Veterans’ Affairs

What I Believe

If you served this country, this country must show up for you. Full stop.

Veterans deserve timely health care, mental health support, stable housing, and real economic opportunity, not red tape and delays.

Policy Priorities

Protect and expand VA access in rural Oregon.
No cuts to VA clinics. No reductions in rural outreach. Telehealth and mobile services must supplement care, not replace physical access where it’s needed.

End delays and backlog.
Streamline disability claims processing and increase staffing to reduce wait times for benefits and medical appointments.

Mental health & suicide prevention.
Fully fund evidence-based suicide prevention programs, expand rural mental health providers, and ensure crisis services are available locally.

Veteran housing stability.
Prioritize housing vouchers, transitional housing partnerships, and rapid rehousing programs to prevent veteran homelessness before it starts.

Workforce transition support.
Strengthen GI Bill protections, prevent predatory for-profit school targeting, and expand apprenticeship pathways tied to local industries.

Rural VA Guardrails

Veterans in Eastern and Southern Oregon should not have to drive hours for basic care.

• Maintain in-person services in rural communities
• Protect transportation assistance programs
• Ensure contract providers meet VA quality standards
• Guarantee telehealth access where broadband exists, and expand broadband where it doesn’t

Access should not depend on ZIP code.

Accountability

VA funding must go to care, not administrative bloat or contractor waste.

I support regular public reporting on wait times, staffing levels, and rural service availability so families know whether commitments are being met.