In Legislative District 26 in Maricopa County, we look out for each other. We check in on our elders, we show up for our kids and we believe that no one should be turned away when they need help.
That’s why it’s important to know about a bond election happening this November, Proposition 409. Prop 409 will expand Valleywise Health, our county hospital, and its services.
Valleywise is where people go when life takes an unexpected turn, insured or not. I know that struggle personally. As a working mom who’s juggled multiple jobs just to keep the lights on and food on the table, access to quality, affordable health care has been essential for my family’s survival.
Let’s be honest: the Valley is growing fast, and our health care system must grow with it. That’s why I’m voting yes on Prop 409.
Prop 409 will help expand primary and pediatric care, build a new behavioral health facility and train the next generation of nurses and doctors. Many of these health professionals will directly from the very neighborhoods they’ll serve. Can you imagine receiving care from a health professional who understands the local environmental and societal pressures that impact your health?
This bond is more than dollars and cents. It’s a moral investment in our people.
Voting yes means keeping the doors open for the next family in crisis. It means building the kind of Arizona we all deserve: one where dignity, healing and hope are available to everyone.
Join me this November in voting yes on Prop 409. Let’s choose care. Let’s choose community. Let’s choose each other. We’re all we’ve got!
Editor’s note: Rep. Quantá Crews represents Phoenix and Glendale the Arizona Legislature. Please submit comments at yourvalley.net/letters or email them to AzOpinions@iniusa.org. We are committed to publishing a wide variety of reader opinions, as long as they meet our Civility Guidelines.
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