ISSUES
Stephanie will fight for policies that lower costs and make Oregon a place where working families can afford to live, work, and build a future.
Oregon families are feeling the squeeze from every direction. The cost of housing, groceries, utilities, healthcare, insurance, and everyday necessities continues to rise while many paychecks struggle to keep pace. As a mom and business owner, Stephanie understands these challenges firsthand because she sees them affecting not only her family but her community and those living all across Oregon every day.
Stephanie believes government should be focused on making life more affordable, not creating new burdens. She will support policies that help families keep more of what they earn, reduce unnecessary costs imposed by government, and create an environment where hard work is rewarded. Oregon should be a place where families can get ahead, not just get by.
Cost of Living
Stephanie will fight to make Oregon a place where businesses can grow, create jobs, and succeed without being buried under excessive regulation and bureaucracy.
As a business owner who worked her way up from receptionist to co-owner of a successful company, Stephanie understands what it takes to make payroll, manage employees, and navigate Oregon's increasingly complex regulatory environment. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities, yet many are struggling under layers of regulations, permitting delays, taxes, and administrative hurdles. When businesses leave, expand elsewhere, or decide not to invest in Oregon, our communities lose jobs, opportunity, and economic growth.
Stephanie believes Oregon needs to become more business-friendly by cutting red tape, streamlining regulations, and creating certainty for employers. When businesses succeed, they create jobs, invest in communities, and provide opportunities for families. As a state that relies heavily on income tax revenue, Oregon should be focused on growing its economy and attracting employers—not placing more and more financial burdens on the people and businesses already here. A stronger business climate creates opportunity, broadens the tax base, and helps reduce pressure for higher taxes on working families. Instead of making it harder to do business in Oregon, Stephanie will work to create an environment where entrepreneurs, job creators, and workers can thrive.
Small Business
Education & Workforce Development
Stephanie believes every Oregon student deserves an education that prepares them for success in the real world—whether that path leads to college, technical training, an apprenticeship, military service, or directly into the workforce.
As a mom, volunteer coach, and business leader, Stephanie sees firsthand the need to strengthen Oregon's education system. Statewide, fewer than 57% of students are reading at grade level and fewer than 68% are proficient in math. Our students deserve better.
Stephanie believes we need to get back to basics by focusing on academic achievement, supporting teachers, and ensuring resources reach classrooms instead of bureaucracy and perpetuating unfunded mandates. She is also a strong advocate for career and technical education, apprenticeships, vocational training, and community college programs that help students develop practical skills and enter high-demand careers. Every student should graduate with a pathway to success and the skills needed to build a meaningful future.
Government Accountability
Stephanie will bring transparency, accountability, and common sense back to Salem so taxpayers can trust how their money is spent.
Oregonians deserve a government that works for them, not against them. Too often, taxpayers are asked to pay more while seeing little improvement in the services they depend on. Stephanie believes the government should be accountable for results and responsible with taxpayer dollars.
Drawing from her experience in business, Stephanie understands the importance of budgets, performance, and transparency. She will advocate for audits of underperforming programs, performance-based budgeting, and greater oversight of state agencies. Before asking taxpayers for more money, government should demonstrate it is using existing resources effectively and efficiently.
Transportation
Stephanie will fight for safer roads, reliable infrastructure, and transportation solutions that prioritize results over bureaucracy.
Oregonians overwhelmingly rejected the recent gas tax referendum by more than an 80% to 20% margin because they recognized it asked taxpayers to pay more without providing meaningful improvements to infrastructure. Families are already struggling with rising costs and deserve transportation solutions that deliver real value. Oregon must do a better job partnering with transportation providers and local communities to ensure taxpayer dollars are being spent on essential infrastructure and services that people actually use and benefit from every day.
Stephanie believes transportation dollars should be focused on maintaining and improving roads, bridges, and critical infrastructure that people rely on to get to work, school, and home. She supports reducing administrative overhead, improving project management, and ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently. Rather than pursuing costly projects with limited public use, Oregon should focus on practical infrastructure investments that improve safety, reduce congestion, support commerce, and keep communities connected.