aristotle

Values

At the heart of any campaign or term of office for an elected official is a focus on issues. I am a progressive candidate who believes in promoting policies that reflect core values including:

• Opportunities for all
• Cooperation among and between individuals, groups, and communities
• Government with a vision for a better future
• Equality and Justice
• Appreciation of the arts
• Ethical business practices
• Stewardship of natural resources
• The importance of integrity, honesty, and hard work

Policies

Assuring that these values are reflected in our policies and legislation takes diligence. I promise to actively and carefully work towards these ideals.  Specifically, I will pursue:

Quality, affordable, and accessible health care, with particular attention paid to substance abuse, reproductive health, public health, and mental and developmental health care.  Recent policies discussed in the legislature that I support include those that would increase appropriations for substance abuse and mental health treatment; and training for judges.  I am pro-choice and in favor of universal health care.  More attention needs to be paid to the retention of our health care professionals.

Attention to children and young adults. This includes high quality public schools and access to a wide variety of educational opportunities.  I support the Hathaway scholarship and policies that assure student success.  I am in favor of examining and reducing Wyoming’s incarceration of children for non-violent offenses.  I am in favor of school-choice while maintaining the highest standards for all schools.  Behaviors of our children that indicate high risk for substance abuse, violence, and suicide must be addressed.  Quality and affordable child care is a crucial need for our working families.

Civil Rights for all our residents.   I am passionate about social justice, and support all forms of non-discrimination.

Economic self-sufficiency and reduction of poverty through attention to economic diversification, quality child care, and reduction of the wage gap.  I support decreasing poverty to assure the economic well-being of our communities. To achieve these ends, I support increased TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) levels indexed to inflation, increased minimum wages especially for tipped-employees, and examination of methods to diversify the economy.  We need to keep our best and brightest young adults in the state with job opportunities that reflect their skills and interests.

Responses to Inquiries

As a candidate, I receive questionnaires from a variety of organizations.  Links to these documents with my responses are listed below:

Wyoming Education Association (WEA):

Wyoming Chapter – National Abortion Rights Action League (WY-NARAL):

League of Women Voters (LWV) (answers forthcoming):