Q&A: Get to know the candidates for State Representative District 136

What would your top priorities be if elected?

My top priorities are fully funding our public schools, increasing access to high-quality healthcare, and lowering costs. As state representative, I’ve led the fight to protect voting rights and expand Medicaid, while advocating for affordable housing, robust transit systems, and connected communities.

What are the biggest challenges facing District 136?

As the state continues to systemically underfund our schools and impede cities’ and counties’ ability to govern, it’s become more challenging to provide the services our communities need and expect. At the same time, residents are struggling with rising costs, inflation, and the impacts of rapid growth.

What projects are most important for District 136 to focus on for the future?

We must fully fund our schools, make healthcare more accessible and affordable, and address emergent concerns with water supply, data centers, and protecting our parks and greenspaces. As our region continues to grow, we should expand transit, improve workforce training and retraining, increase housing options, and invest in infrastructure.

What would your top priorities be if elected?

Restoring parental rights and classical education with teacher pay, resources, and accountability. Delivering real property tax relief. Ensuring government transparency and fiscal responsibility. Protecting public safety and personal freedoms for District 136 families.

What are the biggest challenges facing District 136?

Skyrocketing property taxes that burden working families. Public education spending more while student outcomes decline. Infrastructure strained by rapid growth. Insufficient transparency and accountability in local government.

What projects are most important for District 136 to focus on for the future?

School finance reform prioritizing teacher pay, classroom resources, and parent oversight. Property tax relief. Roads, water, and infrastructure upgrades. Stronger ethics and open-government practices.