Policy Positions
Climate(1)
Supports regulating corporate water usage in Arizona to prevent unsustainable extraction and protect water resources for residents.
"Block corporations from stealing our water and funneling it to other states for profit. We must take our water future into our own hands and work to conserve our resources for ourselves and our future generations."
Criminal Justice(6)
Opposes the use of Arizona prisons as for-profit organizations and supports restoring voting rights to felons who have served their time.
"Stop using Arizonan prisons as for-profit organizations. Arizonan felons who have done their time should be able to vote."
Opposes the use of Arizona prisons as for-profit organizations and supports restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences.
"Stop using Arizonan prisons as for-profit organizations. Arizonan felons who have done their time should be able to vote."
Opposes the for-profit prison model, calling for an end to using Arizona prisons as for-profit organizations. Also supports restoring voting rights for felons who have served their time.
"Stop using Arizonan prisons as for-profit organizations. Arizonan felons who have done their time should be able to vote."
Supports treatment-based approaches to drug use rather than criminalization, while continuing to address trafficking of extremely harmful drugs like fentanyl through criminal enforcement.
"Treatment and help for drug use, criminalization; drug trafficking issues of extremely harmful drugs, e.g. fentanyl, should continue to be addressed."
Supports treatment-oriented approaches to drug use rather than criminalization, while maintaining criminal enforcement against trafficking of highly dangerous drugs like fentanyl.
"Treatment and help for drug use, criminalization; drug trafficking issues of extremely harmful drugs, e.g. fentanyl, should continue to be addressed."
Supports treatment and help for drug use rather than criminalization, while maintaining criminal enforcement for trafficking of extremely harmful drugs like fentanyl.
"Treatment and help for drug use, criminalization; drug trafficking issues of extremely harmful drugs, e.g. fentanyl, should continue to be addressed."
Economy(3)
Supports raising the minimum wage to a livable wage through a staggered (phased) approach.
"Minimum wage increased to a livable wage through a staggered approach."
Supports raising the minimum wage to a livable wage through a staggered (phased) approach.
"Minimum wage increased to a livable wage through a staggered approach."
Supports raising the minimum wage to a livable wage through a phased, staggered approach.
"Minimum wage increased to a livable wage through a staggered approach."
Education(8)
Supports expanding public school funding, opposing cuts to K-12 education.
"I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans."
Supports expanding public school funding, opposing cuts that have harmed the majority of Arizona students who attend public institutions.
"Unlike Gowan or Diaz, I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans."
Supports expanding public school funding, opposing cuts to K-12 education.
"I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans."
Opposes broad ESA voucher programs, arguing they drain public school funding, and would limit vouchers only to extreme circumstances affecting a child's ability to receive education.
"I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans... ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances that greatly affect a child's education ability."
Opposes broad ESA voucher programs, arguing they drain public school funding, and would limit ESA eligibility only to extreme circumstances affecting a child's ability to learn.
"I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans... ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances that greatly affect a child's education ability."
Opposes broad ESA voucher expansion, arguing it drains funds from already underfunded public schools and should be heavily restricted to extreme circumstances.
"Even while our public schools are suffering, Republican representatives continue to vote to gut public schools by expanding ESA vouchers... ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances."
Opposes ESA voucher programs broadly, supporting their use only in extreme circumstances that greatly affect a child's education ability.
"I will fight to expand public school funding and eliminate ESA vouchers for the vast majority of Arizonans. Every parent has the right to give their child whatever education they wish, but that does not mean public schools must suffer. ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances that greatly affect a child's education ability."
Supports fully funding public schools and opposes the expansion of ESA vouchers that divert funds from public education.
"Heavily regulate ESAs. ESAs should ONLY be reserved for extreme circumstances. This includes, but is not limited to, special needs students and limited homeschooling options."
Healthcare(8)
Supports expanding Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS) and opposes federal cuts to it, including those in H.R. 1.
"As a State Representative, I will expand AHCCCS, not gut it, and fund our Rural Clinics."
Supports the right of women to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions, opposing post-Roe restrictions by Arizona Republicans.
"Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many Arizona Republicans have felt emboldened to strip away the rights of women to choose what to do with their own bodies. Instead of encouraging excessive government overreach, I believe that we should leave medical decisions to an individual and their practitioner."
Proposes creating 'Arizona SHIELD,' a state safety net providing full coverage for medical bills to low-income residents who cannot afford care and do not qualify for AHCCCS.
"Low-income residents who can't afford essential healthcare services and—through no fault of their own—do not qualify for AHCCCS will be eligible for full coverage for medical bills they are unable to pay."
Supports expanding Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS) to cover more low-income residents.
"Beyond expanding AHCCCS and properly funding rural clinics, I plan to introduce legislation to create Arizona SHIELD"
Supports expanding AHCCCS (Arizona's Medicaid program) to cover more low-income residents.
"Beyond expanding AHCCCS and properly funding rural clinics, I plan to introduce legislation to create Arizona SHIELD"
Proposes 'Arizona SHIELD,' a state-level safety net providing full coverage for medical bills to low-income residents who cannot afford healthcare and do not qualify for AHCCCS.
"Low-income residents who can't afford essential healthcare services and—through no fault of their own—do not qualify for AHCCCS will be eligible for full coverage for medical bills they are unable to pay."
Supports expanding AHCCCS (Arizona's Medicaid program) to cover more low-income residents.
"Beyond expanding AHCCCS and properly funding rural clinics, I plan to introduce legislation to create Arizona SHIELD"
Supports creating a state-level safety net program (Arizona SHIELD) to provide full coverage for medical bills for low-income residents who cannot afford care and do not qualify for AHCCCS.
"Low-income residents who can't afford essential healthcare services and—through no fault of their own—do not qualify for AHCCCS will be eligible for full coverage for medical bills they are unable to pay."
Immigration(5)
Opposes ICE enforcement raids, characterizing them as persecution of immigrant communities, and pledges to resist ICE actions as a state representative.
"That means resisting ICE in all of my capacity as your future state representative. I refuse to step aside while people are terrorized by masked agents."
Opposes aggressive deportation enforcement targeting immigrant communities, framing it as persecution and tyranny.
"Instead of inciting chaos in our streets and neighborhoods like MAGA wants, I will stand alongside our immigrant communities and put an end to this tyranny brought about by the Trump administration."
Opposes mass deportation and immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration, characterizing them as persecution of immigrant communities.
"Instead of inciting chaos in our streets and neighborhoods like MAGA wants, I will stand alongside our immigrant communities and put an end to this tyranny brought about by the Trump administration."
Opposes the current administration's immigration enforcement approach, framing it as demonizing and persecuting hard-working immigrants rather than solving real problems.
"Republicans, instead of trying to fix issues for rural Arizonans, have begun demonizing and persecuting hard-working immigrants. Our communities are now in a constant state of fear and distress due to illegally conducted raids by our corrupt administration."
Opposes deportation enforcement actions by the Trump administration, characterizing them as persecution of immigrant communities.
"Instead of inciting chaos in our streets and neighborhoods like MAGA wants, I will stand alongside our immigrant communities and put an end to this tyranny brought about by the Trump administration."
Social Issues(14)
Supports protecting abortion access and opposes government restrictions on reproductive healthcare decisions, framing it as a matter of individual medical privacy.
"Put medical decisions back into the hands of individuals. Get the government out of our doctor's offices and allow people sole ownership over their health care decisions."
Supports abortion access and medical privacy, opposing government restrictions on reproductive decisions.
"Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, many Arizona Republicans have felt emboldened to strip away the rights of women to choose what to do with their own bodies. Instead of encouraging excessive government overreach, I believe that we should leave medical decisions to an individual and their practitioner."
Supports abortion access and opposes government restrictions on reproductive decisions, believing medical choices should be left to individuals and their practitioners.
"Instead of encouraging excessive government overreach, I believe that we should leave medical decisions to an individual and their practitioner."
Supports abortion access and medical privacy, opposing government restrictions on reproductive decisions.
"I believe that we should leave medical decisions to an individual and their practitioner."
Strongly supports LGBTQ+ civil rights and pledges to defend the LGBTQIA+2S community.
"Defend and stand with the LGBTQIA+2S community"
Explicitly condemns homophobia and transphobia, expressing support for LGBTQIA+ communities.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Fully condemns homophobia, transphobia, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S community.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Condemns xenophobia and bigotry against Native Americans and Indigenous People, supporting protections for indigenous religious and holy sites.
"Restrict the destruction of indigenous holy and religious sites."
Fully condemns homophobia and transphobia and expresses support for the LGBTQIA+2S community.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Condemns bigotry based on religious freedom and calls for restricting the destruction of indigenous holy and religious sites.
"Restrict the destruction of indigenous holy and religious sites."
Condemns xenophobia and bigotry against Native Americans and Indigenous People, signaling support for racial and ethnic equity.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Condemns bigotry based on religious freedom, opposing discrimination against religious communities including Muslims and Jewish people.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Condemns bigotry based on religious freedom and supports restricting the destruction of indigenous holy and religious sites.
"Restrict the destruction of indigenous holy and religious sites. I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."
Expresses support for racial equity by condemning xenophobia and bigotry against Native Americans and Indigenous peoples.
"I fully condemn all: islamophobia, antisemitism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bigotry of religious freedom, bigotry of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the US, and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+2S Community."