The Fresh Perspective

Our students and schools in L12 are facing severe budget cuts, which affect the quality of our schools and force others to close down. New Jersey school districts have an extreme lack of funding, with Jackson alone having a $12 million shortfall. We will not sacrifice our children’s development and well-being, so we must ensure more resources to support our students and ease the burden on local communities.

I’m Freshta Taeb, and I’m a parent and teacher running for State Assembly to protect our families and fund our schools. 

My Plan

✔️Invest in Education by increasing funding to schools and programs that support students’ futures

✔️Fix the School Funding Formula by creating a formula that includes community income and provides greater support

✔️Enhance Student Learning by upgrading aging infrastructure and promoting programs that enhance student well-being and objective learning

✔️Hold Districts Accountable by supporting legislation requiring reports from districts that show how funds are used and ensure they are truly helping students

We must protect our children and their future. No student in LD12 should receive an underfunded education. Together, we will create schools that fully serve all of our students. 

– Freshta Taeb

A Fresh Perspective, A Better Education.

New Jersey is home to over 300,000 Veterans, and despite making the ultimate sacrifice, they are treated with little dignity and respect.  They are often left to navigate a complex system of benefits and find it difficult to find any sort of support. Any kind of support they do get is often very little.

I’m Freshta Taeb, and I’m running for State Assembly to support our Veterans and give them the dignity they deserve. That’s why I’m fighting to:

✔️Simplify the process for healthcare enrollment for Veterans

✔️Reduce the wait times of Veterans clinics and hospitals

✔️Expand qualifications for tax exemptions

✔️ Increase financial relief for Veterans

Veterans have fought for our freedoms- it’s time we fight for them. It’s not just about the fight overseas- it’s also about having a better life back home.

Let’s build a New Jersey veterans are proud to call their home.

– Freshta Taeb
A Fresh Perspective. A Home Worth Fighting For.

Every day, residents of LD12 struggle against the cost of living amidst overburdened infrastructure. Whether it’s the price of groceries, bumper-to-bumper traffic, soaring taxes, or unaffordable utility bills that wreck household budgets, nobody can escape these issues.

These are more than just minor setbacks - they are holding us back from building a better future for our families and our communities. 

Here’s my plan:

✔️ Support our local businesses by reducing red-tape and reforming zoning laws.

✔️ Give our communities a bigger voice.

✔️ Reduce taxes for child care providers to keep child care affordable.

✔️ Negotiate a square-deal with the utility companies by holding them accountable.

✔️ Supporting smaller, local food providers.

✔️ Fix the potholes and work to reduce traffic.

This is boots-on-the-ground, hands-on work. I’ll fight to build a district where families can find stability, opportunity, and success.

New Jersey’s healthcare system is broken—and working families are paying the price. From sky-high co-pays and surprise bills to long waits and mental health care shortages, too many of us are forced to delay care or fight with insurance companies just to get what we need.

In LD12, seniors, families, and young people are being squeezed from every side—by understaffed hospitals, rising out-of-pocket costs, and insurance rules that put profits before people.

I’m Freshta Taeb, and I believe healthcare should be affordable, accessible, and centered on patients, not paperwork.

Here’s what I’ll fight for:
✔️ Ban surprise medical bills and eliminate junk fees for essential care
✔️ Expand mental health access through school-based care and more providers
✔️ Invest in nursing education to address the workforce shortage
✔️ Cut insurance red tape—like unnecessary prior authorizations
✔️ Increase transparency of insurance claims and medical costs
✔️ Hold big pharmaceutical companies accountable for driving up costs

No more delays. No more denials. Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege—no matter your income, background, or ZIP code.

– Freshta Taeb
A Fresh Perspective. A Healthy Future.

LD12 is being choked by unchecked development, which pollutes our waterways, congests traffic, and steals farmland from our communities. Our communities are being cut out of the conversation, and our families are left with flood-prone streets, skyrocketing utility bills, and worse. I will stand strong alongside residents in LD12 to make sure that communities have a seat at the table.

Here’s my plan: 

✔️ Support our communities when they fight back against new development

✔️ Cut back on warehouse expansion
✔️ Require complete transparency of development plans.
✔️ Protect farmland and open space through farmland preservation programs.
✔️ Preserve our historic sites from destruction by developers.

This is about protecting our communities and showing New Jersey that LD12 stands strong in the face of expansion by outside business interests. We need growth that strengthens our communities and supports our farmers if we hope to retain our title as "The Garden State"

– Freshta Taeb
A Fresh Perspective. A Cleaner LD-12.