Education has been my life’s work. Today, our public schools face unprecedented challenges, from stressed local revenues to a long-term enrollment decline to the much different future our children will face.

• I’ve committed to working with the school committees, the Council and the community to develop a sustainable financial strategy for our schools that responds to our realities today and tomorrow

Our progress on the elementary school and library projects reverses years of neglect of public infrastructure. I want to continue the job:

• Affordable solutions for Fire and DPW
• Upgrading the Bangs Center to better serve seniors
• Getting our roads and sidewalks back into acceptable and sustainable shape

Concrete steps to forge a safer and more just community.

• I voted for CRESS, our alternative response programs for non-violent and mental-health related emergency calls; the Town’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department; and our process to establish our first resident oversight board for the police

We’ve also seen disappointments. Coming together as a community to address our challenges is never easy, especially when the stakes — locally and nationally — are high. I reject the corrosion that eats away at public confidence everywhere. Amherst should be an example of how good government works even when we disagree. That remains my highest priority.