Issues

As an organizer in the Oregon Education Association, I have seen firsthand how workers are whittled to the bone to make up for austerity budgets. Nike, Intel, and Amazon must pay their fair share to ensure fully-funded schools, universal healthcare, and housing for all.

Housing is a human right. It’s time we challenge the interests of the real estate lobby and implement essential protections from abusive corporate landlords. I will prioritize the passage of the Renter’s Bill of Rights statewide, ensuring that local rent control is finally allowed throughout Oregon.

I am a first-generation graduate and the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants. I know firsthand the impacts of ICE terror on immigrant workers. I will continue to protect Oregon’s Sanctuary Status, as well as any legislation that makes it harder for federal agents to undermine constitutional protections.

We deserve universal healthcare — including dental, vision, abortion, and gender-affirming care — free at the point of service without bureaucratic red tape.

Public education is a public good. As an organizer with OEA, I have witnessed the amazing outcomes and growth that can occur when children are safe and barriers to a quality education have been removed. Universally accessible, high-quality public education is one of the greatest investments we can make in the lives of all Oregonians.

We need massive state investment in buses and trains that run on renewable energy. We need expanded public transit services across the state.