Kansas needs a fair, balanced, and predictable tax structure that protects the middle class and working families. Together, we can:
Reinstate the homestead property tax rebate program for renters in Kansas
Restore the local ad valorem tax relief fund (LAVTRF) to incentivize cities and counties to reduce their property taxes
Return to a progressive income tax structure that ensures corporations and wealthy individuals pay their fair share
In Kansas, our income taxes are essentially poverty, poor, and then everyone else, with the highest income bracket beginning at $30,000/year
...for Strong Public Schools
We have an obligation to constitutionally fund our public K-12 schools and equitably allocate those resources in Olathe Public Schools and the Shawnee Mission School District.
We must invest in tomorrow's leaders by ensuring all students are prepared to enter community colleges, technical and vocational schools, or four-year universities.
Cuts to higher education have exceeded $100 million during the Brownback Administration. As your state representative, Brandon worked to restore funding for higher education, keeping tuition rates flat for two years in a row. We must invest in higher education by:
Recruiting and educating university students who will become the future workforce of Kansas.
Attracting and retaining the strongest faculty talent who are dedicated to supporting students.
Empowering our students to engage in experiences beyond the classroom so they are prepared for meaningful careers.
...to Provide Quality, Affordable Healthcare
We must expand Medicaid to the 150,000+ Kansans without insurance coverage.
Expanding Kansans' access to affordable insurance coverage will result in less uncompensated care at our hospitals.
Providing healthcare to Kansans who do not qualify for Medicaid because they make "too much" money, yet do not make enough to qualify for support from the Affordable Care Act.
...to Protect Reproductive Freedom
On August 2nd, 2022, District 108 voters decisively voted NO on the Legislature taking away your constitutional right to personal bodily autonomy, with 69% of the district voting NO and 31% of the district voting YES on the so-called "Value Them Both" Constitutional Amendment.
Your healthcare decisions should be made by you, not politicians.
I will continue to reject extremist attempts by the Legislature to ban abortion, even in the cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the pregnant person is at-risk.
...to Create an Inclusive Kansas
Because all means all, Kansas must take necessary steps to make our state a place where people from all over want to live, work, and contribute to the local economy.
We need to implement a statewide non-discrimination act. Currently, LGBTQ+ Kansans can be fired from their job, denied housing or business, or bullied because of who they are.
