My Priorities
Affordability
Raising a family in Indiana is simply becoming too expensive. From skyrocketing childcare bills and healthcare premiums to unattainable housing costs, unpredictable property taxes, and rising utility rates, working Hoosiers in Carmel and Westfield are being squeezed from every side.
I will do everything in my power to bring down childcare costs and make it affordable to raise a family in Carmel and Westfield. I propose a statewide tri-share model, splitting costs equally between the state, employers, and parents, while establishing universal Pre-K and expanding after-school programs by leveraging state surpluses and redirecting voucher dollars. As state representative, I’ll also work to bring down healthcare costs for Hoosier families while safeguarding Medicaid coverage and reinvesting in small and local hospitals. Finally, I’ll hold utility companies accountable for excessive rate hikes and predatory practices that don’t put Hoosier consumers first, while ensuring that data centers are properly regulated and paying their fair share of taxes and utilities.
Finally, I’ll fix the broken property tax system. Homeowners across our state are overburdened, but the 2025 property tax law SEA1 wasn’t ready for primetime. I’ll work across the aisle to deliver targeted tax relief to homeowners and work to find ways to stabilize property tax assessments year over year, while ensuring that our local emergency services, infrastructure, and schools that rely on property taxes stay fully funded.
Public Education
Carmel and Westfield have world-class public schools, which is why it's important to remember that Republicans in state government have consistently worked to defund our public education system. Let’s be clear: the hundreds of millions our state has spent on voucher programs for charter and private schools do little but make it easier for the already-rich to send their kids to private schools, while the rest of us deal with declining public schools. Furthermore, revenue cuts created by 2025’s SEA 1 have greatly constrained school budgets, while being expected to provide the same standards of education.
We cannot allow this decline in quality to happen to our local schools. As your state representative, I will fight to end our school voucher program which just gives subsidies to the rich. I will work to fund local governments and ensure schools have the resources they need to function well. I will work for higher salaries for teachers, so that teachers don’t need to pay out of pocket for classroom expenses. And I will work in a bipartisan manner to improve school safety and decrease absenteeism.
Public Safety
Every citizen of Carmel and Westfield deserves to feel protected. Our local police departments do a wonderful job keeping our district safe, and as a graduate of the Carmel Citizen Police Academy, I pledge to ensure our officers remain fully funded with the resources they need. To strengthen public safety, I will champion proven measures like mobile crisis response teams and de-escalation training, while working in a bipartisan manner to ensure that no criminals are exploiting our bail system and getting out unfairly.
True safety also means keeping our neighborhoods secure from gun violence. As a longtime Moms Demand Action supporter—and a mom demanding action myself—I strongly advocate for common-sense gun safety laws that balance Second Amendment rights with community protection. At the Statehouse, I will support legislation to require safe storage, expand firearms training, get illegal guns off our streets, and crack down on untraceable ghost guns.
Environment & Energy
Every Hoosier family deserves clean air, safe water, and an economy built for the future. As Indiana faces pressing environmental and economic challenges, we need forward-thinking leadership that holds big tech accountable. Incoming data centers must be required to supply their own water and pay for their electricity in full, preventing corporations from privatizing profits while shifting high utility bills onto residents. Furthermore, I will fight to restore rightful local control over data center locations to our local governments and work to ensure AI adoption does not displace workers across Hamilton County.
We must also make our environment a top priority. Indiana consistently ranks near the bottom nationwide for water quality and pollution, putting our communities at risk. As state representative, I will work to enforce strict water quality standards to clean up our waterways, transition away from polluting coal plants, and expand investment in renewable energy and advanced alternatives that will build a cleaner future for our kids.
Reproductive Rights
Indiana’s abortion ban goes far beyond restricting access; it cuts off lifesaving healthcare, forces rural maternity wards to close, and leaves women terrified to get pregnant. State policies have also fueled rising costs, leaving many parents wondering if they can even afford to give their children a strong future. As state representative, I will fight tooth and nail for a repeal of Indiana’s abortion ban. We can have common-sense abortion restrictions while ensuring that women can make decisions about their own bodies. Reproductive care should be a private decision made between a woman, her doctor, and her faith, not dictated by politicians like Mike Braun and Todd Huston.
Furthermore, I will support every woman’s right to IVF and contraception. The real way to support families and reduce abortions isn't by controlling women's bodies, but by guaranteeing reproductive freedom, comprehensive sex education, and affordable childcare and housing that enhance the quality of life across our communities.