I voted to let the community choose if it would like a plastic bag ban and Fort Collins resoundingly said “yes,” which helped the state legislature find its way to a statewide ban and future policies to get rid of Styrofoam and other plastic packaging.

I voted to ensure that the city now refers in all documentation to our current state as a climate emergency to emphasize the importance of our environmental state.

We now have improved air quality monitoring with a focus on regional collaboration.

The city has achieved the distinguished Bird City USA designation, an important step to helping our bird species recover.

Fort Collins is bringing forth Improved Tree Policies this fall, to help defend this valuable resource and encourage the planting of more trees.

In my first term, we instituted single hauler trash pickup for 40% of the city to help with air quality, neighborhood road maintenance, neighborhood safety, equity in pricing, and recycling education.

I believe healthy stable housing is fundamental to quality educational attainment, economic opportunity, and better health outcomes. When we have a safe place to sleep, spend time with our kids, and invest back into our community, everyone wins. Ensuring our housing stock meets the changing needs of our community is foundational to the success of Fort Collins. I will continue to fight for more housing choice in this community so that everyone has a chance to thrive here.

I am one of the founders of FoCoForward, a resource originally conceived to fight misinformation being widely spread about the Land Development Code. It now serves as a hub for information and events to help keep the community civically engaged and in the know about the amazing efforts related to FCF’s core values happening all over the city.

I am proud to have voted in favor of amending the City Code Chapter 13 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

As your City Councilwoman, I helped to direct the city to create a new Equity Office to put its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion into action.

Those most negatively impacted by the minimum wage are women and people of color. In Fort Collins, a living wage for a single adult working full-time is $18.92 per hour, yet we follow the state’s minimum wage, which is $13.65 per hour and $10.63 per hour for tipped workers.

I proudly voted in favor of increasing the minimum wage in May, however this measure was voted down. I plan to continue working to achieve this important goal in my second term.

I brought a renewed focus on the childcare crisis, looking for and supporting opportunities to increase the supply of affordable childcare.

In my first term on City Council, we expanded the Mental Health Response Team to help the most vulnerable in our community when they are in crisis.  This program believes that “healthy communities are safe communities, that mental illness is not a crime, and that jails/hospitals should not be seen as the best ways to access appropriate care leading to long-term wellness.”

I was instrumental in helping the city establish the immigration legal defense fund to help those in our immigrant community navigate the complex immigration legal system.

Because they are valued members of our city, I would like to explore lessons learned from other areas in the country and see what it would take to allow our non-citizen residents to vote in our municipal elections.

We removed taxes on menstrual products, a major step in working towards gender equity in the sales tax code.

In my second term, I aim to provide menstrual products in both bathrooms in all city facilities.

The City of Fort Collins has strengthened our nuisance policies and are implementing mandatory registration to help with the reasons U + 2 was put in place: overcrowded housing, loud parties, overflowing trash, and too many cars parked on the street.

I do not feel it is the government’s role to define a “family.”  In addition, our current statistics indicate that a large portion of households that are violating U + 2 have children living there, thus creating an unstable housing situation for kids in our community.

Prior to serving on City Council, I served on the Citizen Review Board for the City of Fort Collins. I am a graduate of the CityWorks 101 program and the Water Literate Leaders of Northern Colorado. I participated in the Sustainable Leadership Program with the Sustainable Living Association and the League of Women Voters Observer Corps.