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My Policy Platform

I'm running on a progressive platform that prioritizes the voices of students and young people. If you think I'm not addressing an issue properly or at all, I want to hear from you! I want to represent you, and you know the best way to solve issues impacting you.

Reach out to me, and tell me what you'd like to see.

Safe & Affordable Housing

During my first term, I was able to help approve 2000+ units and 5300+ beds for students. I organized a City/University student housing study that got concrete data on what the problems are, and then organized a Public-Private-Partnership with Students, the City, the University, and others to recommend solutions to the City.

I'm running for re-election to complete the following:

Implement recommendations from the Public-Private-Partnership Affordable Student Housing Workgroup that I led
Encourage more developers to use the Affordable Student Housing Incentive
Create more Affordable Student Housing programs

Campus & Off-Campus Safety

The biggest safety accomplishment has been starting the work to light up the Lakeshore Path, but there is still much more to do in terms of safety. Many of the following priorities are already in progress, I plan on finishing them:

Improve lighting on State Street, especially on connecting streets and alleys
Ensure downtown bars receive training on handling sexual harassment & assault issues
Address homelessness through opening the new and expanded Homeless Shelter coming to the City's East Side

Transportation

I was proud to play a pivotal role in recent Transportation accomplishments through my role on the City's Transportation Commission, including: Getting over $200,000 for District 8 to improve bike infrastructure, Launching Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Advocating for more sustainability in Transportation, Prioritizing Pedestrian Safety through better Bike Lanes, nearly doubling the number of Bus 80s, and more.

I hope to continue much of this during my next term, and continue working with the University to implement a Reverse Bus 80.

Mental Health Services

Over the last two years, we expanded Mental Health Services through Madison's CARES program. This service is expanding geographically as well as providing more coverage throughout the day and night.

I have two goals for my next term:

Partner with more non-profits who provide mental health services
Expand the CARES program to run 24/7

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