Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - North Carolina 11th Congressional District in 2022 North Carolina Primary Election.
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Bo knows that protecting our liberty and democracy should always be our first priority. He will fight to strengthen our military to ensure a safe future for generations of North Carolinians to come. Learn more
Bo supports allowing physicians to prescribe medical cannabis for PTSD for service members and creating supporting programs for families of service members during times of medical or psychiatric illness or crisis. Most importantly, Bo supports increasing the health care workforce and infrastructure, and working to reduce wait times for veteran health care to under 72 hours. Learn more
Bo supports reviewing all other-than honorable discharges and extending service benefits to those veterans if applicable and correcting uneven barriers to service benefits for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC service members suffering from mental illness. Learn more
Bo knows every student in Western North Carolina deserves the opportunity to learn in the best schools in the state with caring and qualified educators. Closing the opportunity gap is one of Bo's top priorities. In Washington, Bo will fight for funding for our schools that is not only stable but equitable, because all students should have access to a high-quality education regardless of their zip code. Bo supports more protections for LGBTQ+ students in public schools. Learn more
In Congress, Bo will fight to protect our lakes, forests, rivers, and streams to create a sustainable environment for all Western North Carolina families from expanding the renewable energy standard and reducing carbon emissions to working with farmers to support innovative farming practices. Learn more
Bo knows how environmental justice intersects with underserved communities and will work to support laws offsetting pollution in those communities. He will work to ensure that all policy will compel the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide disaster relief more quickly to underserved populations. Learn more
In Congress, Bo will fight for common sense gun safety, without compromising our constitutional rights. Guns should be kept out of the hands of dangerous people without putting an undue burden on law-abiding gun owners. Learn more
Bo will work to create digitized gun records that are easily searchable, tighten the gun show loophole, require vendors to keep inventories of weapons, propose “Red Flag” Laws that have consequences for “crying wolf,” and increase inspections of weapons while providing inspectors with badges. Learn more
Bo will support increasing the limit of H1B visas for skilled foreign workers who contribute an estimated $100B USD to the national GDP annually up to 90,000 from 65,000. Bo supports the recent increase on H2B visas by the Department of Homeland Security and recognizes the net benefit on our economic recovery by these non-immigrant seasonal workers. Learn more
Bo recognizes that the online infrastructure of our government needs to be updated so that contacting government agencies is less timely and frustrating for citizens. Expanding affordable access to broadband is essential for progressing social and economic equity and is beneficial for our entire democracy. Learn more
He will fight for a living wage, to close the gender pay gap and expand paid family leave. Bo knows that every Western North Carolinian who does an honest day’s work should be able to support a family and get ahead. Learn more
Bo will work to create more jobs for hardworking Western North Carolinians by investing in infrastructure repair programs and fighting for tax incentives that bring high-wage, high-tech companies to the district. Learn more
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