Fighting for what matters
These are not talking points. These are what I am working on every day — and what I will take to the Senate.
Fair Energy Bills
You should not have to choose between the electric bill and groceries. Eversource got 30 years of blank checks while you got a $33 coupon. I caught it. I am still fighting it!
- End uncapped utility delivery charges
- Require competitive bidding on all energy infrastructure
- Retrofit buildings to cut costs and pollution
Schools Your Kids Deserve
Our roads are getting fixed. Our schools are facing cuts. The state's share of your city's budget has been quietly shrinking for a decade, and the difference is landing on your property tax bill. I dug into twelve years of data. The numbers are damning.
- Fix the Chapter 70 formula so it measures what cities can actually raise, not what homes happen to be worth
- Grow unrestricted state aid faster than inflation
- Guarantee a $55,000 minimum salary for education support professionals
- Push the DESE formula study to address the core measurement problem before it gets locked in for another decade
Safe and Ethical AI for the Future
Massachusetts should lead on AI, but the public should decide how. The state's AI contract had zero safety evaluation. The scoring team had zero AI expertise. Three task force members had financial ties to the vendor that won. I am building legislation to fix this.
- Require open, competitive public bidding for all government AI contracts
- Create Community AI Councils so the people affected by AI have real power over how it is used
- Ensure workers are consulted before AI tools are deployed that change how they do their jobs
- Protect residents' data from AI systems that lack transparency or accountability
- Make Massachusetts the state that proves AI governance can be democratic
Homes You Can Afford
Our families deserve to stay in the neighborhoods they built. Rents went up 70% in a decade. I am fighting to stabilize rents, build affordable housing, and expand public housing!
- Lift the statewide ban on rent stabilization
- Build new affordable housing and enforce the MBTA communities law
- Invest in and expand public and social housing
Standing Up to ICE & Protecting Our Neighbors
Everyone in our community deserves to feel safe walking to the doctor, sending their kids to school, living without fear. I am fighting to protect our immigrant families, defend our Palestinian neighbors, and keep our communities whole!
- Pass the Safe Communities Act
- Equal access to higher education regardless of documentation status
- Driver's licenses for all residents regardless of immigration status
- Prevent AI surveillance from being weaponized against our neighbors — ICE is using AI to mine health records to target families
A Government That Answers to You
You deserve to know how your representatives vote and where your tax dollars go. For years, Beacon Hill decided you did not. I forced every committee vote onto the public record. That is how we caught a corporate polluter bill and stopped it. Now I am taking that fight to the Senate.
- Apply open meeting and public records laws to the legislature
- Lower barriers to accessing votes, bills, and amendments
- Put every vote on the public record
- End 101-page bills with 45-minute reviews
LGBTQIA+ Rights & Privacy
The State House just took a blow torch to your privacy. The social media bill forces every user to hand their identity to a company in California and locks out LGBTQIA+ kids in non-affirming homes. I voted no. I filed amendments. This fight is not over!
Read more →Justice Reform
225 people are serving life in Massachusetts for murders someone else committed. A researcher inside prison built the database the state never did. We must reform joint venture liability!
Read more →Healthcare for Everyone
Nobody should go broke because they got sick. I am fighting to expand MassHealth to universal coverage and stop pharma companies from gouging our families!
Reproductive Freedom
Every person's healthcare decisions are their own. The day Roe fell, I had legislation ready. We codified abortion access and we will protect it!
Reliable Transportation
Getting to work should not cost $90 a month on a train that is late. We must fully fund the T and make buses free!
Workers' Rights
Everyone who works for a living deserves fair pay and the right to organize. We will fight for our workers!
Clean Air & Climate Action
A future with clean energy and honest bills. We must protect real climate goals, not the kind Eversource writes for itself!
Fair Taxes
Working families deserve a tax code that works for them. We will make the powerful pay their share!
Addiction as a Health Issue
Families dealing with addiction deserve treatment, not punishment. We must treat this as the public health crisis it is!
Aging with Dignity
Our older adults deserve to live safely, independently, and with the care they need. We owe them that!
Disability Justice
Every person has the right to live in their community with dignity and full access. We must make that real!
Protecting Democracy
Your vote must count and your voice must matter. We will fight to protect our democracy!
Arts & Culture
Our communities need places to gather, create, and celebrate. We will invest in the arts and the spaces that bring us together!
What other issues matter to you?
Call or text Erika at (857) 264-1096 or email erika@electerika.com