Women’s Rights
During this campaign, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, delivering a monstrous blow to every American woman’s right to control her own body. Every woman deserves the right to abort a pregnancy for any reason. Carrying through a pregnancy can be dangerous and traumatic, and no woman should be forced to do so against her will.
I support guaranteeing every woman’s right to reproductive freedom, whether through legislation or constitutional amendment via citizen initiative. While canvassing and talking to voters, I have also been circulating petitions to get a reproductive freedom amendment added to the ballot.
Gun Control
America is a gun-obsessed country. As a result, it’s excessively easy for individuals to obtain weapons on a whim and use them to attack and kill innocent people. In 2022, we’ve averaged about two mass shootings every day here in the United States, and the death toll continues to climb.
We cannot change our culture overnight, but if we are to be a gun-owning country, we should at least be one that owns guns responsibly.
Responsible gun ownership means that gun owners are responsible for their firearms. That means:
If you threaten, injure, or kill someone with your gun, you are held responsible.
If someone else gets ahold of your gun and threatens, injures, or kills someone with it, you are held responsible.
Whether that person got their hands on the gun with your permission or not!
If you transfer ownership of your gun to someone else without performing your due diligence (including a background check), and that person uses the gun to threaten, injure, or kill someone, you are held responsible.
In short, if you own a gun, you should be responsible for how that gun is used. You need to be trained on how to use the gun safely, as well as how to keep it safe from others.
Marriage Equality
Any marriage between consenting adults should be recognized by the state of Arizona, regardless of the gender of the people involved.
The Arizona Constitution needs to be amended to repeal Article 30, which restricts marriage to unions between a man and a woman.
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