If you work full-time in Pennsylvania, you should be able to afford rent, food, healthcare, and transportation. Right now, that’s not the reality.

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009, while the cost of living has skyrocketed. A full-time worker at that wage earns just over $15,000 a year before taxes, which isn’t enough to meet basic needs anywhere in our state.

This isn’t a failure of workers. It’s a failure of leadership.

My Plan

As your State Senator, I will fight to:

• Raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $22 an hour

• Index the wage to inflation so it keeps up with rising costs

• End the tipped minimum wage, ensuring fair and stable pay for service workers

• Support small businesses with a responsible, phased-in increase

Why It Matters

Most minimum-wage workers are adults, many are parents, caregivers, and essential workers who keep our communities running. When wages rise, families are more stable, local businesses see more spending, and fewer people rely on public assistance.

Raising the minimum wage isn’t radical, it’s common sense. Other states have acted. Pennsylvania has been left behind.

My Commitment

I’ve fought locally for fair wages and working-family protections. In Harrisburg, I’ll do the same because hard work should lead to stability, not poverty.

It’s time to raise the wage and build an economy that works for everyone.

No one should have to choose between seeing a doctor and paying rent. No one should delay treatment because they’re afraid of the bill. Yet across Pennsylvania, families are forced to make those choices every day.

Health care should be a basic right, not something tied to your job, your income, your zip code, or your immigration status.

The Problem

Pennsylvania’s health care system is expensive, fragmented, and unfair:

• Families pay sky-high premiums, deductibles, and copays

• People stay in jobs they hate just to keep insurance

• Small businesses struggle to afford coverage for workers

• Preventive care is delayed, turning treatable issues into emergencies

• Medical debt remains a leading cause of bankruptcy

Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies, insurance corporations, and hospital systems post record profits.

That’s not a system built around patients, it’s built around profit.

My Vision: Health Care for All

As your State Senator, I will fight for a health care system that puts people first by:

• Guaranteeing universal health care coverage so everyone can get care when they need it

• Protecting and expanding Medicaid to cover more working families

• Lowering prescription drug costs, including caps on insulin and lifesaving medications

• Investing in mental health care, substance use treatment, and reproductive health services

• Defending abortion access and bodily autonomy from political interference

Health care should cover the whole person’s physical health, mental health, and reproductive care without stigma or barriers.

Why It Matters

When everyone has access to care:

• People get treated earlier and stay healthier

• Emergency rooms are less overwhelmed

• Workers are more productive and secure

• Small businesses compete on a level playing field

• Communities are stronger and more resilient

Universal care isn’t just compassionate, it’s practical and cost-effective.

My Commitment

I’ve fought locally for policies that protect working families and expand access to essential services. In Harrisburg, I’ll bring that same fight to health care, standing up to corporate interests and standing with patients.

Because your health should never depend on your paycheck or your politics.

It’s time to guarantee health care for all in Pennsylvanians.

Pennsylvania’s tax system is upside down. Working families and seniors are paying a larger share of their income in taxes than millionaires and big corporations and that’s wrong.

If you work hard, raise a family, or live on a fixed income, you shouldn’t be squeezed so the wealthy can get another tax break. We need a tax system that rewards work, protects seniors, and asks those at the top to finally pay their fair share.

The Problem

Right now:

• Pennsylvania relies heavily on flat income and regressive taxes

• Working families pay a higher share of their income than the ultra-wealthy

• Seniors on fixed incomes struggle with rising property taxes and costs

• Billion-dollar corporations use loopholes to avoid paying what they owe

Meanwhile, the cost of housing, healthcare, utilities, and groceries keeps rising and Harrisburg keeps doing nothing.

This isn’t inevitable. It’s a choice.

My Plan: Tax Relief for People Who Need It Most

As your State Senator, I will fight to:

• Cut taxes for working- and middle-class families

• Expand tax relief for seniors, especially those on fixed incomes

• Strengthen the Property Tax and Rent Rebate Program

• Protect retirees from being taxed out of their homes

• Ensure small businesses aren’t crushed while large corporations skate by

No senior should have to choose between paying property taxes and buying medication. No family should fall behind because wages haven’t kept up with costs.

Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share

At the same time, we must fix a system that favors the rich by:

• Closing tax loopholes used by corporations and the ultra-wealthy

• Ending special giveaways that drain public resources

• Ensuring high-income earners contribute fairly to schools, infrastructure, and healthcare

• Cracking down on tax avoidance, not working people

This isn’t about punishment, it’s about fairness. Everyone benefits from public schools, safe roads, clean water, and emergency services. Everyone should help pay for them — especially those who’ve gained the most.

Why It Matters

A fair tax system means:

• More money in the pockets of working families

• Seniors can age with dignity and security

• Stronger schools and safer communities

• A healthier economy that works for everyone — not just the wealthy few

Tax fairness is how we invest in Pennsylvania without raising taxes on people who are already stretched thin.

My Commitment

I’ve stood up locally for fair budgets that protect residents, not powerful interests. In Harrisburg, I’ll keep fighting for a tax system that puts people before profits.

Working families and seniors deserve relief.

The wealthy can afford to pay their share.

It’s time for a tax system that works for all of us.

Item descriptioThe Immigration Crisis Is Happening in Our Local Courts

The immigration crisis isn’t happening somewhere else — it’s unfolding every day in Northampton and Lehigh County courts.

Republican-led policies, enabled by some Democrats, have pulled our local court systems into a federal enforcement agenda that turns routine court appearances into pathways to detention and deportation. Instead of delivering justice, courts are being used to spread fear.

How This Harms Our Communities

In Northampton and Lehigh Counties, immigrants go to court for ordinary, nonviolent matters: housing disputes, traffic citations, family court issues, wage theft cases, or protection-from-abuse orders.

Under enforcement-first policies:

• Court appearances become ICE traps
  
  

• Local detention becomes a deportation pipeline
  
  

• Survivors and workers avoid court out of fear
  
  

• Public safety and trust in the courts break down
  
  

When people are afraid to seek justice, the system fails everyone.

Immigration Is Not a Crime

Seeking asylum is legal. Immigration violations are civil matters — not criminal offenses. Yet harmful policies blur this line, dragging immigration enforcement into local courts where it does not belong.

Courts should protect families — not separate them.

What I Will Fight For in the Pennsylvania Senate

As State Senator, I will work to protect the integrity of our local courts and keep them focused on justice:

• Keep ICE out of Northampton and Lehigh County courts
  
  

• End the jail-to-deportation pipeline
  
  

• Protect due process and access to legal counsel
  
  

• Ensure survivors, tenants, parents, and workers can go to court without fear
  
  

• Defend sanctuary policies and local autonomy
  
  

My Commitment

I will challenge Republican anti-immigrant legislation — and Democrats who enable it — whenever it threatens justice in our communities.

Justice should never depend on immigration status.

Our courts should be places of fairness, not fear.

In the Pennsylvania Senate, I will always choose due process over deportation — and people over politics.