Priorities

Families in our district are getting squeezed from every direction. Rent keeps rising. Homeownership feels impossible. Grocery prices and childcare costs keep climbing while wages struggle to keep up. The result is stress, instability, and too many people wondering whether they can afford to stay in the community they love.

I’m focused on an affordability agenda that matches what people are living through.

Build housing people can actually afford

We need more homes near jobs, schools, and transit, including missing middle housing, family-sized units, and real affordable housing. If we don’t build, prices keep rising and the 32nd becomes a place only the wealthy can live.

Protect renters and prevent displacement

We should not accept a system where families are pushed out overnight because rent jumps or a landlord wants to cash out. I will fight for stronger renter protections, more stability, and better enforcement of tenant rights, especially for seniors, working families, and people with disabilities.

Lower costs for working families

Affordability isn’t just housing. It’s childcare, healthcare, transportation, and utilities. I will support policies that reduce out-of-pocket costs and expand access to the services families rely on to stay healthy and economically secure.

Make the wealthiest pay their fair share

Washington is home to immense wealth, yet we’re constantly told there isn’t enough money for housing, schools, and essential services. That’s not an inevitability. It’s a political choice. I’ll support progressive revenue so we can invest in affordability and stop balancing budgets on the backs of working people.

Immigrant communities are being targeted, scapegoated, and harmed by an increasingly aggressive federal system. People in our neighborhoods are scared—and they are not wrong to be. Families are being torn apart. People are being detained without due process. Even U.S. citizens are being harassed because of how they look or where they come from.

I’ve spent my career defending communities under attack, and I’ll bring that same commitment to Olympia.

Defend due process and constitutional rights

No one should be stripped of their rights because of their immigration status, religion, or race. Washington must be a place where every person is treated with dignity—and where government power is constrained by the law.

Invest in protections that actually help families

That means funding legal defense and know-your-rights resources, expanding language access, and ensuring families can access healthcare, education, and support services without fear.

Reject fear-based politics and scapegoating

The 32nd is stronger because of our diversity. I will push back against policies and rhetoric that treat immigrants as a problem instead of neighbors.

When the federal government violates rights, targets communities, or abuses its power, states have a choice: be complicit—or be protective. I believe Washington must lead.

We cannot wait for Washington, D.C. to decide it’s ready to follow the Constitution. Our state has a responsibility to act now.

Keep Washington from becoming an extension of federal enforcement

State and local institutions should not be used to facilitate unconstitutional targeting, intimidation, or raids. We need clear guardrails that protect people and prevent abuses.

Strengthen privacy and accountability

People should not be put at risk because their data is shared or misused. I will support strong privacy protections and oversight so state systems cannot be weaponized against communities.

Be proactive, not reactive

The threats are not theoretical. We are living through a moment where basic protections are being tested. Washington must put policies in place now—before more people are harmed—to protect civil rights, keep families together, and preserve the rule of law.