Here are some of the things that I want to focus on in office. Let me know what else to add to the list.

• Statewide housing reform to make it easier and cheaper to build. This will bring down housing costs and mean that it doesn’t all fall on cities like Somerville and Medford to fill our housing shortage.

• Bring regional rail to Massachusetts. Turning the commuter rail into something closer to the Orange Line, with frequent trips throughout the day, will reduce traffic, boost the economy, and help with spreading out housing across the state.

• Cleaner and cheaper energy. Solar, wind, geothermal, and other low carbon energy sources will allow us to fight climate change while also lowering our electricity bills.

• Protect immigrant communities and help them integrate into the workforce. Immigrants power our economy, but there are too many barriers to full lives and too many threats from the federal government.

• Support local journalism. Reporters are the foundation of democracy but their jobs are under threat. We can support them so they can better hold the powerful accountable.

• Ban gambling ads from live sports. There is a difference between sports gambling being legal and ubiquitous, and in the last few years it’s gotten out of hand.

• Ensure tech works for us, not on us. There are sensible regulations that can protect people from the downsides of innovation without blocking its potential and Massachusetts should be a leader on that front.

• Matching funds for elections so that people can run without needing wealthy donors. New York has this already and we should too.

How we’ll campaign

Campaigns at the state level often run the same playbook. Knock on doors. Hold signs at intersections. Ask people for money to pay for postcards.

We think campaigns can be more. That’s why we’re planning to run the most open and transparent campaign in Massachusetts:

• If you have thoughts about what policies we should prioritize, what your neighborhood needs, or if our logo could be improved, let us know here.

• If you want me to speak at an event or join a Zoom or WhatsApp call with your friends and family so you can pepper me with questions and share your opinions, just ask.

• I’ll be holding open Google Meet events during lunch on the weekdays so that people can quickly speak with me without the need for scheduling. We’ll have a link here as soon as that’s ready.

We’ll also be releasing frequent updates on how the campaign is going, detailed policy plans, and explainers about how state government works so that we are ready to go on day one.

How we’ll govern

Mario Cuomo once said that you campaign in poetry and govern in prose. Sometimes it feels like candidates campaign in promises and govern in excuses. Here’s how we plan to follow through on our platform:

• Build coalitions where they exist. Many of the issues we’ll be running on already have champions on Beacon Hill. On these issues, we can add more energy and drive to push these coalitions over the finish line.

• Focus on what’s been neglected. There are areas where, despite hard work from members of our legislature, problems haven’t been tackled. The extremely slow pace of school construction and repairs is one such example. It may not make the front page of the Globe, but to the families of the Winter Hill School in Somerville, which closed in 2023 and still haven’t even had plans drawn up for its replacement, it matters.

• Work with advocates, organizations, and citizens. Democracy is not about electing leaders and hoping they get the job done. By helping to assemble statewide coalitions on issues, we can together push the legislature to solve our problems.

• Look for what works elsewhere. We’re not the only place dealing with high housing prices or snarled traffic. Let’s find best practices where they exist and not feel we need to reinvent the wheel on every issue.

• Be honest about what I can and can’t do. Our platform is ambitious but realistic. Our democracy can only function when our leaders have mandates based in what they can achieve, and no one is happy to vote for someone for policies that never appear.