I am running for an at-large seat on the Rochester City Council in 2025.  Here, social media, and in person, we can talk about problems our city faces and solutions.  Those in power have already used or are in the process of using solutions I've advocated for over the years.  For example:

• A City of Rochester Bank
• A public utility
• A City Compost Program
• Children’s Savings Accounts
• Planting fruit trees in public spaces
• A department at City Hall to spur cooperatively-owned businesses

Housing

Let’s start with a question. Do you believe that housing is a human right? I say yes. Not only that, I fully believe that nothing that people need to survive should be sold for profit. Food, clothing, shelter, health care, and I’m adding education to that list as well.

People with power decided necessities for profit was appropriate a long time ago and the rest of us have not come together to change this.

Every person in the City of Rochester should have an affordable, accessible, safe place to live, period. We have the empty houses and apartments. We have “zombie properties” that landlords have given up on. The only reason our government allows people to exist in Rochester without a place to live is because. That’s it. Because.

With that, when elected to City Council, I will:  click here to read more.

Check these out:

Housing as a Human Right (2019)

Public Utility in Rochester (2019)

Cooperatives (2019)

Reducing Gun Violence (2019)

More ideas are on the way!

Are you registered to vote?  Check here: https://www.monroecounty.gov/etc/voter/

Voter Registration Form (English): https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/boe/voteregform-eng-fillable%20(12).pdf

Voter Registration Form (Spanish): https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/boe/2023%20VR%20Form%20Spanish-%20Deadline%20Corrected_revised%20Final.pdf

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