“I represent the next generation of leadership, one that puts people over profit, community over corporations, and truth over politics.”
— N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas For US Senate
This Is Why I’m Running
for the United States Senate for Oklahoma to build a country where survivors are protected, families are supported, healthcare is accessible, work is respected, and no one is left behind because of disability, income, gender, or zip code.
This campaign is about using every tool available to a U.S. Senator: legislation, funding, oversight, and coalition building, to deliver real, measurable change.
These priorities aren’t campaign promises.
They’re the standard I’ll be held accountable to.
Education
Education: should prepare children for life, not politics.
I will fight to:
Reduce class sizes and expand early intervention
Reduce overreliance on standardized testing
Guarantee free breakfast and lunch for all students
Fully fund special education
Ensure competitive teacher pay and retention
Keep partisan politics out of classrooms
economic
Economic Justice & Cost of Living: No one working full time should struggle to survive.
I will fight for:
A living wage minimum wage
Strong price gouging protections
Investment in affordable housing
Farm-to-table food program
Food access as a basic right
Emergency housing and utility relief
healthcare
Healthcare & Public Health: Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.
I will work to:
Protect and expand the Affordable Care Act
Expand rural healthcare, including OBGYN access, pediatric specialists, and emergency services
Treat environmental protection as public health policy
Rein in private insurers managing Medicaid
Guarantee emergency reproductive and trauma care
Expand hospice, palliative care, and long-term care beds
women
Reproductive Rights & Women’s Health: Decisions about pregnancy belong to patients, not politicians.
I will fight to:
Restore Roe v. Wade federally
Protect women from prosecution for miscarriage or pregnancy complications
Guarantee care for survivors of rape, incest, and trafficking
Address Black maternal mortality through targeted funding and culturally competent care
childcare
Childcare & Family Support: Families cannot thrive without reliable childcare.
I will push for:
Universal, affordable childcare — including 24/7 options
Treating childcare as federal infrastructure
Paid family and medical leave
Step-down childcare assistance to eliminate income cliffs
Childcare access for students, military families, and shift workers
welfare
Foster Care & Child Welfare: Children in care deserve stability, safety, and connection.
I will fight for:
Federal foster care oversight standards
Caseworker caseload caps
Kinship placement protections
Sibling connection rights
Foster-to-family transition support
Environment
Environmental Protection: Clean water and clean air are non-negotiable.
I will fight to:
Strengthen the Clean Water Act
Protect tribal water sovereignty
Hold polluters accountable
Invest in rural water infrastructure
civil rights
Civil Rights & LGBTQIA+ Protections: Civil rights must be protected, not debated.
I will:
Codify marriage equality
Expand anti-discrimination protections
Protect trans youth and their families
Safeguard voting access for disabled Americans
consumer
Credit, Housing & Consumer Protection: The system should not trap people in permanent debt.
I support:
A Credit Renewal Act to reset credit every five years
Forgiveness of old debt after consistent payments
Hardship protections for medical crises or job loss
Accountability for predatory lenders
Strong protections against exploitative landlords
Military
Military Veterans & Families: Service should never mean sacrifice without support.
I will work to:
Ensure fair military pay that reflects real family costs
Fix inaccurate BAH and BAS calculations
Protect military spouse employment
Expand childcare access during deployments
Improve staffing and access in veteran healthcare systems
workers
Workers’ Rights & Labor: Work should provide stability. Not burnout.
I support:
32-hour, full-pay workweek pilot programs
A right to disconnect from work after hours
Flexible scheduling protections
Safe staffing ratios for healthcare workers
Paid leave and caregiver protections
Disability
Disability & Autism Advocacy: Disabled Americans deserve access, dignity, and support across their lifespan.
I will:
Expand autism and disability services nationwide
Reduce therapy waitlists and enforce insurance coverage
Strengthen IEP enforcement and accountability
Protect Social Security and disability benefits
End SSA clawbacks and modernize outdated disability standards
Expand respite care and family support services
Safety
Survivor Safety & Violence Prevention: Survivors deserve protection, not punishment.
I will fight to:
Expand the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to cover friendship-, family-, and roommate-based violence
Mandate trauma-informed training for law enforcement, EMS, and first responders
Protect survivors from criminalization for self-defense or survival
Strengthen protections for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
Establish rideshare violence reporting and accountability standards
Expand post-assault recovery services including therapy, housing, and legal aid
This platform reflects what I will fight for every day, in every committee, in every budget negotiation.
Progress does not happen all at once. It happens when leaders are honest, persistent, and unwilling to look away from hard problems.
That is the kind of senator I will be.
