On the Issues

Healthcare and Mental Health Access

Passed legislation:

Ensuring mental health care is covered by insurance like physical healthcare
Increasing insurance coverage and protections for pediatric palliative care, those seeking substance abuse treatment, those living with autism, single women or LGTBQ+ individuals dealing with infertility issues, telehealth services, and for those seeking mental health care.

Passed Legislation

Ensuring mental health care is covered by insurance like physical healthcare
Increasing insurance coverage and protections for pediatric palliative care, those seeking substance abuse treatment, those living with autism, single women or LGTBQ+ individuals dealing with infertility issues, telehealth services, and for those seeking mental health care.
Addressing the lack of a robust mental health workforce in Illinois, incentivizing students to pursue work in this field and cutting red tape for those who wish to return to this field.

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Advocating for persons with disabilities

Passed legislation

To develop a pilot program to increase employment opportunities for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities
To require every community college in Illinois to work with local high schools to offer dual credit courses to students with disabilities

Passed Legislation:

Developing a pilot program to increase employment opportunities for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities
Requiring every community college in Illinois to work with local high schools to offer dual credit courses to students with disabilities
Ensured persons with disabilities residing in community-integrated living arrangements could keep all earned income from employment.

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Elevating Women's Rights

Passed legislation

To develop a pilot program to increase employment opportunities for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities
To require every community college in Illinois to work with local high schools to offer dual credit courses to students with disabilities

Passed Legislation:

Requiring insurance coverage for breast reduction surgery, mammography, and for infertility treatments for single or LGBTQ+ women.

Supported Legislation:

The Reproductive Health Act, which solidifies a women's right to choose in Illinois.
Sexual harassment reform.
Improving comprehensive sex education in schools.

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Protecting the Environment

Supported Legislation:

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) that puts the state on a path to 100% clean energy and invests in the clean energy workforce of the future.
The Lead Service Line Replacement Act to ensure the state replaces all its lead service lines while prioritizing replacement in our most vulnerable communities

Passed Legislation:

Supported Legislation:

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) that puts the state on a path to 100% clean energy and invests in the clean energy workforce of the future.
The Lead Service Line Replacement Act to ensure the state replaces all its lead service lines while prioritizing replacement in our most vulnerable communities

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Protecting Child Safety

Passed legislation

To develop a pilot program to increase employment opportunities for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities
To require every community college in Illinois to work with local high schools to offer dual credit courses to students with disabilities

Passed Legislation:

Requiring transparency when coal tar sealant, a potentially cancerous substance, is used in road paving near public schools or in state agency projects.
Ensuring trampoline parks are safe by requiring the state to conduct regular safety inspections.
Keeping unused medications out of the hands of children by requiring a "drug take back" program.

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