Gentrification has pushed out long-time residents and made parts of the 7th District out of reach for too many. Housing is a human right, and I will fight to preserve affordable housing.

Everyone in our community has a right to high quality health care. We cannot afford to lose another life prematurely because that person did not have the best for profit health care. That must change now.

We need a new commitment to the people across the 7th district who are working two and three jobs in some cases and still are behind on bills.

Our public schools are a lifeline for the health of our society and ground zero for all of our young people to be able to play, discover, learn, and be healthy and engaged. It’s time to repair decades of injustices and restore our public schools so that they can provide young people with the world class education they deserve and the healing that is required as we emerge from the pandemic.

We are seeing climate change play out everyday. I am committed to speaking truth to power and pushing aggressively for a greener Illinois, and being an outspoken voice for tackling climate change at every opportunity.

Senator Mike Simmons has worked tirelessly to ensure transportation equity by authoring and securing passage of a package of bills that will make streets safer to use, improve the CTA, and enhance statewide infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists.

Senator Mike Simmons wants to remove barriers to accessing mental health services. That is why he passed a law that requires schools to instruct students on where and how to access mental health resources.

Senator Mike Simmons is the Chair of the Illinois Senate Human Rights Committee. In this role he advocates to protect and expand human rights in Illinois.