Priorities

5Protect workers' right to join unions and collectively bargain for fair wages and working conditions.
5Encourage the use of union labor in public projects and government contracts to ensure high-quality work and fair compensation for workers.
5Promote policies that support the well-being of all workers, including those in low-wage industries and non-unionized workplaces.
5Oppose attempts to weaken unions or restrict workers' rights, such as "right-to-work" laws.
5Work to extend union rights to currently excluded or marginalized workers.
5Collaborate with labor organizations and allies to build a movement for workers' rights and social justice.

5Fighting for our fair share of school funding
5Making college affordable for all students
5Educating students with the skills needed to succeed in the 21st century economy
5Sponsored legislation requiring higher education institutions to provide tuition and fee transparency
5Sponsored legislation to provide in-state tuition for students of parents with H-1B visas ▪ Sponsored legislation to create an Anti-Bullying Task Force
5Voted for additional state funds for school security and school nurses
5Voted for Chapter 78 relief for teachers
5Voted to codify the Community College Opportunity Grant Program

5Saving the environment and investing in the Green Economy
5Sponsored the original Water Quality Accountability Act and subsequent improvement legislation
5Sponsored legislation to combat non-point source pollution
5Sponsored multiple pieces of legislation supporting electric vehicles
5Obtained $300,000 for the berm design for Edison’s Landfill closure, which will include passive recreation, cricket & soccer fields, and a solar energy farm
5Obtained $200,000 for Dismal Swamp Preserve conservation purposes
5Board Member of the State Legislative Climate Alliance

5Promoting diversity and defending civil rights
5Protecting a woman's right to choose
5Supporting expanded access to women's health care services
5Supported legislation that ensures women from other states could safely access state reproductive health care services

5Priorities Attracting new businesses to New Jersey
5Fixing NJ Transit and our state’s roads, bridges, and tunnels
5Cutting red tape for small businesses
5Promoting fiscal responsibility
5Secured $60 million for clean water infrastructure and lead service line replacement projects statewide
5Obtained more than $25 million in roadway improvement projects throughout East Brunswick
5Obtained $450,000 for a new Route 287 ramp design to divert truck traffic from our residential neighborhoods
5Sponsored legislation expanding New Jersey’s Infrastructure Bank to tackle climate change mitigation projects
5Sponsored legislation directing the Board of Public Utilities to establish a utility scale solar program
5Sponsored legislation establishing a Community Broadband Study Commission
5Supported the statewide effort to establish New Jersey as the offshore wind capital of the Northeast
5National Infrastructure Bank Coalition Member