Affordable Housing

Delaware has an affordability crisis hiding behind affordable housing language. A development like Imani Village — touted as affordable — still requires income of nearly $60,000 to qualify. But the average household in our community, often a single mother working one job, is bringing home $35,000 to $40,000. That's not affordable. That's displacement with extra steps.

 

We are also watching families lose homes that have been in their families for generations — inherited houses taken away because of skyrocketing property taxes and water bills they can't pay. That is the destruction of generational wealth, and it has to stop.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Require that "affordable" housing units actually be accessible to the income levels of the people they're meant to serve

• Create protections for longtime homeowners facing tax-driven displacement

• Expand rental assistance and housing subsidy programs so working families aren't priced out of their own neighborhood

• Support policies that preserve and build generational wealth in Black and working-class communities

 

 

Incarceration Reform

Our community has paid the price of a criminal justice system that incarcerates people rather than rehabilitates them, that punishes poverty, and that has left too many families without fathers, mothers, and community members who could be contributing to something better.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Expand access to diversion programs that treat addiction and mental health as health issues rather than criminal ones

• Support reentry programs that give returning citizens real pathways to housing, employment, and stability

• Advocate for accountability when law enforcement violates the rights of community members — our neighbors have deserved justice and too often haven't received it

• Work to end policies that criminalize poverty

 

 

Education

A child who doesn't feel safe can't learn. A child who has never been shown what's possible for them has no roadmap. I've seen what happens when someone invests in young people — all of them graduated. I've also seen what happens when we don't.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Invest in after-school and life skills programs that keep students engaged and on track

• Address the school-to-prison pipeline by expanding support services before kids hit crisis points

• Ensure schools in District 2 have the resources — counselors, programs, and stable facilities — that schools in wealthier districts take for granted

• Support pathways for young people to connect with trades, careers, and opportunities they might not know exist

 

 

The Fentanyl & Drug Crisis

The fentanyl epidemic is devastating our community. This isn't just a law enforcement issue — it's a public health emergency, and it requires a public health response.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Expand access to addiction treatment and recovery services in Wilmington

• Invest in community-based outreach that meets people where they are

• Address the conditions — poverty, trauma, lack of opportunity — that make people vulnerable to addiction in the first place

• Support harm reduction approaches alongside long-term recovery programs

 

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LGBTQ+ Rights

Every resident of District 2 deserves to live, work, and move through the world free from discrimination. As attacks on LGBTQ+ people — especially LGBTQ+ youth — intensify at the national level, Delaware must be a place that protects everyone in it.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Protect and strengthen Delaware's anti-discrimination laws covering housing, employment, and public accommodations

• Oppose legislation that targets LGBTQ+ youth in schools or restricts access to gender-affirming care

• Ensure LGBTQ+ youth have access to mental health resources, given the disproportionate rates of harm they face

• Stand against discrimination in all its forms

 

 

Immigrant Rights

Immigrant families are part of the fabric of Wilmington and of District 2. They work hard, they contribute, and they deserve dignity and protection — especially right now.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Oppose state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in schools, hospitals, and places of worship

• Support access to driver's licenses, in-state tuition, and basic services regardless of documentation status

• Protect immigrant workers from exploitation and wage theft

• Ensure immigrant community members know their rights and have access to legal support

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Gun Violence & Community Safety

I've literally been on the floor of my own home because of gunfire outside. I know what this does to families, to children, to a neighborhood's sense of itself. Real safety doesn't come from mass incarceration — it comes from investment, from opportunity, from community.

 

I will fight to:

 

• Fund community violence intervention programs led by people who know the community

• Support anti-violence initiatives that bring people together — music, faith, sports, mentorship

• Address root causes: when people have jobs, housing, and hope, violence goes down

• Push for accountability when those entrusted with public safety abuse it