Access to high-quality health care and the privacy to make one's own health care decisions are critical matters for our state. I support policies that promote access to reproductive care, enhanced health care coverage, and investment in increasing the number of Colorado health care providers.

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I’m a mother of four. I understand the sacrifice that you take on when you choose to raise a child. I believe that the decision about when to have children is one women should be able to make with their partner, their doctor, and their God, as applicable. I know that access to abortion is sometimes a matter of life or death, and I believe we need to protect the right that women have to get the care they need and to develop policies that support women, children, and families. I bring a personal perspective to this issue that uniquely qualifies me in this race. I want to be the leader who can promote respect and bring understanding to conversations among different parties. I recognize that there is a deep nuance to this issue that is often missing from the public debate. I will always respectfully engage with those who have different perspectives. 

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Access to health coverage made it possible for my husband and me to stick with our business and to grow it into a profitable company that now creates high-paying local jobs.

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Expanded Medicaid, the Colorado Marketplace, and other assistance to patients are critical. However, that will not be enough if we don’t have the medical providers that we need. There’s especially a shortage of mental health care providers. I want to explore policies to train, attract, and retain more providers in Colorado, especially in our underserved communities.

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One specific policy will improve the credit path for students from college high school courses and community college classes when transferring to 4-year universities. There is currently a disconnect where some credits are not transferring and students have to redo coursework, costing more time and tuition and delaying them from entering well-paying healthcare careers that would serve the needs of our state.