I am proud of the accomplishments I achieved when I served you in the State Assembly, but I know there is unfinished business. California continues to enact laws that make necessities like gasoline and food cost more, while ignoring their impact on hardworking families. Sacramento politicians do not understand the central valley and what is best for us.

That is why I am working to represent you in our Capitol, to make sure that the 16th Senate District has a voice and to bring our needs front and center. We need to prioritize water for all of Kern, Tulare and San Bernardino counties, reduce red tape for small businesses, reform broken laws that let greedy attorneys extort local businesses. Most importantly, we need to defend those with developmental disabilities from being used as bargaining chips when budgets get tight.

I have dedicated my life to improving the central valley, and I am committed to keeping that promise. I raised my children in Bakersfield, and I am working to make sure they and their families have a better future than the generation before them. I hope you’ll support me in making the 16th Senate District a better place to work and live.