Ward Accomplishments

We’ve done a lot in two years! From giving citizens a voice in how their tax dollars are spent at the Ward level, to creating a 5-year plan for safer streets, to being a leader of the progressive movement in St. Louis, to developing relationships at the local, state and national level, we’ve done a lot in a short amount of time. We’re just getting started! Let’s keep the momentum going to build a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable St. Louis.

Accomplishments: What we’ve done

Giving A Voice to Residents

• Pioneered and successfully implemented Participatory Budgeting twice in the 15th Ward, giving residents a voice in how their tax dollars are used
• Facilitated the development of the Tower Grove South Neighborhood Organization
• Significantly increased voter engagement in the 15th Ward through year-around voter education and outreach
• Co-Sponsored legislation to create a Civilian Oversight Board to give residents more say in the police department
• Partnering with the Ethical Society of Police to have hard conversations needed to bridge the gaps between community and the police

Standing Up for People

• Appointed to the Continuum of Care for the St. Louis Region to develop solutions to ending chronic homelessness
• Passed the update to the City’s nuisance property ordinance to protect victims of domestic violence from unlawful evictions
• Championed the passage of the legislation to raise the minimum wage in the City of St. Louis
• Passed resolutions calling on the City of St. Louis and the Federal Government to accept Syrian Refugees to proclaim that the City of St. Louis will not stand for hate
• Recipient of the Hershel Walker Peace and Justice Award

Championing Good Government

• Co-sponsor of legislation to create campaign finance limits in the City of St. Louis
• Co-Sponsor of legislation to require fiscal notes on all legislation so that we know the financial implications of what we are passing
• Introduced legislation to get lobbyists off the floor and off of the desks of members of the Board of Alderman
• Co-Sponsor of legislation to ensure that Aldermanic votes are recorded online
• Fighting to ensure that public money is spent on the public good, and not subsidize millionaire and billionaires

Creating Safe Streets

• Completed the first ever 15th Ward traffic study and 5 year plan for making the 15th ward streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers
• Secured $1 million in Federal funding to improve pedestrian access to Tower Grove Park (to be completed 2017)

Leading the future

• Elected to represent the State of Missouri on the Democratic National Committee for the next 4 years
• St. Louis Magazine’s 100 People Who are Shaping St. Louis as a New Politico to Watch