PLATFORM
Public Health and Safety
Cost of Living and Seniors
Housing and Climate Resilience
Education and Good-Paying Jobs
Public Health and Safety
Federal cuts and rising healthcare costs threaten public health. We must fund MassHealth and use tools like bulk purchasing to lower prescription drug costs. Medicare for all is key. Improving community police relations, and investing in young people are key to community safety. The State needs to support programs like UTEC and take bold action to address the opioid crisis.
The rising cost of living is devastating household budgets, especially of our Seniors. We have to break the utility monopoly and hold companies like National Grid accountable for price hikes. I’ll work to invest in local farmers so we can create jobs, expand food access, and lower costs for you. In the face of cuts, I’ll fight to protect vital programs like home-care PCAs.
Cost of Living and Seniors
Families are being priced out of Chelmsford and Lowell. I’ll fight to expand downpayment assistance programs for first-time homebuyers and work to build rental housing that is affordable for working families. We have to expand weatherization and fuel assistance programs, invest in community solar, and support environmental cleanup efforts in the Merrimack River and Freeman Lake.
Housing and Climate Resilience
As a Chelmsford Public Schools mom, education is personal to me. I’ll make sure that Lowell and Chelmsford get our fair share of education dollars from Boston and have a comprehensive curriculum, focusing on social-emotional learning and career-technical education to create a pipeline to good-paying local jobs. The State needs to cut red-tape to support local small business owners.