The Issues

Floridians are working harder than ever, yet too many families are struggling to afford housing, groceries, insurance, childcare, and healthcare. Rising costs are squeezing working families, seniors, young professionals, and longtime residents across our communities.

I will fight for practical solutions that lower costs, strengthen wages, support small businesses, protect homeowners and renters, and ensure economic development actually delivers real results for the people it is supposed to help — not just headlines and ribbon cuttings.

Healthcare should not be a luxury, and medical decisions should not be controlled by politicians in Tallahassee.

I believe every Floridian deserves access to affordable healthcare, mental health services, dental care, maternal healthcare, and preventative treatment. I also believe women deserve dignity, medical autonomy, and the ability to make healthcare decisions with their doctors — not under political pressure or government interference. Florida's maternal health crisis, particularly its disproportionate impact on Black women, demands urgent attention and real solutions.

Education begins long before a child walks into a kindergarten classroom. Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed regardless of ZIP code, family income, or neighborhood.

Florida must invest in teachers, classrooms, early childhood education, and equitable school funding while ensuring accountability for every public education dollar spent. Strong schools strengthen communities, improve economic opportunity, and prepare the next generation for success.

Florida's economy is strongest when entrepreneurs, small businesses, and employers have the opportunity to grow, invest, and create jobs.

As an attorney, community advocate, and economic development stakeholder, I understand that business success and community success go hand in hand. Strong businesses create jobs, expand opportunity, strengthen neighborhoods, and support local tax bases that fund essential public services. Economic growth should be encouraged, but public investments must also be transparent, accountable, and produce measurable results.

I have spent my career fighting for transparency, accountability, and ethical government.

As a private citizen, I exposed a $12 million grant conflict using nothing but public records, persistence, and the willingness to speak out. That experience reinforced what many Floridians already feel: government too often protects insiders instead of serving the public. Communities deserve measurable results, responsible spending, and leaders willing to hold powerful institutions accountable.

Every Floridian deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness under the law.

I have spent nearly three decades fighting discrimination, protecting civil rights, and advocating for people whose voices are too often ignored or dismissed. That commitment extends to the LGBTQ+ community and every person who deserves equal opportunity, equal protection, and the freedom to live authentically without fear of discrimination. Florida should be a place where all people are safe, valued, and able to participate fully in their communities, workplaces, schools, and public life. I believe our differences make us stronger, and that every person deserves the opportunity to live, work, and thrive with dignity and respect.

Public safety is about more than reacting to crime after it happens. It is about preventing violence before it begins while building trust, accountability, and stability within our communities.

Safe neighborhoods require investment in young people, mental health services, violence prevention, reentry programs, and evidence-based public safety strategies that actually work. We can support both public safety and fairness at the same time.