Mary Lou is building a Coalition in District 46 to champion important causes that greatly affect you and your Family!. The need is great! The complacency is real! This time to act is NOW!

I Believe:

• We must ALL work together to address climate change. As a public health professional, I understand the intersection of climate and the environment on our health.  We must work to reduce the risk, prepare for climate change-driven disasters, and also assure sustainable jobs.
• As a grandparent and mother of a public-school Special Education Teacher, I stand up for quality schools, our students, and our teachers. They hold the key to our future. Chronic under-funding must not continue.
• All Oregonians should have access to affordable, quality healthcare. As a Nurse with a career in Public Health, I witnessed too many people suffer because they put off needed care because it was too expensive or not accessible.
• No one in our community should have to live in a tent! Government at the city, county, state and federal levels must to work together for real solutions!  We must expand affordable housing options and support services for those who need them. Our working families should be given the resources they need to succeed, including affordable childcare.
• We all want to feel safe in our communities—it is not just the job of law enforcement to make this happen. Strengthening neighborhoods and communities must be more than a slogan!