Angel Carroll

Healthcare ​Work collaboratively to support and empower our rural healthcare providers, ensuring they have the resources needed to meet the healthcare needs of our expanding population. Healthcare Support initiatives that invest in community-based care facilities, ensuring localized access to quality healthcare resources. Education Implementing measures that prioritize the safety and well-being of students, both physically and emotionally. Education Ensuring that every student, regardless of background, feels welcomed, supported, and encouraged in their educational journey. Education Working towards policies that redirect resources from punitive measures to supportive interventions, breaking the harmful cycle of the school-to-prison pipeline. Education Advocating for fair compensation to recognize the invaluable contributions of our educators. Infrastructure / Transportation ​Working closely with community leaders to enhance infrastructure, facilitating smoother traffic flow and ensuring safe transportation options for everyone in our growing community. Infrastructure / Transportation ​​Striving to improve public transportation options and ensuring that our road infrastructure keeps pace with the rapid growth in our community. This commitment aims to alleviate traffic congestion and enhance overall mobility for residents. Criminal Justice / Public Safety ​Build trust between our community and law enforcement by holding accountable those who violate the law, ensuring a transparent and accountable system. Criminal Justice / Public Safety . I will work with my colleagues and our leaders to increase mental health reforms, implement bias training, craft policies to reform our broken criminal justice system, increase transparency and accountability, hold our police force accountable when they break the law, and work to improve communication and trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Criminal Justice / Public Safety ​Continue shaping policies rooted in evidence-based practices to prevent and address violence effectively. Criminal Justice / Public Safety As climate change continues to impact our communities, climate disasters will become much more prevalent. Rural and suburban communities alike will continue to feel the increasing impact of our climate crisis. Suburban communities must prepare for the consequences of natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods, as well as human-made emergencies like mass shootings. Criminal Justice / Public Safety As our communities continue to grow, so does congestion, traffic accidents, and deaths. We should work with community leaders to improve infrastructure, speed limits, create public awareness campaigns, promote public transportation, and take a data-driven approach to solving this issue. Government Reform ​Upholding the trust and supporting the autonomy of local governments to govern themselves and their communities. I will steadfastly oppose policies that undermine local governments and strip them of their rightful power. Housing ​Advocating for policies that actively promote affordable housing options, ensuring that every resident has a secure place to call home without the looming fear of being priced out of their own neighborhood. Taxes / Budget ​Fight for a budget that supports citizens, eliminating the need for anyone to resort to crimes of survival. Guns Support comprehensive background checks on all firearm purchases and transfers, closing existing loopholes, whether in person or online. Guns Working towards strict enforcement of existing laws mandating individuals with protective orders to surrender their firearms, ensuring accountability across jurisdictions. Guns Advocating for waiting periods between firearm purchase and retrieval, allowing accurate background checks and a crucial "cooling off" period.