As the first in her family to graduate from college, Jacky knows how important it is that our students have the skills they need to succeed in a 21st century economy – whether they’re headed to college or right into the workforce.
Jacky supports making higher education more affordable, whether it’s through advanced skills-training, apprenticeship programs, community college, or a four-year college degree. In the Senate, she is working across the aisle to secure more investments in career and technical training programs and apprenticeships for young people to gain the skills they need to secure good-paying jobs.
A former computer programmer and software developer, Jacky has made promoting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education a top priority. Her bipartisan bill to help encourage young girls to pursue computer science and prioritize the teaching of STEM subjects in early childhood was signed into law by President Trump. As part of the historic CHIPS and Science Law, Jacky also helped pass into law her bipartisan legislation to break down barriers in STEM for students in rural communities.
