The Problem: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), is Arizona State Medicaid. The same Medicaid that H.R. 1 has gutted. As a State Representative, I will expand AHCCCS, not gut it, and fund our Rural Clinics.

Firsthand conversations with medical staff in Graham county have shown me that cuts to AHCCCS would likely end with the loss of about 50% to 75% of hospital staff’s jobs and cause extreme back ups.

In the example of Graham County, if rural hospitals close, it could take residents up to 2 or more hours to receive medical attention.

My Solution: Expand AHCCCS and properly fund rural clinics through aggressive state budget meetings. An easy way to regain stable financial footing is to end the disastrous ESA program, which is costing our state billions.

The Problem: Arizona schools are funded 50th in the country, and are ranked dead last.

Even while our public schools are suffering, Republican representatives continue to vote to gut public schools by expanding ESA vouchers. While every parent has the right to give their child whatever education they wish, that does not mean public schools must suffer.

My Solution: Heavily regulate ESAs. ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances. This includes, but is not limited to, special needs students and limited homeschooling options.

The Problem: Republicans, instead of trying to fix issues for rural Arizonans, have begun demonizing and persecuting hard-working immigrants. Our communities are now in a constant state of fear and distress due to illegally conducted raids by our corrupt administration.

My Solution: America is a nation of immigrants. Instead of attacking our neighbors, we need to support and uplift our diverse communities. That means resisting ICE in all of my capacity as your future state representative. I refuse to step aside while people are terrorized by masked agents.

The Problem: Since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, state Republicans have leaped at the opportunity to tell an individual what to do with their body and restrict abortion access in all cases.

My Solution: Put medical decisions back into the hands of individuals. Get the government out of our doctor’s offices and allow people sole ownership over their health care decisions.

The Problem: Since we are in a desert, water is scarce and should be conserved. However, corporations continue to take more than their fair share—leaving private citizens to suffer while our dwindling water supply is pumped at unsustainable levels.

My Solution: Reserve Arizona water for Arizonans. Block corporations from stealing our water and funneling it to other states for profit. We must take our water future into our own hands and work to conserve our resources for ourselves and our future generations..