What I Stand For

Fully-Funded Public Schools

For decades, establishment politicians in both the Republican and Democratic Parties in Oregon have failed our students. As a mom of two and a Beaverton School Board Director, I’ve seen firsthand how educators are worked to the bone to try to make up for austerity budgets and out-of-touch administrators. Especially after the educational hardships families endured during the pandemic, we shouldn’t be closing schools, laying off teachers and support staff, and cramming kids into crowded, decaying facilities.

Instead, we need massive public investment into pre-school, K-12, community colleges, public universities, and trade schools. Nike and Intel should pay their fair share so that students of all backgrounds can have reasonable class sizes, on-site nurses and counselors, and enriching extracurriculars. All adults should be able to continue their education without taking on debt, and parents shouldn’t have to spend more than half their salary on childcare. Education unions are leading the way in advocating for quality public schools, and they have my full support.

Universal Health Plan

After 20 years as a physician, I’ve seen firsthand how insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospital executives exploit people when they are at their most vulnerable. Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy, and many patients don’t get the care they need because the corporate system is so impossible to navigate. At the same time, healthcare workers are brutally overworked as hospitals are turned into assembly lines.

We deserve universal healthcare — including dental, vision, abortion, and gender-affirming care — free at the point of service without bureaucratic red tape.

In 2026, the Oregon legislature will begin considering a bill to implement a statewide Universal Health Plan. The insurance lobby will do everything they can to water down the bill until it’s rendered useless — but I won’t let that happen without a fight. I will champion the principles of a single-payer system like Medicare, made available to all Oregonians regardless of age or immigration status.

Renters’ Bill of Rights

The rent is too damn high! That drives up the price of houses, shutting first-time homebuyers out of the market completely. Housing is at the center of the both the affordability crisis and the rising rates of homelessness.

It’s time we challenge the interests of the real estate lobby and implement essential protections from abusive corporate landlords. The Renters’ Bill of Rights would protect kids from evictions during the school year, require six months’ notice for rent increases, establish the right to have a lawyer in eviction court, link the cost of rent to minimum wage, and more. A grassroots movement to get comprehensive renter protections enacted in Portland is making serious progress, and we need these policies statewide.

Tammy has signed on to the Renters’ Bill of Rights to make sure the voices of renters are brought to Salem.

Abolish ICE

I am not running for office to publish strongly worded statements or to post pictures or to pass toothless resolutions. Fighting fascism and authoritarianism starts with doubling down on our democracy, our rights, and the rule of law.

First and foremost, I will never allow anyone to undermine Oregon’s landmark Sanctuary Promise Act. Oregon was the first state in the country to tell the Federal government that our immigrant community members are welcome here and they deserve dignity and respect. I will support any legislation that makes it harder for Federal immigration officers to operate in Oregon, including anti-mask legislation, prohibiting secret taskforces, and allowing Oregonians to sue Federal agents for violating their constitutionally protected rights. Finally, I will champion any legislation that funds critical services and emergency response for immigrant families who are traumatized by ICE assaults and detainments. Abolish ICE!

Moratorium on Data Centers

Washington County is experiencing an unprecedented rush of large-scale data centers popping up in its backyard. Data centers are pursuing protected farmland and tax breaks to maximize profits at the expense of Oregonians. Many in the Beaverton area are experiencing rising utility and water bills.

These facilities raise water and electricity costs for households, contaminate groundwater, provide very few jobs, and even worse: don’t pay into the public programs that everyone else is required to support. These companies avoid hundreds of millions of dollars of tax responsibility that would otherwise go to our schools.

As a Beaverton School Board member, I have seen the negative impact firsthand with schools being forced to close due to shrinking funds. I expect these companies to pay their fair share. To protect our environment and save our schools, we must regulate data centers rather than give them tax breaks or cheap land.

Sign the petition to place a Moratorium on Data Center Expansion in Washington County and read more about this issue at the Hillsboro Herald.

Green New Deal

Forty percent of Oregon’s carbon emissions come from transportation. We’ve waited far too long to take back our economy and infrastructure from the stranglehold of the fossil fuel industry. As a parent, I will do everything in my power to keep this planet livable for the next generation. As a physician, I want kids to grow up without asthma from pollution and injuries from automobile crashes.

The recent proposed TriMet cuts are a step backwards — we need massive state investment in buses and trains that run on renewable energy. For instance, I support the Beaverton Loop project and Frequent Express line on TV Highway, which will shorten commutes and make it safer and easier to walk or bike around town. We need expanded public transit services across the state.