Our lawmakers owe constituents like Sean Marshall, a descendant of enslaved people whose family is still feeling the effects of redlining decades later, Toni Chang a retired teacher who is forced to choose between paying rising rent costs or buying groceries and Carlos Varga, a rehabilitated ex-offender whose only housing option is a tiny rat and roach infested, studio apartment where mold, leaks, and lead paint are common occurrences and countless others access to safe affordable housing options.