Medford has made real progress on teacher pay and paraprofessional wages. I know how to fight for working people and win. That's what I'm bringing to Beacon Hill.

Guarantee Recess — Every elementary student deserves daily recess. Play isn't a luxury; it's essential to healthy development. H.543

Fix the Funding Formula — Update Chapter 70 so every district gets what it needs, with inflation adjustments and fair transportation funding for non-regional districts like Medford. H.678, H.513

The Thrive Act — End harmful state takeovers, reform high-stakes assessments, and curb education privatization. HD.4328

The Healthy Youth Act — Every student deserves medically accurate, age-appropriate, inclusive health education. H.656

The CARE Bill — Set standards for accurate, inclusive curriculum so every student sees themselves in what they learn. H.655

Free Public Higher Education — Cover tuition and fees for eligible students at Massachusetts public colleges. A degree shouldn't mean a lifetime of debt. H.1436

Community Schools — Study and expand the community schools model, bringing healthcare, nutrition, and family support directly into schools. H.726

Adjunct Bill of Rights — Make half-time adjunct faculty eligible for state pensions and health insurance. The people teaching our college students deserve basic benefits. H.1429

Fair Wages for Higher Ed — Ensure public higher ed employees earn at or above the national average, adjusted for Massachusetts' cost of living. H.2185

Green & Healthy Campuses — Fund energy improvements and address deferred maintenance at public colleges and universities. H.1426

Right to Learn — Protect library access from political interference. Students deserve the freedom to read without censorship. H.3594

Too many Massachusetts families are one rent increase away from displacement. We need bold action — now.

Ban Broker Fees for Renters — Landlords who hire brokers should pay for them. Not renters. H.449

Right of First Refusal — Give tenants the first opportunity to buy their building when it goes up for sale, keeping families in their homes. H.1544

Local Rent Stabilization — Let cities and towns protect tenants from sudden, steep rent hikes while ensuring landlords receive fair returns. H.2328

Free Legal Counsel for Tenants — No one should lose their home because they can't afford a lawyer. H.1952

The AHEAD Act — Increase the deeds excise tax on home sales to fund affordable housing construction and climate resilience. H.3194

Local Option Housing Fee — Allow municipalities to apply a modest fee on certain real estate transactions to fund affordable housing locally. H.3056

We need Medicare for All. Health, housing, and education are the same crisis wearing different faces. Guaranteeing healthcare to every person in this Commonwealth makes our schools stronger, our communities more stable, and our kids more likely to thrive.

Medicare for All Massachusetts — A single-payer system guaranteeing comprehensive coverage for every resident — no more medical bills, no more insurance denials. HD.1228

End Medical Debt — Require hospitals to provide clear financial assistance to low- and moderate-income patients. No one gets crushed by bills they can't pay. H.1350

Autism & IDD Care — Direct the state to improve how providers identify and care for people with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities. H.242

Full-Spectrum Pregnancy Care — Require insurance to cover all pregnancy-related care without cost-sharing. S.751

Community Immunity Act — Strengthen immunization policy and improve disease prevention data to protect public health. S.1618

Overdose Prevention Centers — Create pilot harm reduction programs to save lives and connect people to treatment during the opioid crisis. H.2196

Decriminalize Drug Possession — Shift personal drug possession from criminal penalties to a public health response. Addiction is a health issue, not a crime. H.2225

When workers do well, Massachusetts does well. Fair wages, the right to organize, and an end to gig worker exploitation.

$20 Minimum Wage — Raise the minimum wage to $20 over four years and index it to inflation. No one working full time should live in poverty. H.2107

Protect Gig Workers — Ensure delivery and app-based workers receive the same wages and rights as all Massachusetts workers. A job is a job. H.1339

State House Employee Unionization — Give State House employees the right to organize and collectively bargain. H.2093

A Massachusetts Public Bank — A state bank offering lower-interest loans to local governments, small businesses, and farmers — investing public dollars back into our communities, not Wall Street. H.1114

ICE enforcement is terrifying our families right now. Children are coming to school frightened — if they come at all. Parents are afraid to drop their kids off. This is happening in Medford and Somerville. The state must do far more to protect our immigrant neighbors.

End ICE Detention & Deputization — End all local ICE detention and 287(g) agreements in Massachusetts. Our communities are safer when everyone can trust local institutions. H.1588

Safe Communities Act — Limit police-ICE collaboration, protect courthouse access, and ensure due process for all residents regardless of immigration status. H.2580

Immigrant Legal Defense — Fund legal representation for immigrants facing deportation. Everyone deserves their day in court. H.1954

Visitation Rights in Detention — Eliminate arbitrary visitation restrictions in detention facilities. Family connection is both humane and essential. H.2591

Language Access — Build state capacity to deliver services in the language every resident speaks. H.3384

The climate crisis is here. Massachusetts must stop subsidizing fossil fuels, hold polluters accountable, and invest in a clean energy future — especially for communities hit hardest by environmental injustice.

Stop Building Schools That Will Need Expensive Retrofits — Every new or substantially renovated school funded by the Massachusetts School Building Authority should be all-electric — no new gas hookups for heating, hot water, or cooking. Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown are already doing it. I'll file legislation to make it the standard statewide, so we stop locking our kids and our taxpayers into fossil fuel infrastructure we'll have to rip out in twenty years.

Put Gas in the Past — Prevent new gas infrastructure expansion and require just transition planning for workers and communities. H.3547

Make Polluters Pay — Require major fossil fuel companies to help fund climate resilience and recovery in Massachusetts. H.1014

Ban Predatory Electricity Suppliers — Shut down third-party suppliers that target vulnerable communities with deceptive practices and inflated rates. H.3534

Zero-Carbon Renovation Fund — Fund green home retrofits, prioritizing affordable housing and environmental justice communities. H.3577

Stop Utility Lobbying with Ratepayer Money — Your electric bill should pay for electricity, not corporate lobbying. H.3400

Air Quality Standards — Strengthen indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring to protect community health. H.2369

Plastics Reduction Act — Ban single-use plastics and transition to sustainable alternatives to protect our waterways and coastline. H.1019

Our system should be about accountability, rehabilitation, and second chances — not warehousing people and destroying families.

Raise the Age — Move 18-to-20-year-olds from the adult system to the juvenile system, where age-appropriate rehabilitation is possible. H.1923, S.1061

Clean Slate — Automate the sealing of eligible criminal records so people who've served their time can find jobs and housing and move on. H.1811

Prison Moratorium — A five-year pause on new prison and jail construction. Invest in communities, not cages. H.3422

Juvenile Diversion — Allow community supervision as an alternative to incarceration for young people, keeping youth out of the prison pipeline. H.1695

End Life Without Parole — Everyone deserves the opportunity to demonstrate rehabilitation and earn a second chance. H.2052

Human Rights for the Incarcerated — Ensure access to education, vocational training, and adequate out-of-cell time. Dignity doesn't end at the prison door. H.2608

Elder & Medical Parole — Establish parole hearing rights for incarcerated people 55 and older or who have served 15+ years. H.2693

Massachusetts Survivors Act — Create a fair process for courts to consider the impact of domestic violence and sexual abuse when reviewing cases. Survivors shouldn't be punished for the violence inflicted on them. H.1587

Repeal Archaic Criminal Laws: Eliminate the state's still-on-the-books sodomy and "unnatural and lascivious acts" statutes and the "common nightwalker" charge historically used to target people engaged in sex work. Massachusetts is the only state in New England that hasn't legislatively repealed its sodomy law — that's an embarrassment worth fixing.S.1034/H.1849

We are measured by how we treat our most vulnerable.

Strengthen Child Support — Ensure families receive the support they need without bureaucratic failure. H.201

Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty — Raise cash assistance 20% annually until it reaches 50% of the federal poverty level. No child in Massachusetts should grow up in deep poverty. H.214

Protect People with Disabilities — Create a dedicated system to investigate abuse and neglect of people with disabilities and advocate for their civil and human rights. H.203

Modernize Councils on Aging — Update governing laws so local Councils on Aging can serve our growing senior population with modern resources. H.765, H.4301

Protect The Ride — Defend and improve paratransit services so seniors and people with disabilities can get where they need to go with dignity. H.46

Wealthy corporations shouldn't dodge their fair share while working families pick up the tab.

Corporate Fair Share Act — Close offshore profit-sheltering loopholes and bring Massachusetts in line with neighboring states. H.3110

Corporate Tax Transparency — Make corporate tax filings publicly accessible. Residents deserve to know what corporations are actually paying. H.3083

PILOT Reform — Allow cities and towns to require large nonprofits with property valued over $15 million to make payments in lieu of taxes. Communities shouldn't foot the bill alone. H.3264

Democracy works best when everyone can participate, government is transparent, and no corporate money drowns out the people's voice.

Ban Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending — Require corporations making political expenditures to certify they aren't foreign-influenced. H.875

Same-Day Voter Registration — Let eligible voters register and vote on the same day. No arbitrary deadlines keeping people from participating. H.834

Protect Voter Rolls — End the use of the municipal census to remove active voters. No one loses their vote to bureaucratic process. H.799

The Sunlight Act — Remove the governor's exemption from public records law. The people's government should be open to the people. S.2099

Hybrid Meeting Access — Require public bodies to offer hybrid participation so everyone can engage in local government regardless of mobility or schedule. H.3299

Local Option Ranked Choice Voting — Let municipalities adopt ranked choice voting for local elections, giving voters more choices. S.531

Legislative Research Bureau — Create an independent policy and legal research office so every legislator has the tools to do their job — not just leadership. H.3892

Technology should serve people, not track them.

Location Shield Act — Prohibit the sale of cell phone location data. Your movements are your business. H.86

Regulate Facial Surveillance — Implement a framework for facial recognition technology to prevent abuse, especially in communities of color disproportionately impacted by surveillance. H.1946

Everyone deserves access to quality health care — regardless of income, zip code, or life circumstance. In the legislature, I will fight for comprehensive reproductive health care, including expanding abortion access, ensuring coverage for IUD pain management, and providing reproductive care to incarcerated individuals. I support the Healthy Youth Act to give young people the information they need to make informed decisions about their health, and the Location Shield Act to protect the privacy of patients and providers.

I believe health equity means removing every barrier that stands between people and care. That includes expanding telehealth and closing the digital divide, preventing overdose deaths through treatment access, and ensuring menstrual products are available in public buildings. Quality care must be accessible — in person and online, in clinics and in correctional facilities, for every member of our community.

Location Shield Act — Prohibit the sale of cell phone location data. Your movements are your business. H.86

Healthy Youth Act — Ensure all students have access to medically accurate, age-appropriate, and inclusive health education. H.656

Reproductive Health Care for Incarcerated Individuals — Requires access to contraceptive services, counseling, and abortion care for incarcerated individuals. Incarceration should not strip anyone of their fundamental reproductive rights. H.2658

IUD pain management coverage — Mandate health insurance plans cover pain management options — including sedation and nitrous oxide — during IUD insertion procedures, ensuring patients aren't forced to endure a painful procedure without relief due to cost. H.1315

Menstrual Products in Public Buildings — Require state agencies and public higher education institutions to provide free menstrual products in restroom facilities, addressing period poverty and ensuring dignified access for employees and the public alike. H.3318

Advance Health Equity - A comprehensive bill that advances health equity across six priority areas: coverage and access, measurement and accountability, workforce, health care delivery, social determinants of health, and governance. It would create an Executive Office of Equity to drive systemic change. H.1416

Prioritizing Patient Access to Care - Expands physician discretion in abortion care by removing restrictive limitations on when the procedure can be performed, ensuring that medical decisions are made by doctors and patients — not politicians. H.2370

Preventing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment - Establishes a framework for harm reduction programs offering services such as needle exchanges, primary health care access, drug testing, and overdose reversal care — meeting people where they are to save lives and connect them to treatment. H.2196

Telehealth and Digital Equity for Patients - Supports reimbursement for telehealth services and prohibits insurers from imposing prior authorization requirements on medically necessary telehealth visits that would not apply to in-person visits, closing the gap between virtual and in-person care — especially for patients facing geographic or digital barriers. H.1130

Massachusetts led the nation on marriage equality and has been a refuge for LGBTQ+ people for two decades. That progress is now under direct federal attack. We need to protect what we've won, finish what's unfinished, and make sure every LGBTQ+ person in Medford and Somerville can live with safety, dignity, and full access to care.

Trans-Inclusive Health Care Access: Require insurance companies to cover gender-affirming care on a single letter from a qualified mental health professional, aligning state law with the accepted World Professional Association for Transgender Health standard.S.681/H.1188

Closethe LGBTQ+ Health Data Gap: Collect voluntary demographic data to reduce health disparities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer residents and build cultural competence across the healthcare system. S.1545/H.2501

End the Name-Change Publication Requirement: Eliminate the requirement to publish legal name changes in a local newspaper. This protects trans people, gender-nonconforming people, and survivors of domestic violence from being exposed to the people they're trying to get away from. S.1045/H.1973

Stop Anti-Trans Profiling: End law enforcement profiling of transgender people and low-income women, and protect people who report crimes from prosecution for related offenses. S.1062/H.1893

Gender-Neutral Bathrooms: Update the state plumbing code to allow gender-neutral bathrooms in public and private spaces, giving safe and equitable restroom options to trans and nonbinary people and anyone else who needs them. S.2116/H.3124

Safety for Incarcerated LGBTQI+ People: Protect incarcerated LGBTQI+ people with safety procedures for shared housing, access to HIV prevention and treatment, limits on involuntary solitary confinement, culturally competent programming, and transparent data reporting. S.1660/H.2656

Commission on LGBTQ+ Aging: Address the needs of LGBTQ+ older adults, who face unique barriers to affirming care, housing, and services as they age — often after a lifetime of being failed by the systems that were supposed to support them. S.2711