Priorities
Since assuming office in 2022, I’ve earned a reputation for collaborating with my fellow council members, city officials, and community members to push for changes that benefit working-class Minneapolitans. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, including:
A five-fold increase in city funding for public housing, to $5 million per year
Halting the demolition of the Roof Depot building, and creating a path to develop it as a community hub and urban farm
Extending the contract and increasing funding for the Behavior Crisis Response team, a service outside of MPD for handling mental health emergencies
Leading Council to unanimously recommend adding five sidewalk plowing pilot programs to the 2024 budget
Passing the People’s Climate and Equity Plan, and starting a review of PCAR fees as an avenue to fund its implementation
My ongoing priorities reflect the issues my Ward 2 constituents tell me matter most to them, and the areas where City Council has power to bring about meaningful change.
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Environmental Justice
We must meet the urgency of climate change immediately. I will continue to work to ensure the City of Minneapolis doubles down on our environmental justice investments by focusing on what the city has control over: public transportation infrastructure, urban spaces, disposable good regulations, and building energy requirements.
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Equity in Transportation
Frequent and clean transit, speed bumps alongside park playgrounds, sidewalks you can actually walk on in the winter–we all know what a city that we can get around in better looks like. I will continue to push for a safer, more liveable Minneapolis.
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Housing for All
On Election Day in 2021, Minneapolis voters said yes to rent control because they wanted to keep their families and their neighbors in their homes. Relentless rent increases and corporate profiteering must stop. As a renter myself, I will continue to fight for a Minneapolis that we can all afford to call home.
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Public Safety Beyond Policing
We fund public safety by investing in the things that create stability. Every single person in Minneapolis deserves to be safe, no matter where they live or who they are. Instead, our police are tasked with responding to problems that they are ill-equipped to handle. I will continue to push for a complete transformation of policing and mass incarceration in Minneapolis.
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Accountability for MPD
Time and time again, we have seen MPD operate as if they are above the law. As a result, Minneapolis is on the hook for tens of millions in misconduct lawsuits while MPD continues to murder our neighbors. I will continue to fight to rein in MPD.
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Strengthening our Local Economy for Business and Workers
Minneapolis has historically created barriers for Black and Brown business owners. Symbolic gestures like cultural corridors mean nothing if they don’t come with significant investments and support for local businesses.
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Workers’ Rights
Everyone in Minneapolis has a right to dignity, living wages and a safe workplace. I will continue to support workers wherever they are organizing in Minneapolis.
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Constituent Services and Governance
With the stakes of the choices facing our city, expanding democracy is more important than ever in Minneapolis. I will continue to meet Ward 2 residents where they live, instead of requiring a trip downtown to City Hall, and keep bringing in voices too often left out of City decisions, from seniors to students to public housing residents.
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Students and Campus Communities
Ward 2 is proudly home to the University of Minnesota and Augsburg College. Students’ experiences studying and living in our community are shaped by Minneapolis City policies. I will continue to validate student authority by trusting student self organization.