Public Education

Tennessee's voucher bill is a failure from the start. It takes away public tax dollars to send to private schools not held to the same standards as our public schools. It's WRONG, All the way around.

Public Education needs more funding, not less. Public school teachers need our support, not our Governor's ridicule.

I support our teachers and schools, and opportunity for ALL our students.

Healthcare

Tennessee has a robust healthcare industry, but a record number of medical bankruptcies and uninsured children.

Our infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate are alarmingly high.

Prohibitive costs leave diabetes and high blood pressure dangerously untreated. The risks are even higher for black Tennesseans.

We can reduce these numbers simply by expanding Medicaid in Tennessee.

It's past time - it's costing lives.

Gun Reform

I support your 2nd Amendment rights. I also recognize that we should feel safe sending our children to school, worshipping or at community events.

We NEED limits on access to assault weapons. Law enforcement supports banning them. i do, too.

Permitless Open Carry has created higher risk - especially domestic violence and suicide deaths.

We need to use common sense and protect our most vulnerable.

Abortion Rights

Tennessee's abortion ban endangers lives and denies basic rights.

Emergency life-saving care is at risk while administrators and lawyers discuss the legality of care doctors know is necessary.

Women are denied the right to make their own healthcare decisions.

No one has the right to make healthcare decisions for you.

Certainly not the government.