Legislative District 29 - State Senator · Pierce County

I am the daughter of immigrants who worked tirelessly to give my brothers and me a strong start in life. But today, high prices make it impossible for families to afford the strong foundation they deserve. This isn’t right. This isn’t a world I’m willing to accept. You shouldn’t have to either. I’m running for State Senate because our community should be a place where families can build a promising future – just as mine did. This means great schools; affordable, quality healthcare and childcare; good paying jobs that provide enough to feed our families; a clean environment; and a democracy that includes all of us. When you first elected me, I promised to deliver for you. So far, we’ve won on the Millionaire’s Tax, a statewide low-income utility bill assistance program, rent stabilization, our strong Washington Voting Rights Act, combating federal overreach, and much more. As your State Senator, I’ll continue fighting to deliver the fair shot you deserve. I’m proud to be endorsed by Attorney General Nick Brown, Executive Ryan Mello, Mayor Anders Ibsen, County Councilmember Jani Hitchen, the 29th District Democrats, WFSE, and many more. I would be proud to earn your vote.

My years of working as a small business owner gives me a unique understanding of what it’s like living in the 8th most expensive state and what needs to change; budget management is my primary focus. Fundamentally, Olympia has a spending issue. Every year our revenue is increasing 7.5%, while our spending is set to increase 10%. Although the millionaire’s tax will increase revenue, if we don’t focus on returning to a fiscally responsible budget to gain a surplus and return to our rainy-day fund, the cost of living is going to continue to increase causing a ripple effect of issues. Already, this has led to people searching for a more livable state ultimately decreasing revenue. We also need to re-focus on where this spending is going. Focusing on rehabilitating those with addiction and mental illness will ultimately decrease spending in other areas and bring about safer and cleaner streets. For mental illness calls, social workers not police should handle them, allowing police to focus on criminal activity. We need to bring back common-sense policies that allow police to focus on theft; from retail, to break ins. We need to bring responsibility back to Washington.