Issues

Education and Early Childcare:

Our future is directly tied to the quality of education we provide today. This past legislative session, we doubled down on our efforts to improve our schools, support our teachers, and provide every child in Nevada with a pathway to success. This legislative session, we made bold investments in education, protecting our students, supporting our teachers, and improving resources in schools throughout the state. Our students, educators, and families deserve a world-class education system. I am committed to making that a reality. This is one reason why I supported:

• Our Education Budget. This budget should not be a “political tool” which too often it is used in this way. Too often this budget will become a partisan argument as opposed to investing in the most important resource we have – our children.
• AB184: an act to clarify transfer portals for high school student athletes. I was the sponsor of this bill and know first hand how difficult the transfer time frame can be for our students and their families.
  
• AB 185: Expand Early Child Care opportunities. I sponsored it as we continue to see a huge decrease in available  Early Child Care facilities. The success of our students in the 12th grade classroom are directly related to their success in pre-K. Unfortunately the bill was vetoed.
  
• AB387/AB521: Both deal with cutting through some bureaucratic red tape in helping our children get needed help when parents are not able to do so. AB387 had to do with Foster Guardianships while AB521 had to do with background checks in specific facilities which deal with children in transition. The loopholes were creating unsafe environments for our children.
• AB289: Strengthening education in Nevada by providing access to financial literacy courses, ensuring college students graduate with essential money management skills for real-world success.
  

While these efforts will go along away towards improving education in Nevada, we cannot stop there. I am committed to doing everything I can to secure more funding for our schools, increasing Educator, and reducing class sizes.

Lowering Costs for Nevadans

This session, we passed policies to ease the financial burden on families, making housing more affordable, reducing healthcare costs, and ensuring that basic necessities are within reach. I remain committed to lowering costs and making life more affordable for families. During the 2025 Legislative Session, I supported:

• AB121: Prohibited junk fees from corporate landlords when paying rent.
• AB171: Legislation that increased the supply of eggs while also cutting the price in half.  I am the chair of the Natural Resources committee and it was our first bill of the 2025 session.
• AB396: Cut red tape and increased housing accessibility and supply to decrease housing costs.
• AB452: Protected consumers from being overcharged by utilities.