The Platform
Department of Community Safety
Everyone in Des Moines deserves to feel safe. Endi wants to create a Department of Community Safety to prevent violence before it happens. We cannot criminalize our way out of our social issues.
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Invest in mental health programs and crisis response.
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Invest in violence prevention programs, especially those focused on youth.
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Expand restorative justice initiatives to break cycles of harm and support survivors.
Affordable Housing
Everyone deserves housing. Endi believes investing ​in affordable housing is the solution, not real estate developers.
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Expand city-owned, permanently affordable housing.
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Expand community land trusts to keep homes permanently affordable and locally controlled.
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Update zoning to allow multi-family housing across the city (duplexes, fourplexes, and small apartments).
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Set affordability requirements for new developments.
Healthy Communities
Everyone deserves to live a healthy life. Endi believes in a public health approach to building healthy communities.
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Address food insecurity by subsidizing local fresh food and tax incentives for urban farmers.
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Work with community health centers to increase access to healthcare.
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Invest in a reliable and accessible DART.
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Clean water and air for all.
Protect Our Most Vulnerable
We are experiencing unprecedented times. Endi believes there is power in city officials standing up and protecting immigrants, our unhoused, and LGBTQ+ residents.
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Work with immigrant rights organizations to support immigrants.
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Decriminalize homelessness in Des Moines and support housing-first solutions to homelessness.
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Partner with our schools to prevent suicide among our vulnerable youth.
Power to the People
Endi believes in authentic co-governance where everyday Des Moines residents can influence local government.
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Launch a Participatory Budgeting Pilot Program to let residents decide how public funds are spent.​
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More support for local, small businesses. ​
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Community benefit agreement tied to any future subsidies.
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Empower the Youth Advisory Board with decision making power to influence policies that impact youth.
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Ensure city services are language-accessible.