Candidate for Kentucky State Senate - District 22 in 2022 Kentucky General Election.
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Get StartedWe cannot legislate our way out of the opioid epidemic. Instead, we must increase the number of programs intended to fight substance abuse and appropriate adequate funding. To reduce the strain on these programs and our jails and court systems, we must seek to legalize and decriminalize marijuana. Learn more
To protect access to quality public school education, we must fight the use of tax dollars to fund for-profit private schools, oppose classroom teaching censorship, increase teachers’ salaries, and protect their pensions. Additionally, teachers must be provided with a budget for supplies, and schools must receive the funding needed to purchase schoolbooks and technology. To remedy the school employee shortage, funding must be allocated to create year-end retention bonuses for public school employees. Learn more
By increasing funding for local health agencies and state health programs, Kentuckians will receive the healthcare they need. To promote access to healthcare, we must increase financial support for nursing programs and provide loan forgiveness for providers who commit to working at rural and inner-city hospitals. Learn more
As our economy continues to expand, so should our protection of workers. We must repeal the “Right to Work” laws which prevent collective action and union bargaining. To have a healthy economy and increase the economic capital of families, the support of unions is essential. Further, we must raise the state minimum and prevailing wages to account for inflation and increased costs of living. Raising the minimum wage in our state will build stronger families by ensuring that parents only have to work one job so that they have time to invest in the next generation. Learn more
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