A clear platform built around the needs of Lynnwood, Edmonds, and Shoreline.
Washington used to be one of the most affordable places in the country to build a life. It isn't anymore. When competition disappears from politics, accountability usually follows. The result has been more programs, more spending, and more regulation — and Washington government has drifted further from the realities families actually face.
Washington is now among the most expensive states in the country for housing, groceries, and everyday expenses — while wages for working families haven't kept pace. That gap is the result of policy choices, not inevitability.
Washington should once again be a place where a family can buy a home, raise children, start a business, and build a future — without feeling like they need to leave the state to survive. What's missing is leadership willing to make different choices.
I'll work to reduce the regulatory and tax burden driving costs up, oppose policies that make Washington more expensive to live and work in, and push for real affordability — not just programs for those who qualify.
Washington used to be a place where owning a home was within reach for working families. It isn't anymore — and that didn't happen by accident. Years of over-regulation, permitting delays, and rising taxes have made it harder and more expensive to build here. When supply can't keep up with demand, prices rise and families lose.
Meanwhile, families trying to buy their first home are competing against institutional investors making cash offers on the same starter homes first-time buyers are counting on. Families are also being hit by rising property taxes driven by years of expanding levies, spending, and government growth. Olympia has even proposed raising the state's property tax growth cap from 1% to 3% — making future increases easier, not harder.
Homeownership builds wealth, stabilizes neighborhoods, and gives families a stake in their community. I'll work to remove the barriers keeping families from building a life here.
Washington residents should be able to ride public transit, visit a restaurant, or sit in a park without fear. That's not a political statement — it's a basic expectation of civilized life. And for too many communities across this state, it's no longer a given.
The revolving door for repeat offenders isn't a mystery. When crimes go unprosecuted and violent offenders cycle back onto the streets, the message to communities is that accountability is optional. Real public safety means fully funding law enforcement, prosecuting violent crime, and ending the policies that have made Washington's streets less safe. It also means addressing addiction and mental health at the root — not because it replaces accountability, but because it reduces the cycle that accountability alone can't break.
Safe neighborhoods aren't a partisan issue — they're the foundation of everything else: schools, businesses, families, and community. I'll work to restore that sense of safety — and fight to protect it.
Every child in the 32nd District deserves access to an excellent education — and every parent deserves a meaningful role in making that happen. Those two things aren't in conflict. In fact, one depends on the other.
Washington spends more per student than most states. The results don't reflect that investment. When spending rises and outcomes don't follow, the answer from Olympia has been more programs, more administration, and less transparency about what's actually happening in classrooms.
Parents aren't the problem — they're the solution. When parents are informed, involved, and empowered to advocate for their children, schools get better. Policies that limit what parents can know or decide about their child's education don't protect children. They protect the system from accountability.
I'll work to ensure full transparency in curriculum and school performance, meaningful parental involvement at every level, and an education system that measures success by outcomes — not by how much was spent.
Washington used to be a place where hard work opened doors. A generation ago, a skilled tradesperson, a small business owner, or a factory worker could build a stable life here without a four-year degree. That's harder to say today. As businesses leave for more competitive states and the cost of living rises faster than wages, the gap between working hard and getting ahead keeps widening.
Washington needs more affordable pathways into stable careers — apprenticeships, skilled trades, technical education, and small business creation — because a young person choosing a trade over a four-year degree should have just as clear a path to wealth and stability.
Expanding opportunity means creating conditions where employers want to be here, where small businesses can grow without being regulated out of existence, and where the barriers keeping people from building a life here are removed — not multiplied.
I'll work to end the policies driving employers out of Washington, expand pathways into skilled trades and technical careers, and build an economy where opportunity isn't limited to those with a four-year degree.
Taxpayers deserve transparent government, responsible budgeting, and leaders who treat public money with the same care families use at home. Washington's state budget has grown over 40% in the last decade — while families struggle to keep up. Government must live within its means so working families can thrive within theirs.
Washington voters have repeatedly rejected a state income tax — and Olympia keeps looking for ways around that verdict. The capital gains tax opened the door to a form of income taxation Washington voters have historically rejected — and precedents in tax policy have a way of expanding.
Washington taxpayers deserve a government that spends carefully, taxes honestly, and earns back the trust it has lost. I'll work to lower the cost of living, hold Olympia accountable for every dollar spent, and fight every attempt to expand the tax burden on Washington families.
I've spent twenty years working in places where governments don't answer to their people. I've seen what that produces — and I've seen what becomes possible when trust is restored. Accountability isn't a political position. It's the basic expectation every taxpayer deserves.
Washington voters have rejected a state income tax repeatedly — and Olympia keeps finding ways around that verdict. Budgets have grown over 40% in a decade while families struggle to keep up. Programs multiply, spending increases, and when results don't follow, the answer is always more — more spending, more regulation, more government. That's what happens when government becomes insulated from the people it's supposed to serve.
Good government is still possible here — transparent, accountable, and working for every family trying to build a life in Washington, not just those in power. I'll work for a legislature where every dollar is justified, every vote is transparent, and every elected official knows they answer to the people — not to the party that put them there.
Washingtonians believe every person deserves dignity and respect. They also believe fairness, privacy, and reasonable boundaries still matter. Those two things aren't in conflict. Holding both is not extreme. It's common sense.
Girls and women have spent generations fighting for equal opportunities in athletics, scholarships, and spaces where privacy and safety are legitimate expectations. Most people believe those gains are worth protecting. The question is whether government can still balance fairness, privacy, and equal treatment without dismissing legitimate concerns from women and families.
Olympus Spa is a local, immigrant-owned small business that has served women in our community for years. State regulators are now forcing them to abandon the sex-segregated facilities their customers depend on. No harm has been demonstrated. No community asked for this. This is government overreach imposed without balance, without accountability, and without regard for the women and small business owners affected.
I'll fight to protect fairness in women's athletics, the privacy and safety expectations women depend on, and the rights of small business owners to serve their customers without government interference.