Platform Overview for District 31:
I. Lower Housing Costs
Housing costs are squeezing working families, seniors, and young people trying to stay in their communities. We need more housing choices, faster permitting, and practical paths to ownership.
I support adding housing where roads, utilities, and services can support it, including ADUs, duplexes, townhomes, small multifamily housing, and nonprofit-led tiny home communities.
I also support allowing larger existing homes to be divided into separate condo-style ownership units where it can be done safely and responsibly. This could create more affordable ownership opportunities without always requiring new land, major infrastructure, or large apartment projects.
Permitting should be clear, timely, and predictable so good housing projects do not get stuck for years.
Bottom line: create more housing choices, reduce unnecessary delay, and help working families afford a place to own or rent
II. Affordable and Practical Healthcare Solutions
Healthcare should be easier to access, easier to understand, and more affordable for families. Too many people delay care because of cost, lack of appointments, or confusing bills.
My mother-in-law is in a nursing home, and we have friends who work as nurses. We see the pressure on patients, families, caregivers, and healthcare workers.
I support expanding access to primary care, mental health care, senior care, and cost-effective local clinics so people can get help before small problems become emergencies.
I also support price transparency, fewer surprise bills, and reforms that reduce costs without lowering quality.
Bottom line: make healthcare more affordable, support caregivers, reduce barriers to care, and focus on results people can actually feel.
III. Balanced budget and taxpayer value
Washington must live within a responsible budget and make sure taxpayer dollars deliver real results. Government should measure what works, fix what does not, and stop funding programs that fail to deliver.
I believe in maintaining roads, bridges, utilities, schools, and public buildings before small problems become expensive failures. I will also push for better control of project costs, schedules, and scope because delays and poor planning are hidden costs to taxpayers.
Bottom line: spend responsibly, measure results, and protect taxpayers from waste and delay.
IV. Keep Freight and Commuters Moving
District 31 depends on key transportation corridors for work, school, freight, farming, emergency response, and daily life. Congestion is not just an inconvenience — it adds time, fuel costs, delivery costs, and stress to families and businesses.
I support practical transportation fixes first: better incident response, improved signal timing, safer intersections, targeted chokepoint improvements, and stronger coordination between state and local roads.
Major projects should move forward only when they improve safety, reduce delays, and protect taxpayer dollars.
I also support reviewing better east-west connections so traffic is not simply pushed onto SR 162 and local roads that were not designed to carry that level of demand.
Bottom line: reduce delays, improve safety, keep freight moving, and make transportation dollars count.
V. Public Safety, Safer Cities
Public safety is a basic responsibility of government. Families, businesses, and neighborhoods need officers who can respond quickly, investigate crime, and hold repeat offenders accountable.
I support recruiting and retaining well-trained officers, strong professional standards, and better coordination between law enforcement, prosecutors, and local communities.
I also support stronger behavioral health and crisis-response systems so police are not the only option when someone is in crisis.
Bottom line: support law enforcement, hold repeat offenders accountable, improve crisis response, and make our communities safer.
VI. Pro-active Flood Protection
Flooding is not a partisan issue — it is a public safety, property, and infrastructure issue. Small cities cannot afford to keep paying for the same damage over and over.
I support proactive flood planning, including identifying weak berms, levees, culverts, and known flooding points before storms hit. I also support using Climate Commitment Act funding where appropriate to fix flooding problems, improve drainage, protect roads, and reduce long-term damage.
Emergency repairs should lead to permanent fixes so taxpayers do not pay twice.
Bottom line: prepare early, fix flooding problems, and protect homes, roads, and taxpayers.
VII. Stronger Small Business and Workforce Pipelines
Small businesses are the backbone of District 31. They need predictable rules, timely permits, and a state government that understands how delays and compliance costs affect jobs.
I support reducing red tape, making permitting more predictable, and expanding apprenticeships, trades, and CTE programs so young people can build careers and local businesses can hire locally.
I also support fair public contracting practices, including clear scopes, prompt payment, and realistic schedules so small contractors have a fair chance to compete.
Bottom line: support small businesses, train the next generation, and keep local jobs in our communities.
VIII. Honoring our Tribal Communities
Tribal nations and tribal communities are an important part of District 31. I support partnerships built on respect, listening, sovereignty, and practical collaboration.
I volunteer as a CTE advisor for Chief Leschi Schools, and I believe strongly in education, workforce training, trades, and career pathways that help young people build a future close to home.
I also support clean water, fisheries, habitat restoration, and flood-control projects that improve public safety while protecting natural resources.
Bottom line: respect sovereignty, listen early, support students, protect fisheries, and work together on practical solutions.
IX. Smarter Regulation and Efficient Delivery
I support regulations that protect safety, clean water, farmland, and the environment. But rules should be clear, measurable, and timely. Government should protect the public without turning every project into years of delay.
I will support practical permitting reform, including clear application checklists, firm review timelines, one lead contact for applicants, and concurrent agency review so projects are not passed from desk to desk.
I will also work to reduce duplicate studies, require agencies to report permit timelines, and focus regulations on measurable outcomes instead of unnecessary paperwork.
This matters for housing, roads, bridges, utilities, farms, small businesses, and flood-control projects. If a project meets the rules, it should get a timely yes or no.
Bottom line: protect people and the environment, reduce unnecessary delay, and make government deliver results taxpayers can afford.
X. Second Amendment & Responsible Gun ownership
I stand for the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership. I will respect the rights of law-abiding gun owners while supporting practical, enforceable measures to keep firearms away from violent offenders, domestic abusers, and people who are legally prohibited from possessing them.