Candidate for West Virginia House of Delegates - District 7 in 2022 West Virginia General Election.
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Get StartedExpunge the records of all people with convictions related to possession. Legalize cannabis and psilocybin, along other entheogenic substances that have been found to have therapeutic benefits and low medical risks for responsible adult users. Make grants available specifically for those with prior convictions for cannabis and entheogen possession to operate cannabis and entheogen businesses as part of a reparations programs for their unjust incarceration. Learn more
Prohibit exclusion from public housing based on cannabis use. Sustain local cannabis by investing in local, worker-owned dispensaries rather than out-of-state corporations. Stop removal of children from parents/guardians for testing positive for THC. Learn more
Adopt Good Samaritan Law. Establish recovery centers accessible from every community and ensure there are no wait times for treatment. Make Naloxone available in all public buildings and treatment centers and distribute it to all first responders. Promote harm reduction. Prosecute the drug companies responsible for flooding our communities with opioids and other drugs. Treat drug addiction as a healthcare issue, not a criminal one; decriminalize drug possession and focus instead on evidence-based treatment.. Learn more
Break corporate control over the power grid by implementing citizen ownership of the grid. Learn more
Legalize cannabis and invest in local worker-owned dispensaries. Learn more
Create a state bank to provide no-interest loans to West Virginia workers. Learn more
Forgive student loans for all public school employees. Learn more
Fully fund daycare and pre-K programs. Fully fund public schools with an equitable funding formula. Fully fund all higher education, including technical education. Fully fund PEIA through progressive taxation measures, including a gas severance tax and corporate net income tax. Learn more
Give retired teachers and school service personnel cost-of-living raises tied to inflation. Grant classroom teachers the ability to determine the content of their lesson plans. Grant collective bargaining for all education employees, including all higher education employees. Learn more
Allow educators to directly elect the West Virginia Board of Education. Ban charter schools and the use of school vouchers for private schools. Drastically increase educators’ and school personnel pay and benefits, including retirement benefits, and raise pay every year to keep with inflation. Learn more
Guarantee high quality, inclusive, evidence-based sex education. Guarantee free and nutritious breakfast and lunch options for all students year-round, including during the summer months. Place mental health professionals in every school. Recognize college athletes as workers. Reduce class sizes. Learn more
Place a moratorium on all new fossil fuel infrastructure and ensure a just transition for all fossil fuel workers by: Guaranteeing all former fossil fuel workers jobs in the new sustainable energy sector; Guaranteeing full salaries and benefits to all fossil fuel workers until new jobs can be found, or offer fully-funded early retirement for all fossil fuel workers ages 55 and older. Learn more
Establish a single-payer health insurance program covering all residents in the state and pay a living wage to all care providers. Establish elected health boards at the local, county, and state level which allow for community and worker control over healthcare. Launch public campaigns to combat disinformation related to healthcare in order to ensure the health and safety of all citizens. Learn more
Create over 70,000 good-paying union jobs by investing in solar, wind, and geothermal energy. Learn more
Develop a statewide mass transit plan that incentivizes sustainable public transit and makes our communities more pedestrian and bike friendly. Guarantee that all road and transit workers are well-paid and unionized. Tax the companies whose large trucks cause almost all non-weather-related damage to our roads and invest in road repair and maintenance. Learn more
Establish public broadband utility owned by the citizens of West Virginia. Learn more
Provide a basic income to all West Virginia adult residents through a pollution credit system or sovereign wealth fund. Learn more
Increase youth engagement in our communities and civic processes by establishing Youth Councils at the local, county, and state level. These councils will be elected by the youth of West Virginia and help advise and direct policy makers to ensure that our youth have a voice in their communities. Learn more
Establish universal childcare. . Learn more
Increase the state income tax exemption for retired school employees. Learn more
End “right-to-work” and "at-will" employment by guaranteeing the right of every West Virginia worker, both private and public sector, to form a union, organize, bargain, go on strike, and elect their supervisors. Learn more
Guarantee the right of all workers to engage in collective action and self-representation regardless of union status. Guarantee full benefits for all workers, regardless of part-time or full-time status. Guarantee paid family and sick leave for all workers. Guarantee the right of all eligible workers to work from home. Learn more
Increase and enforce a statewide living wage, with no reduction in worker hours, and adjusted annually for inflation. . Learn more
Establish at least one Workers Center in every county where workers can: file grievances, gain legal help, register to vote, find support for organizing their workplaces, access strike funds, report a corporate crime, organize a tenants union, get connected to human services, and gain training and technical assistance for starting worker-owned cooperatives. Learn more
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