• Mental Health, Substance Abuse
  In 1996, we lost my brother, Andy, to a heroin overdose. In his memory, I worked to pass legislation making Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, available to every Utahn who wants it. As your Senator, I’ll keep fighting to protect the most vulnerable in our society.
  
  Utah is scheduled to receive nearly $300 million in opioid litigation settlement funds in the coming years. This is an unprecedented opportunity to have impacts in the lives of those impacted in this realm. It is crucial that this money is spent responsibly and appropriately to ameliorate the harms of the opioid crisis. I am ready to lead the state in this effort. 

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• Transgender Rights 
  Transgender children, like my own daughter, and trans adults alike deserve dignity and equity under the law in our communities. I’ve already fought on Capitol Hill alongside organizations like Equality Utah against the Legislative Majority’s draconian anti-trans laws. In the legislature, I won’t stop fighting for my daughter, and for every transgender person.

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• Housing Affordability
  In SLC, we face a housing crisis like no other, and its ripple effects can be felt across the Wasatch Front, putting strains on our infrastructure, public transit, and on every Utahn’s wallet. When I’m your Senator, I’ll build bridges with my colleagues to build bridges for you, we’ll work to make public transit free so that everyone can get to work, and we’ll keep housing prices down while understanding that neighborhood character is important.
   

• Gender Equality
  Five years running, Utah has been ranked the worst state in the nation for Women’s Equality. We must pass legislation to eliminate the gender pay gap, ratify the ERA, build on existing legislation to make childcare more affordable to help women who want to join the workforce, and do everything in our power to make quality education accessible, affordable, and equitable across the gender divide.

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• Climate Change and Water Impacts in Utah
  When the snow stops falling and the Great Salt Lake dries up, will we be proud of how we empowered big business to pollute our state? It’s imperative that we act now, sanctioning polluters, protecting our air, water, and watersheds through legislation, and improving our forest management to limit debilitating fires that threaten our homes and livelihoods.
   

• Healthcare and Public Health
  ​We need to ensure that the policies that are being made at the Capitol are backed by data, science, and experience. As your next Senator, I will work to ensure our health care workers are supported and bolstered coming out of this very difficult time. It is also imperative that we increase access to health care services and that each Utahn has access to affordable medication. No one should have to go into debt in order to receive the health care they or their loved ones need to survive. 
   

More than a list of issues, my focus is on getting things done. We can talk all day about what needs to be done but we deserve a legislator that works to pass bills and move the needle to improve our communities. 

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