Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio 14th Congressional District in 2020 Ohio General Election.
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Get StartedAmong many problems plaguing active duty military ranks, perhaps most shocking to the conscience is the failure of wages for junior enlisted personnel to keep pace with the economy, leaving them, in many cases, reliant on food stamps and other government assistance to make ends meet. We must ensure all service members receive competitive wages. Further, we must invest in adequate housing and modernized schools to ensure the sacrifice borne by military families does not include substandard living situations and education. Learn more
When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail—in other words, we aren’t going to be able to prosecute our way out of the opioid epidemic that is gutting Northeast Ohio. We must invest in science-based intervention strategies for prevention, treatment, and recovery support services, including research that advances our understanding of pain and addiction. Learn more
We must invest in education, expanding access to high quality pre-K, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs, vocational training and re-training to ensure our workforce is ready to meet the needs of future enterprise. Learn more
Health care is a human right. In the richest country on Earth, it is inconceivable that people are forced into bankruptcy by simple accidents and forced to extremes like insulin rationing in order to make ends meet. All Americans should be able to count on affordable, available, quality health care. Further, the COVID crisis has emphasized the reality that access to health care is not only important for individual well-being, but also for our communities’ health. The COVID pandemic also underscores the need to implement solutions that will provide universal affordable access to quality healthcare as quickly as possible—as opposed to years into the future. Learn more
In this light, I support protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act and its provisions protecting the right to insurance coverage for people with preexisting conditions, allowing children to remain on their parents’ plans until the age of 26, access to health insurance marketplaces, and eliminating out-of-pocket fees for preventive medicine. Learn more
I support investing in our infrastructure to improve our roads, bridges, and water systems, and ensuring that those investments create good-paying union jobs. Learn more
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