• Co-sponsored legislation to require contractors to pay prevailing wage for any development project receiving tax incentives

    • Supported SEIU Local 1’s appeal for living wages and better benefits

    • Supported the passage of Local 500’s Collective Bargaining Agreement to ensure our payment and raise process is equitable for all City employees

    • Created the City’s LGBTQ Commision, the first of it’s kind in the state of Missouri

    • Prioritized the addition of gender neutral restrooms in all City facilities

    • Supported City staff in their efforts that led to Kansas City receiving a 100% rating on the Municipal Equality Index

    • Supported the creation of the City’s first Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department solely focused on preventing discrimination and enforcing civil rights laws