Issue Position: Equality

Issue Position

My father is a retired Episcopal priest and my mother a nurse and I grew up in the Deep South. My parents raised me with a strong sense of social justice. I worked my whole life as a grassroots activist to stand up for those who face discrimination. From the time I was in the 6th grade, working to make our crossing guard patrol coed at my school to the past ten years helping create the group HEART (Herndon Embraces All with Respect and Tolerance), I've consistently been a voice for fairness and inclusion. As a mother to two teenage children, I placed a priority on my husband and I raising our girls to be open-minded and to stand up for others as well.

I believe that diversity and inclusivity are hallmarks of a healthy community. Whether racial, socioeconomic, sexual orientation or cultural, or faith a diverse community has the capacity to make us all richer as we learn from one another. Every person should have the fundamental right to make decisions for themselves about their most personal and private family issues.

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