Candidate for Connecticut State Senate - District 17 in 2020 Connecticut Presidential and Regular Primary Election.
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Get StartedJustin believes in: expanding funding for organizations like Planned Parenthood which provide contraception and reproductive health care. Learn more
Justin will: tackle housing segregation; ensure transit equity by fully funding and expanding public transportation; pass a Green New Deal that combats environmental racism; close the educational achievement gap; fight for Black women and the Black LGBTQ+ community; divest from policing and incarceration; and invest in the schools, homes, health and wellbeing of Black communities. Learn more
Justin will also create tax incentives for transitioning to employee ownership, offer loans and loan guarantees, and push for public procurement from employee owned firms. Learn more
Justin will: protect the Community Investment Act from further cuts; explore innovative sources of revenue for municipalities to acquire open space, like the proposed 1% tax on real estate transactions; ban PFAs and other harmful chemicals; fight against proposals like the New Britain Tilcon strip mine which would harm our watersheds; and vow to keep water in public trust — not sell it off to corporations like Niagara Water for private gain. Learn more
We needed a Green New Deal thirty years ago — but we’ll settle for now. Justin believes in stopping the construction of new fossil fuel-burning power plants; enabling Community Choice Aggregation; investing in renewable energy like offshore wind and solar; providing resiliency funds to coastal communities; investing heavily in public transportation; and ensuring a just transition, so that low-income communities of color, displaced workers and others who are on the frontlines of this battle are prioritized. Learn more
We need a homes guarantee. Justin believes in building new, mixed-income social housing; supporting community-controlled models of housing like community land trusts and co-ops; passing a tenants bill of rights; passing legislation to allow for local rent control laws; dealing with homelessness through unconditional housing; and decarbonizing homes. Learn more
Justin believes in prioritizing public transportation over highways; modernizing and expanding service on existing rail and bus routes, including the Waterbury Line; exploring opportunities for new rail, light rail and bus routes; and incentivizing sustainable urban planning. Learn more
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