Every policy issue is a health issue. Our community and individual health depend on the building blocks of our daily lives - community safety, economic well-being, meaningful relationships, affordable food, the built and natural environment, broadband internet access, and a functioning government and services. My passion and entire career have been in the service of advancing health equity, focusing on bringing along groups that have been left out, such as Black, Indigenous, and people of color, rural communities, immigrants, and our LGBTQ+ siblings. I see the differences in the cities, villages, and townships across the 47th district and I want to elevate the voices of our neighbors who have ideas for solutions based on their own life experiences.