Edit Content

About Me

I'm a scientist, student, educator, and activist fighting for life, liberty, and love.

Contact Us

 Education Matters

Education Matters

I’m an educator, student, and research scientist. My grandmother was an educator, and my husband’s family are educators. As an adjunct instructor, I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck on a salary that doesn’t pay you for…

 Islamic Community Meeting

Islamic Community Meeting

Last week, Steven and I visited with the Islamic community at the Islamic Center of Jonesboro. We learned a great deal about their faith and community and listened to their concerns. I was surprised to hear that few politicians have…

 Phone Bank Training

Phone Bank Training

Want to get involved in the campaign? The best way to help is by making calls to voters. We will have our first phone bank training on May 3 at 6:30. Join us if you can! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/bec2dmrCmQTiRBhw7

 I’m a scientist

I’m a scientist

In case you didn’t know, I’m a scientist. I’m a physicist, environmental scientist, and now I consider myself a plant ecologist. I gave a talk over my current research project at Arkansas State University’s Create@state Research Symposium. We need folks…

 heLp

heLp

We need help making calls! We will be starting our phone banks soon – sign up at chenoa4ar.com/volunteer to heLp us out!

 Expand Medicaid

Expand Medicaid

Did you know – when the federal Public Health Emergency ends, nearly 1/3 of Arkansans will be kicked off of Medicaid? We need to improve access to Medicaid by better funding DHS and expanding the eligibility requirements. This is unacceptable.…

 Qualifications

Qualifications

Wondering what the qualifications are to run for state senate? Here they are, copied and pasted directly from the Running for Office Handbook published by the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners (https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/…/2019_Running_for_Public…, pg 11): • Generally, a four year…

 March Library Board Meeting

March Library Board Meeting

Monday night, we attended the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library board meeting in our continuous year-long fight for equality, against censorship of oppressed voices, and for the library and library staff’s safety. As state senator, I will fight just as…

 Meeting with SDCW

Meeting with SDCW

On Saturday, we met with clergy of the Southern Delta Church of Wicca. We had a very productive conversation, and we look forward to coming out again to speak with the congregation. Rt. Rev. Terry Riley, high priest and pictured…

 Free and Accessible Education

Free and Accessible Education

y extremist opponent is not done being extremist yet - instead, he's doubling down. He wants to remove funding from Arkansas PBS because he's spooked by the words "climate" and "change".