Issues

ENVIRONMENT

Ginny is your environmental champion who will fight for:

A halt to Mariner East until there is a credible emergency plan funded by the operators, not taxpayers
Fully funded government agencies responsible for protecting our public health, safety, and natural resources
Creating a level playing field in the energy sector by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies
A fair, equitable carbon tax and incentives for consumers to transition to clean energy
Alternatives to single-use petrochemical plastic
A smart, renewable-energy-friendly power grid
Family-sustaining clean energy jobs

EDUCATION

Ginny will uphold her Constitutional oath to “provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education.” Ginny will fight for:

Fully and fairly funded quality public education from Pre-K to college.
Reducing reliance on property tax by increasing the state share of funding for public schools
Reducing standardized testing
Increasing capacity in our communities and schools for mental health support, social-emotional learning, and trauma-informed education

HEALTH & SAFETY

Ginny believes that healthy, safe communities are essential to our Constitutional rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Ginny will fight for:

Reducing the epidemic of opioid addiction & substance use disorder
Universal access to affordable healthcare
Equitable coverage for mental health and addiction treatment
Lower prescription drug prices
Common-sense gun safety reforms

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Ginny believes in fairness and equality in the community and workplace. If elected she will fight for:

Protection from discrimination on the basis of age, gender, religion, sexual orientation or race
Unions’ and workers’ right to organize
Fair pay, including raising the minimum hourly wage to $15
Paid family and maternity/parental leave