Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Missouri 1st Congressional District in 2022 Missouri Primary Election.
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Get StartedMichael supports banning no knock warrants, body cameras, mandating independent investigations of officer involved shootings, and creating a national registry of police misconduct records, and banning chokeholds. Michael supports easing up on prosecuting first time nonviolent offenders with community service, drug rehabilitation as opposed to jail or prison. Michael also supports ending qualified immunity that shields officers for conduct on the job. Learn more
Michael also supports opportunities to invest in career training for all who want it including the disabled and those who have not completed high school. Learn more
Michael will support and work with the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative to clean-up pollution, prevent flooding and reinvest in the natural environment of the Mississippi River. Learn more
Michael supports lifting the more than 50-year-old embargo against Cuba and reinstating President Obama’s economic policies reversed by President Trump. Michael supports the reinstatement of “people to people” group travel, Cuba as a cruise ship destination, unrestricting U.S. airlines and charter flights to Havana, lifting banking and financial restrictions against the Cuban regime, and lifting restrictions regarding shipping to Cuba. Learn more
Michael supports universal background checks to address the loopholes in non-federally licensed sales of guns like untraceable ghost guns. Common sense background checks to determine the history of violence, domestic abuse or mental illness in the sale of a gun does not prevent responsible gun owners from buying guns. Learn more
Michael supports achieving affordable health care coverage through the creation of a public health care option and lowering the age to 55 for buy in to Medicare. Learn more
Michael opposes all efforts to privatize Social Security and Medicare or to cut benefits for seniors or the disabled. Learn more
Michael opposes building a wall on the southern border. We need to review and reform our immigration enforcement system including the functions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Learn more
Michael stands with unions and workers to protect collective bargaining rights, fight against eliminating unions and guard against the destruction of the Davis-Bacon Act. Learn more
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