I'm not running to sit; I'm running to serve.

​Every child in Sussex County deserves a high-quality education, no matter their zip code. As a former classroom teacher, school founder, education policy advisor, and advocate, I believe every child deserves a school that meets their needs. Every family deserves a voice in shaping their child’s future. I’ll fight for fully funded schools, fair pay for educators, and programs that uplift the whole child, from early learning to career readiness.

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• Provide competitive pay to teachers. We have a serious deficit in math, science, and special ed teachers, and many are choosing to go to other states due to a lack of incentive.

• Utilize workforce housing programs to aid our educators. While housing prices in Sussex County have surged nearly 50% from pre-pandemic, teacher salaries have grown at just half that rate.

• Support scholarships for teachers who stay in Delaware and cut down on wait times for licensure approval.

• Establish a neighborhood flood-mitigation fund. To make the best use of this, we will target street-by-street drainage upgrades in low-lying parts of Milton, Belltown, and Red Mill Pond.

• Fund fire and emergency services in high growth areas. As Sussex County sprawls, emergency services are getting more and more calls, leading to a higher deficit and a possibility of suspension of services.

• Protect our bays & aquifers. Runoff in rural zones and wetlands worsens flooding and pollutes our drinking water. Because of this, building in these areas has to be done slowly and responsibly. Additionally, we will need to expand farmland easement programs, tighten buffer compliance, and incentivize off-site conservation.

• Complete our bike-ped network by closing trail gaps and improving the safety of crossings. RD 20 is home to some of Delaware’s most beautiful and best-used bike trails, including the Junction & Breakwater Trail and the expanding Georgetown–Lewes Trail, but significant gaps remain.

​​I support economic development that centers families—investing in job training, workforce development, small business support, and the green and care economies. Let’s grow jobs that allow our people to thrive right here in Sussex.

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• Sussex added 13,000 new homes in just five years, much of it on farmland without roads, schools, or sewer infrastructure to support it – a pace state planners have called unsustainable.

• Build only where the roads can handle it; Before approving large subdivisions, require an independent traffic-impact study and a binding fix-it plan funded by developers, not taxpayers.

• Ensure developers are paying for school expansion, not our residents. Residents shouldn’t be forced to pay higher school taxes for endless growth. Developers need to pay their fair share with impact fees.

​From our bays to our backyards, Sussex County’s natural resources must be protected. I support bold climate action, clean water, and sustainable land use—so our children and grandchildren inherit a thriving, healthy Delaware.

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• Increase in-state energy production with an emphasis on green energy sources. Recent outages have demonstrated that our grid is stretched thin. As the lowest-lying district in the lowest-lying state in the country, we must push for green energy sources, including both wind and solar.

• Attack high bills at their roots by expanding "weatherization programs" and growing access to solar energy. DNREC has demonstrated that we can reduce energy use by as much as 50% through home upgrades of HVAC systems, insulation, and the sealing of air leaks. In areas where solar energy is difficult to install, we can create solar subscriptions to fund solar installation nearby, as has been done in Georgetown.

• Push for utility companies to bury power lines. Old-fashioned overhead lines are easily damaged by weather and natural damages, leading to both outages and damage of personal property.

I believe in a justice system that prioritizes safety, accountability, and healing—not punishment for punishment’s sake. Too often, our system fails the very communities it’s meant to protect. True justice means creating pathways to healing and opportunity, not permanent punishment.

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• Reduce over-policing and mass incarceration

• Expand access to alternatives like restorative justice and diversion programs

• Eliminate the use of cash bail for nonviolent offenses

• Invest in prevention and reentry to keep youth out of the system, address root causes of crime, and ensure that people returning home have the support they need to rebuild their lives.

Too many families in Sussex are being priced out of the communities they’ve called home for generations. I support policies that expand affordable housing, protect renters and homeowners, and encourage development that respects the people already here, not just outside investors.

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• Require affordable units or in-lieu fees for new developments. This would mean making 25% of new units constructed (20+) inclusionary or allow developers to pay an in-lieu fee into a Sussex County housing trust to fund the construction or rehabilitation of affordable homes.

• Invest in cottage clusters to increase affordability in established areas while maintaining neighborhood character. This concept has been demonstrated in other states and is permitted under county-level regulations.

No one should have to choose between a paycheck and getting care. I’ll work to expand access to affordable care, protect Medicaid, and invest in mental health and maternal health services—especially in rural and underserved areas.​

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• Sussex County has long faced a serious shortage in medical staff, with just one physician for every 2,100 residents––far below the levels in New Castle and Kent Counties. 

• Bring care closer by recruiting clinicians with loan-forgiveness programs tied to local service. This will partially restore some of the debt forgiveness programs available for public servants which were recently cut in Trump's bill.

• Increase program funding and guarantee slots for Sussex County placements. These programs can and should be promoted to DIMER graduates and medical students in Delaware region institutions to emphasize our opportunities.

• Create a Delaware medical school and establish a coastal campus. We are one of only four states without a medical school, and Sussex County needs 21 more physicians just to meet current demand.

• Update certificate-of-need (CON) laws and streamline urgent-care approvals to cut ER wait times. These current laws limit healthcare investments, such as urgent care centers. Delaware averages over three hours for an ER wait time, 47th in the nation, while urgent care centers that could handle their needs cannot get approval.

• ​​​Expand the senior property-tax credit to $750 for homes under $500,000 and cap annual assessments. As home values rise rapidly, especially in Sussex County, seniors are having difficulties keeping up with property taxes. Now that reassessments are mandated every five years, increases should have an annual limit to prevent dramatic swings in household costs.

• Backstop federal programs like SNAP and LIHEAP. With Trump's despicable bill, over 117,000 Delawareans could lose their food benefits. We can provide state funds to backfill these programs to ensure no one goes hungry in Delaware.

• Cut prescription costs by reining in pharmacy benefit managers. These PBMs act as middlemen and make money off the spread between the standard cost of medications and what they are sold for in pharmacies. Legislation that would ban this practice of spread pricing as well as ban high copays for low-cost generic drugs is an important step in lowering costs of life-saving medication.

​​As a birthing person, currently living through the fourth trimester, I know firsthand the challenges, dangers, and uncertainty surrounding reproductive rights. I firmly believe that reproductive healthcare is healthcare. I fought to ensure protections remained in place here in Delaware while serving as the Governor’s healthcare advisor, and I’ll continue that fight in the General Assembly.

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No one should have to live in fear because of who they are. I will champion policies that protect all people from discrimination in housing, healthcare, education, and employment. Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and respect—period.

• Enshrine marriage equality and reproductive rights in Delaware's constitution. Neither of these are federally protected, and with recent rulings, we cannot take either for granted.

• Protect immigrant communities. Legislation, such as HB152, has recently been passed in Delaware to prevent some of the overreaching practices from the Trump administration. I applaud these efforts.

• Enshrine early voting in the Delaware constitution. This was implemented in 2022 but was struck down by a court ruling. Early voting gives people who work multiple jobs, long hours, or irregular hours, or are disabled a better chance to exercise their right to vote.

• Expand vote-by-mail. Just like early voting, this is another way to allow people to vote who otherwise might be deterred or unable. Under current laws, voting by mail is only allowed under narrow circumstances. There is no reason to disallow voting by mail.

• Enact same-day voter registration. Current laws require registration at least 30 days before an election, making Delaware one of the strictest states in the country. This policy has been put in place in 22 states and has been demonstrated to boost turnout by 5-10%.