Candidate for Missouri State Senate - District 19 in 2020 Missouri General Election.
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Get StartedMissouri and many other states have gone too far in their legislation related to women and their reproductive health. As Senator, Judy Baker will promote trusting women to make reproductive health decisions for themselves in consultation with their doctor, their families, and their clergy. To continue on the current path of reducing abortions and other health-crises, we must restore safe and legal access to reproductive healthcare for all women. Learn more
Innovation is key as Missourians move into a more complicated and technological future. As Senator, Judy Baker will keep in touch with trends and work with her colleagues to make funds available to support innovative tools and methods to improve the effectiveness of both teaching and learning for all Missourians throughout their lives and careers. Learn more
Most Americans think renewables are heavily subsidized when, in fact, permanent tax expenditures that subsidize fossil fuels exceed renewables by a 7-1 margin. I will work with legislators to increase support for renewable energy and increase incentives for a transition to renewable energy sources. While a State Representative, I proposed the first legislation in the MO House to provide low income loans for renewable energy which later became law and required government buildings to become more energy efficient. Learn more
I pledge to speak the truth about the environment, countering the manipulative language now used to maintain the environmental status quo. False choices are offered every day by the fossil fuel lobbyists and legislators bought with generous campaign contributions. One of the biggest false choices is to claim that you can either have jobs or the environment, but not both. Research shows no support for this claim. You can have jobs and still care for the earth upon which we depend, every moment of every day, by building a new energy economy. Learn more
It is time to put an end to corruption in the state legislature. Our state representatives are elected by the working people to work for all the people–not corporations or special interests. Learn more
As Senator, Judy will influence the legislature to bring common sense to Missouri’s gun safety laws with reforms such as universal background checks, enacting red flag laws, requiring conceal and carry permits, and ensuring weapons of war are “well regulated.” The people-killing automatic weapons used in many mass shootings and flagrantly displayed to intimidate and threaten others have no place in our community. Learn more
The State of Missouri is one of only 13 states who have not adopted Medicaid expansion for low-income working families. Medicaid expansion would result in billions in new revenue for the state of Missouri. This net increase in the general revenue budget would make funds available that could be used for other priorities, including education. We would have an improved healthcare system and better preparedness for times like this current global pandemic. Our lawmakers have been rejecting this good deal since 2013. My opponent has voted against Medicaid expansion, and the best interests of the people of his district, every time. Learn more
Not everyone has equal access to healthcare, and in many areas the resources are scarce. Doctors, clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals can be hard to access in both cities and rural areas. As Senator, Judy will work to reduce the number and size of these “healthcare deserts,” making health care more accessible for Missourians. Judy is dedicated to developing better broadband access for telemedicine, providing better health care workforce training and distribution, and using Medicaid expansion to allow Missourians to work and move and not be dependent on health insurance from their employer. Learn more
Decades of poor tax policy decisions mean that now Missouri doesn’t invest in its communities like most of the nation, or even the surrounding states. Only four states in the nation collect less state revenue per capita than Missouri. This strips basic state services such as higher education, k-12 education, and public health to the bone. Because of our starved budget, we have no cushion for emergencies like this pandemic, so now the legislature had to withhold over $75 million which had been budgeted for and promised to higher education. This is unacceptable. Not only is the state collecting less tax revenue, but too much of the revenue it does collect comes from working families. Missourians with lower earnings pay more than their fair share. The rich pay substantially less taxes than the people who work hard and earn lower wages. Learn more
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