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Empty brick-paved street in downtown with benches, lamp posts, trees, and shops, leading to a church tower with a clock at dusk.

It is no secret that Burlington is unaffordable for the majority of its residents. As the councilor representing Burlington’s most renter-heavy ward, I have fought to create abundant housing for all and protect tenants’ rights. Housing shouldn’t be a commodity sold off to the highest bidder. It should be a human right.

As a student myself, I’ve centered the needs of our university students and fought for my constituents on the council floor. Students deserve real representation in Burlington, not empty promises.

In my second term, I will continue to fight to make Burlington a city we can all afford.

Housing for All

Burlington deserves a housing system that puts people before landlords and real estate companies. With a vacancy rate well below 5%, landlords have far too much power to set rent above what people can afford. To build new housing and bring down rents, I will fight to:

  • Increase funding to our Housing Trust Fund for the construction of new, permanently affordable housing

  • Continue to reform our zoning laws to allow for the construction of dense housing throughout the city

  • Rezone the Burlington Country Club for mixed use development

Protect tenants’ Rights

I hear constantly from renters struggling with poor housing conditions. As a renter myself, I know that we cannot rely on the goodwill of landlords, and we need strong laws to protect tenants from out-of-control rent hikes. To protect the rights of tenants, we must:

  • Ensure our rental housing stock, including on college campuses, is properly inspected and up to code

  • Work with state officials to pass rent stabilization in Burlington

  • Hold corporate landlords accountable and strengthen the Housing Board of Review

  • Pass a charter change for “Community Option to Purchase” to expand tenant power

Protecting and Expanding Public Services

Well-run public services are the backbone of any city. As a councilor, I have fought to keep our public services under public ownership. If re-elected I will continue this struggle, and fight to: 

  • Lead the effort to keep municipal recycling public

  • Consolidate all waste collection under public ownership

  • Invest in Burlington’s public transportation system so that residents can live, study, and work without a car

Decarbonize Burlington

Our city continues to make great strides in addressing our role in the climate crisis, but the work isn’t done. We must continue our efforts to make Burlington a net-zero city and do everything we can to combat climate change by:

  • Continuing the work towards passing a Building Emissions Reduction Ordinance

  • Creating a plan to decommission the McNeil Plant and replace it with alternatives like battery storage

  • Investing in pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure across the city

  • Making public transit fast and accessible

Protect and support All Our Neighbors

Burlingtonians are under threat from a fascist federal government and the backsliding of our rights and democracy. We need representatives who won’t capitulate to the powerful few and will fight for all of us. We must:

  • Enforce our status as a sanctuary city

  • Support our most vulnerable and fund social services

  • Defend freedom of speech in our community and the right to protest

  • Make Burlington a sanctuary city for the LGBTQ+ community

  • End the criminalization of homelessness