My History
I began my nursing career by earning my LPN license in 1987 as a single mother of three small children at Clover Park Technical College.
I then went on and earned my Associates Degree in Nursing from Tacoma Community College, obtaining my Registered Nurse license in 1991.
I have enjoyed working in many different areas in nursing during my 40 year career including Oncology, Critical Care, IV Therapy, In-Patient Hospice, supervisory and currently part time at a local wound care clinic.
After caring for my elderly parents, I completed my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in 2017 from Western Washington University in Bellingham. I recently completed a Masters of Legal Studies at Purdue Global University in December of 2025.
I have always been an active and supportive union member during my career including WSNA, UFCW and CVHNA and served as a WSNA Local Unit Chair and Grievance Officer. I have served on several contract negotiating teams. Part of my union activities included participating in Lobby days and giving testimony in Olympia regarding nurse staffing and patient care issues.
I love to volunteer and have supported many organizations such as PTA where I earned the Golden Acorn Award and as a 4-H Leader in Pierce County.
Currently, I volunteer for Whole Washington, Inc. as a Board Member and One Payer States, Inc., as their BoardTreasurer.
I am a very proud recipient of the 2021 Snohomish County Human Rights Award.
I am also a proud wife of a retired Air Force Veteran, mother of three and grandmother of 6.
Why I’m Running For Change
For too long, public policy has treated basic human needs as commodities instead of rights. I believe health care and housing are human rights — not “yield-generating assets” for hedge funds, private equity firms, or corporate monopolies.
Government should guarantee baseline public services that protect human dignity and equal opportunity under the Rule of Law. The outcomes of our tax-supported institutions — health care, housing, education, energy, and environmental protection — should reflect those values.
I oppose policies that shift the benefits of our publicly developed water-generated energy away from citizens and small businesses toward massive data centers while families face rising electricity costs.
Our state is experiencing more than ordinary policy disagreements. We face a moral and constitutional divide over whether government exists primarily to serve concentrated wealth or the people themselves.
I believe every person has the right to participate in the decisions affecting their lives and communities. I also believe that every person controls the decisions regarding their bodily autonomy.
As Franklin Delano Roosevelt envisioned, we should aspire to “a roof over every head, a chicken in every pot, and the liberty to believe and say what we think.”
Washington’s future should be measured not by corporate profits alone, but by human dignity, fairness, and shared prosperity.
Health care is a human right, not a privilege based on income, employment, or corporate profit.
I believe in a human rights approach to healthcare. This means building a system where health care decisions are made by patients and medical professionals, not corporate middlemen.
I believe public policy should be measured by outcomes: healthier families, lower costs, expanded access, and the dignity and security every person deserves.
