Representative Liz Miranda is the State Representative of the 5th Suffolk and is running for State Senate in the 2nd Suffolk. She is a community organizer, former youth worker, and entrepreneur who ran for office in 2018 to center those who have struggled when the government left us out of the conversation. Propelled to act after gun violence took the life of her brother, Representative Miranda has been a tireless fighter for the constituents of the 5th Suffolk, and families across the Commonwealth.
AS STATE SENATOR I WILL:
1. Continue my fight to end the use of solitary confinement and life without parole in Massachusetts. I will champion alternative solutions to the tools currently used that fuel mass incarceration in our Commonwealth.
2. Demand the end of dehumanizing police tactics that harm and kill black and brown people. We need to demilitarize our local police, ensure accountability, and reinvent what we call public safety.
3. Fund creative solutions to prevent violence by giving people pathways out of poverty, combating racism, and addressing trauma.
4. Continue to invest in year-round youth jobs, after-school programs, and nonprofits that provide safe spaces for our young people to mitigate violence and prepare them for a successful future.
5. Strengthen re-entry services and break the systemic cycle of incarceration by providing career preparation, job training, and support systems to those recently released from prison.
6. Commit to visiting incarcerated residents of the Commonwealth as I’ve done as State Representative to center their voices in policy responses.