A Platform Focused on Results

The problems facing our district are serious. They require clear thinking, honest leadership, and the courage to act.

Below are the seven key areas where I will focus my efforts in the California State Assembly.

Identify.

Research.

Solve.

Serious Problems Require Serious Leadership To Restore Los Angeles

The 7 Key Issues

Protect Women’s Rights

Women’s rights are under attack. Our State Assembly, led by our current Democrat Caucus Chairman and our AD51 representative Rick Zbur, continues to allow biological men to compete against women in women’s sports and share women’s bathrooms and locker rooms. This is physically dangerous and denies women their hard-fought right to equal athletic competition and the associated academic scholarships.

As your representative, I will do everything I can to restore these important women’s rights.

Protect Children & Parental Rights

Our State Assembly, led by our current AD51 representative Rick Zbur, has passed bills allowing child mutilation. Worse, Sacramento Democrats are passing bills that make it easier for this to occur without a parent’s knowledge or consent.

The latest bill in this attack on parental rights is AB495, which allows an adult with a “mentoring relationship” to authorize child transgender treatment and even surgery. Governor Newsom signed this bill into law in October 2025.

As your representative, I will do everything I can to restore these important parental rights and protect our children from irreversible acts of abuse.

Reverse the Decline in the Quality of Our Children’s Education

California is a wealthy state, ranking #2 in median household income. Californians pay more in taxes than almost anyone. At $10,319 per capita, we rank #2 among all states in total state and local taxes.

Despite our wealth and the high level of taxes we pay, our children are at best receiving mediocre educations. Our overall educational quality now ranks in the lower half of all states.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests 4th and 8th graders for proficiency in math, reading, science, and writing. California students rank in the middle to bottom half in all four categories.

This needs to change. Our children’s success will determine California’s future.

Improve the Safety & Quality of All Our Neighborhoods

The #1 requirement for increasing safety is reducing crime.

In the past 10 years, all four AD51 cities — Los Angeles, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills — have experienced rising violent crime while the national violent crime rate has remained stable or slightly declined.

Our two most “progressive” cities — Santa Monica and West Hollywood — have become our most violent cities.

Local governments need to lead the way, but Sacramento politicians can start helping instead of hindering them.

Neighborhood quality can be improved in a number of ways, starting with protecting the existence of our single-family neighborhoods.

Create Jobs & Economic Opportunity

You can measure the economic vitality of a state in many ways. One of the best measures of in- vs. out-migration of taxpaying citizens is U-Haul’s annual report by state.

California ranks dead last and has for the past five years.

If we don’t become business-friendly, employers like Oracle, Chevron, Charles Schwab, and SpaceX will keep leaving for Texas, Florida, and other leading job-growth states.

Those of us who remain will be burdened with larger percentages of total state and local taxes. It’s a recipe for disaster.

Make LA More Affordable

Despite having some of the most aggressive rent control laws, all ten of the states with the highest average apartment rental rates are run by Democrats. California ranks 4th highest.

You’d think that would mean landlords are making a lot of money. You’d be wrong.

California is one of the least attractive rental property investment states. The reason rents are high and landlords are hurting is government-induced unaffordability.

This affects the cost of food, gas, utilities, insurance — almost everything.

We can make California more affordable. All it takes is electing people who have the skills and commitment to do it.

Reduce Homelessness with Compassion & Accountability

California has about four times the per capita homeless rate of each of the three fastest-growing Republican-run states — Texas, Florida, and Tennessee.

The key to success in addressing homelessness is a combination of compassion and accountability.

High-homeless states offer a lot of compassion but little to no accountability or measurable success in reducing homelessness.

This approach clearly doesn’t work regardless of the amount of taxpayer money thrown at the problem.

Take Action: Select Michael Geraghty for AD51

Serious Problems Require Serious Leadership

If you believe Los Angeles deserves practical reform, measurable outcomes, and leadership grounded in research and experience, I invite you to take the next step.

If you believe Los Angeles deserves practical reform, measurable outcomes, and leadership grounded in research and experience, I invite you to take the next step.

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