Anamarie Avila Farias

Healthcare As Assemblymember, AnaMarie will be focused on restoring a preserving the overall health of our community. Health care treatment only accounts for 10% of our overall health: food security, education, employment, housing, and the environment have a larger impact on our health and must also be addressed to sustain our community’s overall well-being. Education We need to recruit, prepare and retain a diverse and well-supported teaching force in all school districts. We must acknowledge and address overcrowding in schools and make funding schools a priority while investing fully and equitably in students. It is imperative that we create and implement programs to stop the school-to-prison pipeline. Healthcare Mental healthcare must be more accessible to everyone. AnaMarie believed there should be universal access to mental health services for all youth and adults, including veterans and those experiencing homelessness. Environment / Energy Anamarie supports policies that encourage our communities to reduce their carbon pollution and create a low carbon California. We need to invest in public transportation implement policies and accessibility policies decarbonize travel. California must lead in being a net zero greenhouse gas emission state. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Restructuring the systems of public safety to ensure communities’ safety and well-being will be one of Anamarie’s top priorities in the State Assembly. We must recruit well-trained public safety personnel who are committed to serving and protecting their communities and hold unfit officers and accountable for their actions by from their positions when they violate the Code of Conduct. Anamarie will champion the creation of concrete policies proposals for the transformation and implementation of public safety programs. Housing As Assemblymember, Anamarie will work to close the housing affordability gap by developing a comprehensive strategy that includes expanding rental assistance, increasing permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness, developing new units for low- and moderate-income households, and creating homeownership programs for families who need down payment assistance.