The housing crisis won’t fix itself
Over and over again, we’re hearing the same thing on the doors:
“Wow… no one’s ever knocked on my door before and actually listened to what I think.”
It’s humbling. It’s energizing. And it says everything about what’s been missing from our politics for far too long.
For years, our communities have been ignored—especially when it comes to housing. The current leadership isn’t listening, and it shows: rents are out of control, buying a home is out of reach, and families are being priced out of the neighborhoods they’ve loved for years.
And instead of addressing the crisis with bold, statewide solutions, Springfield is still clinging to outdated policies—like requiring expensive parking in every new building, even when it’s not needed. That one mandate alone can drive up construction costs by tens of thousands of dollars per unit—making housing even harder to build, and even more expensive to live in.
In Chicago, an underground parking spot costs $67,500 to build. That’s not helping families. That’s not solving the housing crisis. That’s prioritizing cars over people.
We need a new approach—one rooted in equity, affordability, and listening. That’s why I’m fighting for:
Ending parking minimums statewide to build more homes, not garages
Reforming outdated building codes that make housing harder to build
Holding landlords accountable for price-gouging
And most importantly—actually listening to the people who live here
We’ve already lost one congressional seat due to population loss. If we don’t act fast to build more housing and keep our communities livable, we could lose another in the next census—and with it, more political power on the national stage.
Our campaign is building momentum one conversation at a time—but we need to reach every voter in every part of the district that’s been left behind.