Stronger Families Lead to Stronger Communities

I believe that greater investments in families are needed and should include, but not be limited to:

✓ Guaranteed Healthcare
✓ Common Sense Criminal Justice
✓ Quality Education
✓ Honoring Diversity
✓ Fair and Equal Wages
✓ Paid Family Leave
✓ Affordable Child Care
✓ Caring for our Veterans and Seniors

Furthermore, I will fight to protect women's rights both locally and on a national level. Women deserve equal pay for equal work and non-discriminatory employment environments. I believe that a woman deserves full autonomy over her choices concerning her health and family planning. The United States trails much of the developed world concerning paid leave after the birth of a child. I believe that new parents should have 3 months of paid family leave to bond with newborns, and that childcare must be affordable and high quality. Our domestic violence and sexual abuse statistics are staggering. I will work to enact any legislation that seeks to diminish this societal crisis. As a proud father of two daughters, I truly believe the future is female. 

I will advocate for legislation that protects and preserves dignity and equality concerning sexual orientation and gender identity. The LGBTQ community deserves full recognition and support regarding personal expression, marriage, family planning, medical care, and legal protection. I believe that our country derives its strength from our diversity.