It has become unaffordable to live in central Florida, even in families with strong employment. These cost increases across the board aren’t sustainable, and I am dedicated to fighting for relief for each of us in District 36. 

• In Tallahassee, I will encourage the development of affordable housing – and cap increases to keep it actually affordable! It’s time to explore unique options for safe housing, including multi-family developments, accessory dwelling units, and mixed-use zoning.

Massive conglomerates are getting rich at our expenses. I will work to close the existing loopholes and push for a tax code that will provide necessary relief to hardworking families across Florida, not the massive conglomerates making money on the backs of our collective labor.

Our veterans have fought and risked their lives for our country. We have a responsibility to look after them when they return from their service, and I will be a relentless advocate for enhanced veteran services. 

In Tallahassee, I will fight for increases to the funding and services provided by the Veterans Administration and explore opportunities for state-federal partnerships. Our veterans need strong suicide prevention services and comprehensive medical care.

Each and every Floridian deserves to live in a state where they are safe, respected, and free. 

• Access to the vote is the most foundational American right, and citizens who have completed their prison sentences are entitled to that same right. While Amendment 4 passed, access to the vote has continued to be restricted based on functional poll taxes and other burdensome restrictions. I will be fully committed to expanding access to the vote through all legal and legislative measures. 
• In Seminole County, our LGBT+ neighbors can still be fired and denied housing purely for how they were born. I will work with statewide community leadership to close these gaps and add teeth to enforcement of anti-discrimination legislation. 

All politics are local, which is why it’s critical that our towns and counties have the ability to govern themselves as they see fit. That’s why I will be a champion for expanded home rule, working to ensure that Florida rolls-back its current and ineffective “one-size-fits-all” approach.

Local services, from education to public safety, are funded by the existing property tax system. As rising costs and property insurance pricing drives financial instability, it’s important to balance cost relief for our neighbors with addressing our real and immediate needs. 

• I support a graduated approach to property tax relief, where each property’s homestead exemption would be a percentage of the home’s values, not a flat rate. 

The day to day work of government is directly funded by property taxes – like the new nets at the baseball fields or filled potholes in Sanford. Eliminating all property taxes will mean an immediate removal of these small fixes that happen without each of us having to think about it. It’s a shortsighted approach to a structural problem.

Seminole County is “Florida’s Natural Choice,” and as a legislator, I will maintain the beauty that lives up to our nickname. District 36 is home to one of only two rivers in Florida designated as a National Wild and Scenic River! 

• I support the work of local solar co-ops here in the district who are seeking to make safe, solar energy more affordable for Florida’s families. 
• The Florida Forever program is a responsible use of state funds to increase state acquisition of conservation land. We must keep our air, water, and fragile aquifer preserved for generations to come. 

In Tallahassee, I will fight to protect our rural boundary and maintain the natural beauty that brought so many of us to District 36.

People move to Seminole County to take advantage of our small-town communities, and maintaining a strong sense of public safety is critical to protect what makes our neighborhoods so welcoming. 

• The time for sensible gun legislation must be now. In Tallahassee, I will fight to reinstate the responsible protections put in place after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas – there is no reason an 18 year old needs an assault weapon. 

Florida’s prisons should be focused primarily on rehabilitation, allowing offenders to develop new professional skills and reintegrate successfully after their sentences. Focusing on rehabilitation also reduces the rate of recidivism and saves the state significant costs in continued incarceration.