All students deserve a high-quality education, no matter the zip code where they are from or the color of their skin. In Olympia, I’ll champion increased funding for K-12 education and affordable early childhood education.

After students graduate, we need to ensure there are pathways to family-wage jobs, either by providing access to affordable college tuition that doesn’t leave them with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, or through apprenticeship programs in the trades and other skilled labor. I’m a Professor at Western Washington University, and I know the importance  of a good education

Education isn’t just an investment in students — it’s an investment in our state’s future workforce.