Delivering Real Results.

Increased Ann Arbor’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund from a balance of $0 to $9,000,000+/year.

Drafted 2020 Affordable Housing Millage, ensuring transformational investment in public housing and supportive services, with 1,200+ units built (more than doubling our supply) or in the pipeline.

Focused on ‘missing middle’ units alongside public housing to allow teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers to have access to attainable housing options. 

Protected renters by eliminating junk fees (including waitlist, holding, and excessive application fees), requiring cost transparency, obligating a right to renew, and passing the Green Rental Housing Ordinance for all 23,000 rental units across the city, promoting health, comfort, and savings through energy efficiency.

Championed the successful fight to enable the sale of a vacant parking lot to the Ann Arbor District Library for a new downtown library with performance space, retail, and hundreds of units of housing.

Increased Ann Arbor’s Climate Action Budget from $200,000/year to $11,000,000/year.

Drafted the 2022 Community Climate Action Millage, resulting in curbside recycling, year-round curbside composting, EV chargers, solar panels, batteries, and a zero-waste Materials Recovery Facility.

Spearheaded Ann Arbor’s Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) in 2024, set to launch in 2026 to deliver 100% renewable, reliable energy at rates at or below DTE’s.

Prioritized access to clean water, trash and recycling pickup, and high quality parks within ¼ mile of nearly all residents, while accelerating road repairs. 

Implemented miles of new sidewalks and bike lanes, with new roads and crosswalks designed to slow traffic, creating a safer & more accessible Ann Arbor. 

Voted consistently to support Ann Arbor’s vital nonprofit organizations.

Implemented Ann Arbor’s 2021 Best Value Procurement policy, and subsequent refinements to prioritize contractors with strong labor practices, apprenticeship programs, and worker protections.

Instituted a city prevailing wage ordinance for city contractors, and subsequent enforcement that overrode city administration – actions that have resulted in findings of noncompliance by contractors and remediation.

Appointed a new Human Resources director committed to transparent, respectful labor relations.

Stood up to federal immigration enforcement and the Trump administration to protect our most vulnerable residents. We have never, and will never, cooperate with ICE. 

Led Ann Arbor to be the first jurisdiction in the United States to require by law that all restrooms open to the public (cafes, businesses, schools, etc.) contain tampons and pads, free of charge, without regard to gender specifications.

Supported a 2023 Driving Equality Ordinance, prohibiting stops for minor, non-safety related traffic offenses in an effort to reduce racial disparities in policing.

Implemented new strategies for community-based policing downtown, helping to connect unhoused residents with social services and improving public safety for all. 

Supported the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (“ICPOC”), which provides civilian review of AAPD policies and complaint resolutions, and led the effort to implement unarmed response.

Supported the 2024 renewal of Washtenaw County’s Mental Health and Public Safety Millage, expanding access to mental health services and substance abuse recovery.

Led the successful fight against 2024 Proposals C &D which would have eliminated primaries, created election chaos, and created a fraud-vulnerable slush fund for candidates using scarce city dollars.