For too long, abortion and contraception have been used by the Right as tools to deny people their rights to bodily autonomy and family planning. It's time to codify these rights so that every American can build the family they want. This includes ensuring access to IVF and HRT for everyone who needs these life-changing medical procedures. 

Also, contraception is crucial not only for preventing unwanted pregnancies but also for allowing individuals to plan their futures, pursue their careers, and maintain their health.

We must

• Codify abortion rights by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act

• Repeal the Trump Administration’s Title X gag rule to give low-income patients the reproductive health resources they need – even if it comes from Planned Parenthood

• Pass the Access to Family Building Act to ensure that IVF treatment remains an option for those wishing to start a family

The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country, and yet we leave millions of Americans uninsured or underinsured. Our life expectancy is lower than many of our peer nations. Americans often have no idea of the cost of procedures beforehand and many are drowning in large amounts of medical debt. All Americans deserve to be able to access quality healthcare without having to agonize over the financial burden.

We must

• Provide a single-payer healthcare system to all Americans

• Provide further support to mental health services across the country

• Hold Big Pharma accountable for bleeding Americans dry for lifesaving drugs

Americans work extremely hard throughout their lives. They have EARNED their social security. I will not sit idly by while social security is used as a political tool in debates in Washington. 

We must

• Protect Social Security and make sure those benefits are guaranteed

• Protect pensions and demand corporate accountability

• Lift the cap on Social Security taxed income so that we can fund Social Security in perpetuity and make sure that it matches the cost of living

• Protect the retirement age. Americans work hard and we all deserve to be able to enjoy our golden years without worrying how we are going to provide for ourselves.

The public school system is one of the most important institutions that we have in this country. It must be supported, protected, and funded so that not only our nation’s youth can thrive and grow, but that any American who wants to further their education can do so easily and affordably.

I believe we need a drastic increase in funding for K-12 schools that provides higher pay for teachers, more support staff, better resources and infrastructure, and funding for additional school programs and clubs. Teachers need to be able to teach an uncompromised account of our history without having to whitewash, manipulate, or push an agenda that removes core tenants of the American story. Additionally, we must support opportunities for alternative education that allow students to learn life skills, trades, or follow passions in an easily accessible environment.  

We must

• All K-12 school meals should be free across the board

• Universal pre-k, universal community college, and debt-free 4-year universities

• Immediate cancelation of student loan debt that has saddled too many of our younger generations

• Schools should be places where students can explore different ideas and learn and grow into themselves in safe, constructive environments that are inclusive of LGBTQ+ and POC perspectives

I believe a job should provide a wage to allow a worker to afford a home or apartment and raise a family. Every working person in this country, regardless of their occupation, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, a proper living wage and is allowed time to thrive with their family and loved ones.

We must

• Enshrine a $20 minimum wage with provisions that pay increases automatically to keep up with inflation

• Guarantee 6 weeks of paid vacation

• Guarantee 16 weeks of paid parental leave

• Establish a 32-hour workweek

• Enforce labor laws that protect workers from bodily harm

• Keep children from working long hours or in dangerous conditions

The US has come a long way regarding LGBTQ+ rights but still has an extremely long way to go. The Republican Party has used the LGBTQ+ community as a political punching bag, demonizing everyday Americans for who they love and their gender identities. The rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community deserve to be protected. 

We must

• Implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect transgender Americans in Indiana and the rest of the country

• Pass the Equality Act to protect against discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, and federally funded programs

Democracy is under threat in this country. A large portion of the Republican party is committed to undermining democracy at every turn, and would happily throw it under the bus in exchange for money and power. The January 6th insurrection was just the beginning if we do not take action to protect American democracy. We need to take the words and actions of those threatening the people’s government seriously and hold them to account.

We must

• Make Election Day a federal holiday to include working Americans in our democracy

• Institute compulsory voter registration to remove barriers to the ballot box

• Abolish the Electoral College so there is a true representation of the American people in our presidential election

• Ban felony disenfranchisement to include all American citizens in our elections

I believe Climate change is real and we all need to fight together as we continue to invest in renewable energy and create new ways to use less energy to power our lives. We’ll create more jobs, economic growth, and reduce inflation by Big Oil and corporations.

We must

• Put the weight of America's might behind renewable energy sources

• Invest heavily in public transportation and create a national rail service that rivals the best in the world

• Create more dense, walkable cities that are designed around people and not cars

• Work towards more sustainability in all of our consumer goods, especially our continued use of single-use plastics

The United States has the most law enforcement officers, the highest-funded law enforcement programs, the most prisons, and the most prisoners. Yet, we have crime rates far higher than those of our peer nations. This is not right. We need profound changes in how we approach law enforcement in this country.

I believe the focus of our approach to crime should tackle its root causes: poverty and economic inequality, substance abuse, lack of education, and social disorganization. I support the reallocation of funds from traditional policing into education, mental health care, substance abuse counseling, and other social services.

We must

• Legalize marijuana

• Ban on for-profit prisons

• Decriminalize sex work

We need to crack down on gun violence in this country. We have far higher rates of gun violence, murder, and mass shootings than our peer nations. No one should be scared to go to school, the grocery store, a nightclub, or a movie theater because they might be shot. 

We must

• Require background checks to ensure guns go into safe hands

• Ban assault weapons

• Require safe gun storage so American homes are as safe as possible

We believe that the Jewish and Palestinian peoples in the Middle East and around the globe deserve to live in peace and safety and also that there is no acceptable amount of civilian casualties. We condemn Hamas and their attack on October 7th leading to the deaths of over 1,200 people and the attacks of the Israeli government that have lead to at least 40,000 deaths in Gaza and a humanitarian crisis leaving hundreds of thousands displaced without access to food, water, or medical care. We believe the United States has helped contribute to that death toll through its arm sales. We must work to lift the Palestinian people out of oppression and ensure peace and safety for Palestinian and Israeli peoples.   

We must

• Stop all arms sales and shipments to Israel 

• Advocate for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza

• Defend the ICC and ICJ from US sanctions so we can uphold a global rule of law

• Reject Islamophobia and antisemitism across the board 

When we cut back on oversight and regulations for corporations, we are handing over our power to the very companies the government should be protecting us from. The United States is a democracy, a people’s government. This can only be true when we hold huge corporations accountable for unfairly tipping the scales in our politics. We must ensure that our government is working for the benefit of all of us.

We must

• Enforce antitrust laws to protect consumers and prevent unfair business practices

• Ensure that mega-corporations & conglomerates aren’t able to push out competition

• Hold large companies accountable for safety and not allow them to impose their will across every industry

• Enforce safety, quality, and environmental standards for efficacy and efficiency for all of our consumer goods

• Let’s hold these massive businesses accountable and ensure that workers like you have a say in your work environment and standards of quality

I believe the super-wealthy must pay their fair share.  No one likes paying taxes, yet we want good roads, bridges, and schools.  We want clean water and working sewers.  We expect professional and equipped firefighters, police, and EMS.  Our taxes pay for the things we expense and depend on.  The GOP’s Reaganomics haven’t worked for more than 40 years and the trickle-down theory has only proven to be a lie that has failed the middle class. 

I’m running for Hoosiers and all Americans who deserve income equality, raised wages, reduced budget deficits, and increased public investment so that the American Dream can become a reality for everyone. The rich should never exploit hard-working Hoosiers to pad their wallets. It’s time for them to pay their fair share in taxes.

We must

• America’s roads, schools, bridges, and hospitals were once the envy of the world.  We could afford these things because the rich paid their fair share of taxes.  No billionaire should pay less than an hourly worker.  No billionaire should pay zero taxes.  Before President Reagan and trickle-down economics we taxed the ultra-wealthy at 80%.  Corporations must not push their responsibility for fair wages and good benefits onto the government.  A walmart worker should never have to be on food stamps to feed their family.

• Progressive wealth tax on households worth over $100 million.  The wealthy use loopholes, tax breaks and fancy lawyers and accounts to skate out of their responsibility to pay their share.  Congress must update our laws to stop them from gaming the system.

• Windfall profits tax to fight against corporate greed and price gouging that has driven inflation in this country