Issues

Education will be one of the main focuses of Beth’s campaign. She believes that many of the biggest issues facing our state and country today: economic inequality, drug addiction, the cycle of poverty, incarceration, and lack of life-sustaining jobs, can all be prevented with a better education system in place. She believes that getting students more involved with their learning communities …

I believe that protecting our planet is not only our duty as part of the human population, but also a requirement to us from our Deity. In the words of Pope Francis, “The natural environment is a common good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone.” I’ve spent most of my vacations in the last 15 years …

Beth wants to get money out of politics. She believes that it’s a disgrace that the gun lobby has prevented us from passing sensible gun laws and that Big Pharma causes our drug prices to be higher than anywhere else in the world. Her feelings can be perfectly summed up in the famous quote from  Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: “Government …

Beth wants to bring back representation to our democracy. She plans on being a full-time public servant. She would like to have weekly town halls and wants to know what her constituents need and want, and she wants to make that happen.

Beth plans to be a champion for the working class. This will include an excellent education system for all, as well as affordable health care, higher wages and good jobs.