Issues

Infrastructure

comprehensive strategy

Indiana is the “Crossroads of America" and plays a crucial role in the transportation of people, goods and services across our country and yet our State’s infrastructure continues to crumble. We must reinvest in our roads, highways and bridges; and ensure that every Hoosier has safe, affordable drinking water. Indiana needs a comprehensive strategy leading us into the future and returning resources back to local communities so local governments can target the critical road repairs impacting your everyday commute. Failing to develop a long-term plan will only escalate the costs and further jeopardize our health, safety and economy.

Education

Invest in Pre-K-12

Our children and teachers deserve better. Education is the pathway to a safer, healthier and more prosperous Indiana. We need to ensure all children are off to the best possible start with universal pre-K. We must demand fairness from lawmakers for school funding, so we can attract and retain top educators and compensate them as professionals — no teacher should have to work a second job to make ends meet. Investing in pre-K through higher education needs to be a critical priority for the Statehouse - Indiana’s ability to compete in the 21st century economy depends on it.   

Reproductive Healthcare

IMPROVE ACCESS

Legislators have no place in the exam room. We must trust women to make the best decisions about their healthcare and fight to protect and improve access to reproductive healthcare for every Hoosier here in Indiana.

Talent

Grow & Keep Talent in Indiana

Indiana is losing ground in this economy due to the State’s shortage of highly skilled workers and our troubling brain drain trend where college students leave following graduation. Developing and keeping our talent in Indiana will fuel innovation, raise wages and build a stronger economy for all Hoosiers. Lawmakers, universities and the business community must work together to develop solutions and ensure that Indiana can compete for talent as an open and welcoming community that embraces a global marketplace.

Gun Violence

Common-sense Gun Laws

Gun deaths in Indiana exceed the national average and gun violence and school shootings continue to increase across the nation and yet our general assembly fails to act. We must work together and pass common-sense, bipartisan gun laws that protect Hoosiers from this senseless loss of life. We need background checks on all gun sales - this measure will save lives and make our communities safer. Indiana should not be a state where a convicted felon or domestic abuser can bypass a background check and purchase firearms from unlicensed sellers at gun shows or online. We need responsible gun storage laws to keep our children safe at school - the most common source of guns used in school shootings comes from home or the homes of relatives or friends. We must invest in education, violence intervention programs and other community-based initiatives.

Clean Energy

Environment, Health & Economy

Air pollution in Indiana harms Hoosier health and in 2018, the Indianapolis metro area was ranked as the 54th most smog-polluted city in the nation. We must work together to promote clean energy technologies that reduce pollution and positively impact our environment, health and economy. Across the Midwest, clean energy jobs are booming and creating high-wage stable employment but Indiana is trailing behind. We need to prioritize clean energy as a key strategy in determining our state's energy policy; and the supermajority must stop passing misguided legislation like Senate Bill 309, the anti-rooftop solar energy bill. Indiana should be a leader in clean energy use, innovation and manufacturing for our environment, our health and our economy.

Childcare

Access to Affordable, High-Quality Childcare

The lack of affordable, quality child care touches every county in Indiana and threatens the progress of our children, parents and communities.  With Indiana families paying $12,000 per-year, on average, for infant child care, the Statehouse's failure to act on this issue continues to put financial security out of reach for far too many Hoosiers.  This issue also jeopardizes Indiana's overall economy, with our State losing $1.1 billion annually as a result of missed work and employee attrition due to the lack of childcare.  We need real legislative solutions that support healthier children, bring financial relief to families and build a stronger Indiana workforce.