Where I Stand: A Platform for All Idahoans
Real change doesn’t come from partisan talking points—it comes from a place of deep listening, scientific precision, and profound empathy.
My platform is shaped by the two defining chapters of my life: my career as a clinical pharmacist at Kootenai Health, and my personal journey navigating the world with chronic, invisible disabilities. I know what it means to care for people, and I know what it means to fight an unyielding system for your own dignity.
I am running for the Idaho State Senate because our families deserve a local economy that is affordable, a healthcare system that respects bodily autonomy, and public schools that are fully funded. Below is where I stand on the critical issues facing District 4—and how I intend to fight for you in Boise.
Healthcare Access, Autonomy, and Disability Advocacy
A Pharmacist’s Precision. A Patient’s Empathy.
For years as a clinical ambulatory care pharmacist at Kootenai Health, I looked at healthcare through a provider's lens. My daily focus was managing complex, highly sensitive medication dosing—a field where success meant building deep trust, listening to the small details of my patients' lives, and fiercely advocating for their well-being. But in 2017, my perspective shifted entirely. A diagnosis of a spinal tumor, followed by thyroid surgery and subsequent chronic, invisible diagnoses like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS, turned me from a healthcare provider into a patient who had to aggressively fight a complicated medical system just to survive.
I know firsthand the exhausting reality of navigating a world that is not built for the disabled, especially when those challenges cannot be seen by others. Having to fight for my own survival and dignity changed me. I am no longer just a pharmacist dispensing care; I am a systemic advocate ready to ensure that our healthcare system treats every single person with fundamental human dignity, respect, and kindness.
My Commitment to Idaho
Broaden Healthcare Access & Quality: Advocate for safe, efficient, and affordable medical care for all Idahoans, ensuring that high-quality treatment is never determined or restricted by a patient’s age, gender, or disability status.
Defend Reproductive Autonomy: Staunchly support the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act. I believe medical decisions belong between a patient and their provider, and I will firmly defend reproductive rights and bodily privacy.
Be a Voice for Disabilities: Bring much-needed awareness and legislative action to Boise regarding both visible and invisible disabilities. I will fight to dismantle systemic barriers, protect disability rights, and ensure state support infrastructure is fully funded.
Investing in Our Kids and Public Education
Fully Funding the Future.
My kids are my absolute "why" for everything I do. As a single mother of four children navigating Idaho's school systems, a frequent school volunteer, and a long-time youth soccer coach for the Coeur d'Alene Recreation Department, I see the triumphs, potential, and struggles of our community's kids every single day. Our children deserve a world-class education, and our neighborhood schools should be places where students and teachers alike can thrive.
Right now, Idaho's funding structure is failing our local communities. Local school districts are constantly forced to run emergency property levies just to cover basic operations, fix aging facilities, and retain staff. Our public education system shouldn't have to beg for survival through property tax hikes. I believe the state has a constitutional and moral duty to fully fund public education so that local communities don't have to carry the burden alone.
My Commitment to Idaho
End the Local Levy Cycle: Fully and adequately fund public school facilities, operations, and wages directly from the state level. Shifting this responsibility back to the state will ensure robust schools while giving immediate tax relief to local property owners.
Attract and Retain Exceptional Educators: Work collaboratively alongside the Idaho Education Association to secure competitive wages, fair benefits, and safe working conditions that show our teachers, counselors, and support staff the respect they deserve.
Repeal Private School Vouchers: Protect public dollars for public schools by advocating for the repeal of the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit. I strongly oppose draining public funds into private school vouchers and will fight to reinvest 100% of those tax dollars back into our public education pipeline.
Lowering the Cost of Living and Restructuring Taxes
An Economy Grounded in Dignity.
The Coeur d'Alene area is an incredible place to live, but working families are being pushed to the brink. Idaho is growing rapidly, yet everyday citizens are being priced out of the very neighborhoods they have called home for generations. From sky-high property taxes to stagnant minimum wages, the middle and working classes are carrying an unfair share of the economic weight.
I believe that every human being deserves a baseline of economic stability, and that starts with the affordability of essential services. When we structure our economy to support the underdogs of society, the entire community rises. I am running to bring practical, balanced, and fair economic policies to Boise that put people over special interests.
My Commitment to Idaho
Property Tax Relief: True property tax relief happens when the state fully funds public education. By removing the need for local school levies, we can permanently and significantly lower the property tax burden resting on local homeowners and seniors.
Implement a Progressive Tax Structure: Advocate for a fair, progressive tax rate system in Idaho. Our current system disproportionately squeezes middle- and lower-income families; we need tax structures that ensure the wealthiest entities pay their fair share while lowering the load on working families.
Wages, Housing, and Transit: Support robust affordable housing programs to ensure local workers can live where they work, fight to raise the minimum wage to reflect the modern cost of living, and advocate for efficient, reliable, and affordable public transit networks to connect our communities.