I was elected in November of 2020 to represent District 20 in the Tennessee State Senate. Since that time, I've been an outspoken advocate for science, the LGBTQ community, public education, local control, women's and kids' issues, Medicaid expansion, and the environment.

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I sponsored or co-sponsored over 100 pieces of legislation in my first year in the senate, including legislation to allow cities to offer paid family leave, increase funding for school counselors and reading interventionists, and make it easier to cast a vote.

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In 2022, I will be focused on sustainable infrastructure, economic development and job creation, fully funding our public schools and supporting educators, expanding access to affordable healthcare, investing in suicide prevention, making certain that vulnerable children in state custody are not falling through the cracks, and ensuring that every Tennessean - regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or ability - can achieve the American Dream.

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