Laurel S. Bennett

Economy

I would reduce the regulations to make it more affordable for small businesses, such as myself, to branch out and develop, Learn more

Education

Laurel favors supporting charter schools, claiming that charter schools are doing a much better job with education. Learn more

opposes the Common Core curriculum, which is another reason she is running. Her reasoning is that that people in Florida do not need to know the same thing that people in Alaska need to know. Learn more

Laurel realizes that we all want our kids to be better educated, and ranking 27th in education shows we need more support and resources around our education platform. Learn more

Environment / Energy

There are also issues with development upstate that are sending nutrient-rich water downstream, and the state is considering spending billions of dollars to buy more land to the south for water storage. One of the things she would like to do is go ahead and investigate the water issues. Learn more

We have our select areas throughout the district that need increased patrolling and law enforcement exposure. This is not enough protection. Learn more

Foreign Policy

We have our select areas throughout the district that need increased patrolling and law enforcement exposure. This is not enough protection. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

We’re being overdeveloped, and nobody really cares about transportation issues and the congestion that we already have on this area. Developers are gaining the rights to build, and the local municipalities, the people, are saying ‘no’ to it. Developers are bypassing local government by going directly to the state for approval. That has got to be stopped. Learn more