Issue Position: Protecting and Advancing Everybody's Rights

Issue Position

Racial Justice

Voting Rights
Restoring the Voting Rights Act
Passing automatic voter registration legislation
Ending the practice of gerrymandering through establishing independent redistricting committees
Making Election Day a federal holiday
Reforming the broken criminal justice system
Fighting for the federal legalization of marijuana and working to roll back mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses
Banning private prisons and detention centers nationwide
Ending cash bail
Banning the death penalty
Economic Justice
Creating jobs for every American through empowering trade schools and using green infrastructure for all projects across IL03
Enforcing affordable housing requirements and creating pathways to income growth by means of homeownership
Environmental Justice
Through passing the Green New Deal and establishing programs through its framework, we can end the practice of environmental racism that still exists in Chicagoland

LGBTQ Rights

Supporting the Equality Act, which would guarantee legal protections to anyone that identifies as LGBTQ+
Full inclusion of all students in all spaces and discussions--including LGBTQ students, students with diverse religious or racial backgrounds, and students with disabilities--through full integration
Encouraging awareness around the LGBTQ community through teaching LGBTQ history, culture, and sharing perspectives
Supporting People with Disabilities

Increase access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) by passing the Disability Integration Act (H.R.555)
Fully implement and enforce the ADA, mandate all buildings follow it, and ensure there is proper funding allocated to guarantee these updates are executed properly
Set and enforce goals for inclusivity in all classrooms so students with disabilities aren't forced to learn in isolation. Currently, about 63% of students with disabilities spend 80% of the school day in integrated classrooms, and we should increase that standard by updating federal law.
End the sub-minimum wage. People with disabilities deserve a living wage, and there is no justification for paying them only a few dollars per hour.
People with disabilities continue to face barriers to transportation because many CTA and Metra stations in IL03 are not ADA-compliant, and spotty bus service makes it even more challenging to get around. I support installing proper ramps, improving audible cues with all trains and buses, and providing a more accurate tracking system through software so people can plan their transportation more efficiently.

Women

Supporting ERA, removing the arbitrary deadline, and working to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all
Working to repeal the Hyde Amendment
Fighting for paid family leave

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