The Work to be Done

Housing is not just a basic need

It’s the foundation of stability, health, and growth.

No one should be without a safe place to live. We hope for a Lansing that prioritizes housing justice by expanding emergency shelters, transitional housing, and tenant protections. This means:

  • Advocating for a Lansing Tenants' Bill of Rights

  • Establishing a landlord accountability board

  • Increasing city partnerships for transitional and permanent supportive housing

  • Support Our Unhoused Neighbors with Real Solutions and Compassionate Care

Everyone Deserves

Fresh Air, Green Spaces, and Good Food

We’re building a Lansing that leads with sustainability and care — where environmental policy improves everyday life and no family has to choose between fresh food and affordability. This means:

  • Expanding access to renewable energy and energy-efficient upgrades

  • Investing in green spaces, community gardens, and urban agriculture

  • Creating city programs to redirect food waste into free meals for residents

  • Partnering with schools to help students grow their own food and learn sustainable farming/gardening.

  • Supporting local food hubs, farmers markets, and co-ops in every neighborhood.

A sustainable city feeds its people, protects its environment, and prepares the next generation to lead.

Leadership Means Sharing Power

We build a stronger Lansing when decisions are made with the people, not just for them. That’s why I want to see Lansing’s first Participatory Budgeting Program, open to all residents ages 12 and up.

This initiative will:

  • Give community members, including youth, the power to help decide how part of the city budget is spent

  • Provide mentorship and funding for community and youth-led ideas

  • Strengthen civic leadership, trust, and collaboration from the ground up

Youth deserve more than a seat, they deserve power and a say in how we grow together.

And in actions like these, we’re not just inviting people to the table — we’re building it together.

Safety Isn’t Just the Absence of Crime

It’s the Presence of Care

My vision for Lansing puts mental health care, community connection, and the protection of all our neighbors, including immigrant and undocumented residents, at the center of our safety plan.

That means:

  • Expanding access to community-based mental health care and crisis response teams that prevent harm before it happens

  • Supporting violence prevention initiatives led by people rooted in the neighborhoods they serve

  • Creating language-accessible services and legal protections for our immigrant neighbors so no one is afraid to ask for help

  • Building neighborhood-level partnerships between residents, schools, and local organizations to respond to conflict with care

Safety isn’t one-size-fits-all, and it shouldn’t come at the expense of our rights or dignity.


Everyone deserves to feel safe, seen, and supported.