Currently holds the office of La Crosse City Council - District 13 until April 4, 2025.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Wisconsin 3rd Congressional District in 2022 Wisconsin Primary Election.
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Get StartedIn Congress, I will work to repeal the Hyde Amendment, and will work to ensure a federally guaranteed right to an abortion. Learn more
In Congress, I will support HR 5, The Equality Act. We cannot allow discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Learn more
It is unacceptable that we have epidemics of homelessness, suicide, and mental health disability among veterans. The VA can be and should be a model of quality healthcare delivery to our veterans of all military service. In Congress, I will fight to fully fund and resource the VA and oppose all privatization efforts. Learn more
In Congress, I will support the reduction of our bloated defense budget. I will also oppose unnecessary military interventions, and military aid to oppressive foreign governments. Learn more
For decades the American war on drugs has caused untold suffering for families and communities. It is time to stop this ill-conceived heritage of pain. While 100,000 people die from drug overdose annually, most people survive and recover from their addiction with time. We need to provide pathways to reduce harm and to help recovery for those who are ready to enter treatment. Locking people up is cruel treatment for suffering neighbors in our communities and it is not effective. Learn more
In Congress, I will support the decriminalization of drug possession, and will seek funding for harm reduction policies. Learn more
In Congress, I will support the full legalization of cannabis, push to expunge, and vacate all marijuana convictions, and support the reinvestment of revenue into communities hardest hit by the War on Drugs. Learn more
The federal government should step in where private business refuses to invest in our cities and rural areas. We have a precedent for job guarantee in the New Deal era programs like the CCC and the WPA. These can be union jobs, with family-supporting wages and benefits. In Congress I will support the implementation of a Federal Jobs Guarantee. Learn more
In Congress, I will only support trade deals that ensure workers’ rights. Federal contracts should only be awarded to companies that demonstrate a firm commitment to high labor and environmental standards. Learn more
Industry consolidation combined with aggressive vertical supply integration, especially in the meat sector, has led to consistently low prices paid to farmers and ranchers. We need a fair and open market for all commodity producers. In Congress, I will support anti-trust measures and expanded regulation of the meatpacking industry. Learn more
The emphasis on standardized testing, incentive pay schemes, and privatization is harmful to all involved, except for those who profit from the arrangement. To become competitive with other nations, we must repeal No Child Left Behind. In Congress, I will vote to repeal No Child Left Behind and its successors, and work toward decreasing class sizes, empowering teachers, and reducing administrative overhead. Learn more
In Congress, I will fight to cancel $50,000 per individual of all federally held student debt, and push to make existing student lending rules fairer and more equitable. Learn more
The increasing price of college increases income inequality. We need guaranteed publicly funded higher education, technical colleges, and universities for our youth in the same way that in America we have provided a century long tradition of K-12 public education. We should also work with labor unions to expand and fund apprenticeship programs. Learn more
Our public lands are a national treasure and must be protected. In an increasingly unstable climate, we need to manage these lands in a sustainable manner that protects them for generations to come. In Congress, I will support increased funding of our National Park System, and other public land agencies. I will oppose fossil fuel extraction from all public lands. Learn more
We need to rapidly change our energy system to carbon-free sources in every way possible. Nuclear power plants are the safest, densest, and most proven source of carbon-free energy. Our country is overdue for the modern development and expansion of fourth generation molten salt nuclear power stations. Learn more
In Congress, I will support expanded federal funding for conservation, regenerative farming practices, and agro-ecology. Learn more
Mark supports a popular vote election of our president, the creation of non-partisan congressional representative districts, a decrease legal voting age to 16yo, and support of a national Election Day holiday for voting in federal elections. In Congress, I will support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. Learn more
In Congress, Mark will support the Fair Representation Act and other democracy expansion efforts. Mark refuses to accept campaign donations from for profit corporate PACs. Learn more
We need to join the rest of the industrialized world, and institute a universal healthcare financing system. We can expand and improve the existing Medicare system, to cover all medically necessary care, affordable prescription drugs, and long-term care. All services should be payment free at the point of service, with no deductibles or co-pays. Learn more
We can stop medical industry executives and shareholders from taking unfair advantage and unfair profits from our need for reasonably priced quality medicines and healthcare devices. We the public should retain development rights for any medical breakthroughs financed by the federal government. If private industry cannot provide the products we need, our federal government can directly produce them through our existing world-class research institutions. Learn more
Access to quality housing is a basic right. Unfortunately, we have a dire shortage of affordable housing in our country. We can provide good union jobs by investing broadly in the quality and affordability of our housing stock. In Congress, I will support the expansion of high-quality public housing. I will also support a nationwide rent control standard. Learn more
Draconian immigration laws make it harder for workers to come to the USA, and for farmers to find the quality workers they need to succeed. In Congress, I will support expanded protections for farm workers, and fight for a fairer and more streamlined immigration system. Learn more
Puerto Rico exists with an antiquated and unjust colonial status, and puertorriquenos are relegated to second-class citizen status as Americans. In Congress, I will support a referendum for Puerto Rico to decide on independence or statehood. Learn more
In Congress, Mark will support statehood for Washington D.C. Learn more
Toddler childcare should be publicly funded. Learn more
Everyone deserves a dignified and secure retirement. In order to secure the long term viability, we must protect Social Security from attempts to refund or privatize it. A modest and progressive tax on high income earners and corporations can safeguard Social Security for future generations. In Congress, I will fight to expand and safeguard Social Security. Learn more
An expansion of the child tax credit during our COVID pandemic raised millions of American children out of poverty. We need to make the tax credit permanent and to reach the millions of children who are left behind by incomplete implementation of the program. While tax credits may not be the most efficient way to provide community benefits, we should preserve this important program. In Congress, I will support efforts to expand and extend federal child benefits. Learn more
Parents should receive paid newborn parental leave in the way other wealthy nations provide this support to families during their children’s first year of life. Learn more
In Congress, I will support the implementation of a $15 federal minimum wage, tied to inflation. Learn more
An organized workforce is the greatest counterweight we have to runaway corporate power, and we must work to grow the union movement. In Congress, I will support the PRO Act, which strengthens workers’ rights, facilitates fairer union elections, and combats “Right to Work” laws. Learn more
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