Candidate for U.S. Senate - South Carolina in 2020 South Carolina General Election.
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Get StartedJaime understands racial profiling, bias, injustice and over-policing have plagued our communities for generations. He believes we must end qualified immunity, private prisons and the cash bail system. In addition, Jaime believes we must work together to build safer communities, bring jobs back to our neighborhoods, invest in our schools and rebuild broken families devastated by unjust policies and practices like racial profiling. Learn more
As a Senator, Jaime will hold the VA accountable to reduce wait times and improve the quality of care available to veterans. He’ll also increase access to mental health resources to treat PTSD and address the epidemic of veteran suicides. He will make sure veterans have access to job readiness programs that help navigate civilian life. And Jaime will fight for military base housing for those fighting for our country and their families. Jaime believes no veteran should struggle alone after serving their nation. Learn more
Jaime believes we cannot retreat from our responsibilities as the world’s essential nation and global leader. He supports re-engaging our allies and pursuing diplomatic solutions that prevent violent conflict. Rather than ignore the clear and present threat of election interference, Jaime will fight to protect the integrity of our democracy.
He supports expanding skill-training and apprenticeship opportunities, incentivizing innovation and small business creation across the state, and offering tax breaks to middle and working class families. He plans to raise the necessary revenues by repealing the 2017 tax cuts to big corporations and the ultra-wealthy. Learn more
As Senator, Jaime will advocate for greater resources for students by seeking full federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and support for transition programs. Learn more
School districts across the country have been hit hard by COVID-19. Jaime will help schools respond to the pandemic with increased support for health-related modernizations and increased funding to shore up losses in state and local revenue. He will also fight for universal broadband access to ensure that no students are left behind by remote learning. And when it comes to reopening, Jaime will ensure that local communities retain control over decision-making. Learn more
Jaime will also work to ensure that there are affordable educational opportunities for all students after high school graduation, whether that pathway is technical school, vocational training, or a college degree. Learn more
Jaime will also work to ensure that there are affordable educational opportunities for all students after high school graduation, whether that pathway is technical school, vocational training, or a college degree. There are thousands of jobs that pay a living wage but are waiting to be filled because applicants don’t yet possess the necessary skills.
Additionally, Jaime recognizes the importance of stabilizing the communities most hurt by climate change. That is why he is proposing both an Environmental Justice Fund to reinvest in sustainable infrastructure in the hardest-hit communities as well as increased support for Superfund clean-up. Learn more
Jaime supports efforts to increase research into energy-efficient technologies and alternative energy sources. In the meantime, Jaime believes we must make immediate investments in public transportation, resilient infrastructure, and carbon capture. These investments are not just good for our environment. They make economic sense as well. Learn more
Jaime will take action to make our coastline resilient, protect our clean air and water, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and prepare our infrastructure for rising sea levels and increasingly powerful storms. He will also fight for South Carolinians by opposing any drilling off our pristine coast. Learn more
aime will take action to make our coastline resilient, protecting our clean air and water, reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, and prepare our infrastructure for rising sea levels and increasingly powerful storms. Jaime will also protect South Carolinians by opposing any drilling off our pristine coast.
As Senator, he will work to reinvigorate our fractured alliances, and pursue diplomatic solutions that prevent conflicts at home and abroad. That means pursuing a holistic foreign policy that considers global issues, like climate change and pandemics, while confronting threats to the United States. And rather than ignore the clear and present threat of election interference, Jaime will fight to protect the integrity of our democracy. Learn more
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Jaime will fight to make our democracy fairer, by undoing the damage wrought by the disastrous Citizens United decision and ensuring that politicians do not receive personal profits from public office. Learn more
He will fight to expand Medicaid and work to ensure that healthcare is affordable and accessible for all. Learn more
Thousands in South Carolina face impossible choices between paying the regular bills or taking themselves or their kids to the doctor. Jaime will work tirelessly to make sure families don’t have to make those hard decisions. That means lowering the cost of healthcare for those who already pay too much, extending health care to those who cannot afford it to begin with, making sure all South Carolinians have access to high quality services they actually need, lowering prescription drug prices, protecting people with pre-existing conditions, and stopping the closure of rural hospitals. Learn more
Jaime will lead the efforts to lower the price of prescription drugs for seniors and increase benefits for low-income seniors who lose their spouses. He also knows that Medicare does not cover most seniors’ health care expenses, so he is committed to fighting for added coverage for vision and hearing. Learn more
Access to quality, affordable, healthcare is personal for Jaime. He knows from experience there are thousands in South Carolina who face impossible choices between putting food on the table, keeping the lights on, and paying the mortgage or taking themselves or their kids to the doctor. Jaime will work tirelessly to make sure families don’t have to make those types of decisions. That means lowering the cost of healthcare for those who already pay too much, extending healthcare to those who cannot afford it to begin with, making sure the health care all South Carolinians get is high quality and covers all services the services they actually need, lowering prescription drug prices, protecting people with pre-existing conditions, and stopping the closure of rural hospitals.
He will also fight for funding for home and community-based long term care and more deliberate inclusion of seniors and people with disabilities in disaster planning and relief. Learn more
He will increase funding for affordable housing and push back against bureaucratic zoning laws. Learn more
Jaime will push for aggressive investments in our infrastructure to ensure that the government addresses the problems Americans deal with everyday. He believes that universal access to affordable broadband must be a cornerstone of an economy built for the next generation of workers. He will fight to modernize the state’s sanitation systems and end the lead crisis that is poisoning our children’s water sources. And he will upgrade the state’s roads and bridges so that they meet the highest standards of safety and encourage commercial activity. Learn more
Jaime will push for aggressive investments in our infrastructure to ensure that government fulfills its most basic duties. Jaime will help build a state that supports the needs of the residents and businesses located here, and one that ensures our economic viability now and into the future.
No parent should have to choose between their job and caring for their child, and no person should miss valuable moments with their loved ones because of work. With all the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, policies such as paid sick leave are critical—not only for individual workers but also for public health and the economy. Learn more
As Senator, Jaime will champion paid family and sick leave as well as tax credits for child care because he understands that what is good for South Carolina families is good for our economy. Learn more
He’ll champion policies aimed at making the American Dream a reality, including better jobs, better schools, clean air and water, child care, affordable housing, and a strong social safety net for those who need help getting back on their feet. He will also fight to increase the earned income tax credit, a proven way to help struggling families. Learn more
Jaime will also work to shore up Social Security for future generations, but he will firmly oppose proposals to raise the retirement age or decrease benefits. Learn more
Jaime wants to lead the efforts to lower the price of prescription drugs for Seniors and increase benefits for low-income Seniors who lose their spouses.
Jaime knows there is no quick fix to poverty, and he knows what it’s like to be caught in the middle of political games. He’ll champion policies aimed at making the American Dream a reality, including better jobs, better schools, clean air and water, child care, and a strong social safety net for those who need a hand up. Jaime also supports increasing the earned income tax credit
He will work to make the economy fairer for workers of all abilities by eliminating the subminimum wage, ensuring competitive wages, and supporting the bipartisan recommendations of the National Council on Disability to make small business funding more equitable. Learn more
Jaime will work to expand tax benefits such as expanded childcare tax credit to support middle-class families.
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