My Priorities
These are the values that guide my campaign priorities. Our city is at its best when people can afford to live here, feel heard in their government, and trust how decisions are made. I believe local government should put people first by supporting union jobs, expanding workforce opportunities, and maintaining the infrastructure we all rely on, while also embracing smart innovation that strengthens our neighborhoods and our economy. Every budget decision should ease the pressure on working families and invest in good jobs, reliable services, and a city that works for everyone.
City services must be dependable, fair, and consistent in every neighborhood. When plowing is late, roads are unsafe, or street lights stay broken, families and small businesses feel it first.
I will fight for a continued focus on better winter plowing, reliable lighting, and well-maintained parks and trails across North Anchorage. I support strong service accountability so residents can see when work is scheduled and completed. City government should be predictable, responsive, and focused on the basics that people rely on every day.
Reliable Services
✱ Basic services should not be a guessing game.
Safe Neighborhoods
Every person in North Anchorage deserves to feel safe in their home, on their street, and in their community. Public safety depends on strong first responders, stable housing, and meaningful opportunities for young people and working families. I support fully staffed firefighters, along with mobile crisis response and treatment on demand for people in behavioral health crisis. I will prioritize evidence-based strategies to reduce crime by strengthening housing stability, expanding access to treatment, and investing in youth programs.
✱ Stability, opportunity, and responsive public safety that meets people where they are is the goal.
We are entering a difficult budget period, and many households are already feeling the pinch. Anchorage must modernize how it generates revenue so we can protect essential services without further burdening working families.
Every proposal must be judged by one simple question. Does it truly serve the public and protect people who are already being stretched to the limit? At a time when groceries, rent, and utilities keep climbing, Anchorage cannot afford backroom budgeting or regressive solutions that hit working families the hardest.
With transparent budgeting, an open public process, and a commitment to shared prosperity, we can build a revenue system that is fair, accountable, and resilient without pushing the city toward a broad-based sales tax that would only deepen the strain on everyday households.
✱ Fair, transparent budgeting that protects essential services and working families.
Responsible Budget Leadership
Housing & Homelessness
✱ Stable housing strengthens neighborhoods, supports families, and reduces strain on emergency services across the city.
Housing stability is essential for public safety, economic security, and a healthy community. North Anchorage has carried a disproportionate share of the impacts of homelessness, and the city must respond with forward-looking, lasting solutions.
To address this challenge effectively, we must have enough housing for Anchorage residents at all income levels, including deeply affordable and supportive housing. I will advocate for expanded shelter capacity, stronger access to treatment, and coordinated services that help people move from crisis to stability. Proven, humane strategies reduce encampments, strengthen neighborhoods, and provide people with a clear, actionable path to rebuild their lives and become contributing members of our city.
Anchorage is the heart of Alaska and our public schools are the heart of our community. As a product of Anchorage public schools, I understand that strong classrooms are the foundation of a thriving city where families choose to stay and build their futures. We must treat our schools as the essential infrastructure they are.
Our schools are currently facing a massive budget crisis that threatens to increase class sizes and eliminate the programs that keep students engaged. The Assembly must take a lead role by funding to the cap within the MOA budget. This is a critical step to protect our classrooms while we continue to demand that our elected officials in Juneau fulfill their constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education.
We cannot allow our schools to suffer because of years of inaction and flat funding from Juneau. By working directly with the School Board and local families, we will ensure municipal resources are used transparently to invest in classrooms. My priority is to provide the stability our educators and students need so that every child in North Anchorage has an opportunity to thrive.