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Priorities & Accomplishments

HEALTHCARE & COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, inequities have persisted across our community. Social detriments of health must be continuously discussed to ensure our community has access to meaningful health care and services. Our city’s top health issues from breast cancer, substance use disorders, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and other illnesses affect women gravely and residents. With the rising cases of domestic abuse and sexual violence, domestic abuse negatively impacts Alexandria’s women, men, children, and the LGBTQ community. We must ensure all members of our community have the resources and supports to live healthy lives. The impact of mental health on our younger members have increased throughout the pandemic and with the increased changes to how we live our lives, our community needs access to mental health services. 


  • Led and successfully passed the citywide ordinance requiring facemasks to be mandated. 
  • Breast cancer awareness: https://thezebra.org/2020/10/03/alexandria-councilwoman-shares-moms-cancer-story-red-lipstick-pink-robe/
  • Mental Health Awareness initiatives.

EDUCATION

We must invest in the present to capitalize on our future.  With that said, we are lacking in our affordable housing initiatives, our public schools cannot support the increase in student enrollment, and our education funding for Pre-K programs and school infrastructure is in jeopardy.   Our children must come to school prepared to learn (on Zoom or in the physical classroom), and the equalizing factor of Pre-K programs existing for all children in our  City is a necessity.  The achievement gap does not wait until later grades.  It begins in Kindergarten when students have not had the same, consistent opportunities as others at their grade level.  We need to do better when providing resources to meet our children's educational needs.


  • Serves as the Council representative for MacArthur and Patrick Henry Collaboration Committee and the MacArthur Advisory Committee for the transition of students to swing space, and ensuring progress in the demolition of old school and completion of new school infrastructure. https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/1379
  • Proud proponent of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia to increase graduate enrollment and success in STEM disciplines. https://alextimes.com/2020/10/virginia-tech-alexandria-city-council/
  • Proud participant of the Parker-Gray School's 100th Anniversary Legacy Dedication of the Parker-Gray Memorial Walkway, created from the vision of the Alexandria African American Hall of Fame https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/blackhistory/default.aspx?id=118939

WOMEN'S ISSUES

From my previous term on the Alexandria Commission for Women, I have continuously centered women and their families in matters before City Council. Women continue to face expensive childcare, pay inequity, and social health detriments that negatively impact our community as a whole. Women of color disproportionately face higher poverty, unemployment rates, educational outcomes, and earnings compared to their white counterparts. We must continue to work with women of all backgrounds and lived experiences to ensure our city’s policies are centering those who need the most support. As a mother of two young children and as a daughter of a single mom, we must do more to support women and their families. 


  • Advocated and pushed for the Alexandria Ordinance for the Equal Rights Amendment and before the General Assembly in Richmond, VA.
  • Advocated and pushed for Virginia's Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment as the 38th and final state needed for passage. https://thezebra.org/2019/03/28/virginia-falls-short-on-era-but-we-can-turn-it-around/
  • Organized and participated in the Ruth Bader Ginsburg in citywide Candlelight Vigil. 

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Alexandria has always prided itself on being a safe and inclusive community. We must continue to acknowledge our own city’s history and champion policies that center the lived experiences of people of color, women, the LGBTQ community, religious minorities, and all communities who are affected by systemic racism and prejudice. We must continue to support all communities in the initiatives, policies, and activities in our city. Alexandria would not be the dynamic, inviting, and engaging place we call home without the diversity of our residents.


  • Advocated for the city’s diversity and inclusion resolution which has been adopted as "ALL Alexandria" https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/manager/equity/ALLAlexandriaResolution2974.pdf https://www.alexandriava.gov/manager/default.aspx?id=120013


  • Advocated for the establishment & adoption of the Independent Community Policing Review Board ordinance https://www.alexandriava.gov/police/info/news_policedisplay.aspx?id=121713

PUBLIC SAFETY & SOCIAL SERVICES

Alexandria has always prided itself on being a safe and inclusive community - it's always been about the people and the programs. However, now more than ever as our City sees its way to the other side of COVID-19, our economy has not been able to sustain the resources needed for continued or initial implementation of our social programs and safety initiatives. We need to increase pay and benefits for our teachers and First Responders, have continued dialogue concerning the issuance of body cameras, and ensure a balanced community police review board.  We need to continue to address mental health awareness and initiatives, heroin and opioid addiction, human trafficking concerns, gang prevention initiatives, safer traffic patterns/pedestrian safety, and domestic violence and sexual assault cases. 


Recently, many social programs have also seen decreased funding, which has significantly impacted how assistance is implemented in women's issues, services for seniors, immigrant families, mental health services, all children, including youth at-risk.  We, as a community, cannot continue to de-fund our social programs hoping our non-profits can pick up the slack.  To do so is to literally short-change our own Alexandrians.


  • Expanded the rights of city employees in the historic passage of Alexandria's first Collective Bargaining ordinance (and Virginia's!) in more than 40 years. https://thezebra.org/2021/04/17/with-unanimous-vote-alexandria-city-council-expands-city-workers-rights/
  • Spearheaded the ordinance in Alexandria for common sense gun laws to ensure guns are not permitted on municipal property. https://alexandria.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4570036&GUID=E769AD38-AFB9-47EF-8D8A-C80C606E08D8&FullText=1
  • Dedicated MOMS Demand Action advocate in Alexandria and before the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia. 
  • As the founding member of the Human Tracking Awareness Initiative in Alexandria, advanced the city’s human trafficking proclamation to ensure victims are protected under the law and to provide comprehensive data collecting mechanisms. https://alexandria.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4745053&GUID=D94E17BF-C086-40B7-BDD0-9A7735B573D0
  • Planned community review board to ensure transparency in policing. 

ENVIRONMENT

We must protect our environment in the city of Alexandria and for the future of the Commonwealth. As a spoken advocate assigned to CSO and as the Vice Chair of the regional Council of Governments Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee, I understand what’s at stake if we do not prioritize our environment and the protection of natural resources. By becoming the founding member of the subcommittee of FARM under CBPC, I have actively fought for environmental success in the community by ensuring the targeted state mandated dates of budget and completion dates for the CSO through Alex RiverRenew are on time. With my assignments, I continue to amplify constituent’s voices regarding flooding issues, climate issues, and hunger issues in our community. Alexandria must act now to ensure our future generations may have a chance at a brighter future.


  • https://www.alxnow.com/2021/03/11/city-council-member-and-environmental-commission-join-opposition-to-taylor-run-restoration/ - Taylor Run Stream Restoration
  • https://alextimes.com/2021/01/city-council-stormwater-utility-fee-increase/ - Flooding

HOUSING

We must invest in the present to capitalize on our future. Alexandria lacks affordable housing initiatives for residents across our city. We must pursue thoughtful plans to ensure every Alexandria resident has access to housing without disrupting current infrastructure. It is my hope to continue to establish affordable housing units to ensure more individuals and families are able to join our community without facing economic barriers.


  • Proponent of affordable housing in Alexandria and securing housing for Alexandria’s seniors and homeless  population. https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/housing/2020_Resolution2926_CityEndorsement-COGRegionalHousingInitiative.pdf
  • New Heights Carpenter’s Shelter, The Bloom- virtual ribbon cutting/advocacy
  • Senior living- https://alextimes.com/2020/11/council-approves-west-end-senior-living-facility/
  • Co-location- https://alextimes.com/2020/01/douglas-macarthur-housing/
  • Apts- https://alextimes.com/2020/10/heritage-demolition-city-council/

What Alexandria Values

Reprioritizing Our Investment in Alexandria

Recommitting to a Safe & Inclusive Community

Reprioritizing Our Investment in Alexandria

We must invest in the present to capitalize on our future.  With that said, we are lacking in our affordable housing initiatives, our public schools cannot support the increase in student enrollment, and our education funding for Pre-K programs and school infrastructure is in jeopardy.   Our children must come to school prepared to learn (on Zoom or in the physical classroom), and the equalizing factor of Pre-K programs existing for all children in our City is a necessity.  The achievement gap does not wait until later grades.  It begins in Kindergarten when students have not had the same, consistent opportunities as others at their grade level.  We need to do better when providing resources to meet our children's educational needs.

Revitalizing Our Alexandria

Recommitting to a Safe & Inclusive Community

Reprioritizing Our Investment in Alexandria

We must consider that a robust revitalization of Alexandria needs to happen in order for our economy to  grow, strengthen, and diminish the burden put on our taxpayers.  We need to continue to focus on improving our infrastructure: renovating/rebuilding our city and school buildings, installing better pipes, drains, sewers, constructing our digital broadband network for our schools and workforce, reinforcing our bridges, and repaving our roads.  We now have plans in the works for the West End property of Landmark Mall just recently brought INOVA to the table for a mixed-use plan after the mall sat nearly empty for far too long without any sign of redevelopment.  Our residents and business owners have found a hopeful resilience in pivoting to online sales, outdoor dining, and carryout for dining and alcohol.  Alexandria needs to continue to re-invent and modernize, so that our City gets the investments needed to maintain what is a questionable post-COVID economy.  That means money needs to stay in Alexandria and not go to neighboring jurisdictions.   The Potomac Yard Metro will also encourage economic growth, and the idea of a Business Improvement District in Old Town should be revisited without compromising retailers' autonomy or income. 

Recommitting to a Safe & Inclusive Community

Recommitting to a Safe & Inclusive Community

Recommitting to a Safe & Inclusive Community

Alexandria has always prided itself on being a safe and inclusive community - it's always been about the people and the programs. However, now more than ever as our City sees its way to the other side of COVID-19, our economy has not been able to sustain the resources needed for continued or initial implementation of our social programs and safety initiatives. We need to increase pay and benefits for our teachers and First Responders, have continued dialogue concerning the issuance of body cameras, and ensure a balanced community police review board.  We need to continue to address mental health awareness and initiatives, heroin and opioid addiction, human trafficking concerns, gang prevention initiatives, safer traffic patterns/pedestrian safety, and domestic violence and sexual assault cases. 


Recently, many social programs have also seen decreased funding, which has significantly impacted how assistance is implemented in women's issues, services for seniors, immigrant families, mental health services, all children, including youth at-risk.  We, as a community, cannot continue to de-fund our social programs hoping our non-profits can pick up the slack.  To do so is to literally short-change our own Alexandrians.


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