Lack of affordable housing is driving workers and young people out of New Hampshire, raising costs for everyone, and holding our economy back. As a renter myself, I personally understand the struggle to find affordable housing here in New Hampshire.

We need to address the entire housing supply chain, from labor to zoning to materials. No one can live on $7.25 an hour these days. I’ll fight to raise the minimum wage and fix the systems that drive up rent and drive out young people.

There is a dire need for investment in more affordable, high quality childcare and public education. Book bans, underfunding, and school choice vouchers have been put forward to hollow out our public education system and take taxpayer dollars away from public schools and into private schools.

I’ve spent my entire education in the public school system, so I know how essential it is to invest in providers, workforce development, and subsidies to ensure every family can afford quality care.

Healthcare in the Granite State needs to be affordable and accessible, including mental health and substance abuse care. No one should go bankrupt because they get sick. No one should be denied care because they live in the North Country or don’t have the right insurance card.

Reproductive care has been under attack across the US and here in New Hampshire. As someone who had to refuse taking an ambulance during an emergency because it would put me thousands of dollars in debt, I will fight to make healthcare affordable and accessible to all.

New Hampshire’s economy should work for the people who keep it running. I work as an engineer at a small manufacturing company, and I’ve seen how essential small businesses are for jobs and innovation. But too many small businesses are struggling under high costs and thin margins, while larger corporations and wealthy interests get special treatment.

We need to make it easier to start and grow a business in New Hampshire, especially in manufacturing, trades, and care work. I’ll fight for policies that support working entrepreneurs, reduce red tape, and keep wealth rooted in our communities, not siphoned off to Wall Street.