Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Arizona 8th Congressional District in 2020 Arizona General Election.
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Get StartedLGTBQ Rights: How who anyone loves or wants to be has any relevance or impacts anyone else’s life escapes me. It seems hypocritical to me that those who are fighting the hardest to limit LGTQB rights, liberties and freedoms are the same people complaining that their rights, liberties and freedoms are being restricted by those very people whose rights they're trying to restrict. Rights are not a zero-sum game. Everyone has them or everyone’s rights are at risk. Learn more
Women’s Equality: Unless and until the Equal Rights Amendment becomes part of the Constitution, women simply are not equal. Unless and until that passes, states are able to place restrictions on women that would never be placed upon men. My support for women’s rights is unwavering and unequivocal. Learn more
Fund Special Education. Teacher pay raises to national average. Fully fund public schools. Pre-K funded nationwide. Student Debt Tax Credit. Learn more
1) Change Energy Sources 2) Grid Batteries 3) Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 4) Civilian Climate Corps 5) Sustainable GI Bill 6) Smart Cities Initiative (SCI) 7) Local Agricultural Sustainability Task Force (LAST) 8) Restorative Land Management Learn more
I support automatic voter registration of anyone of voting age. I support automatically updating voter registration with changing of driver’s license information or official notice to government agencies. I support laws that prohibit the automatic removal of anyone from the voting rolls without cause, including not having voted. Finally, I support legislation to outlaw gerrymandering of any voting district lines. Learn more
1) Call on the Senate to vote on the gun legislation before them such as HR8. 2) Vote out elected officials funded by gun lobbies. 3) Universal background checks are supported by the majority of this country. Require them. 4) Allow and fund Center For Disease Control (CDC) research into gun violence and make findings public. 5) Require healthcare programs to include mental health and counseling as part of standard insurance coverage and include it in Primary and Secondary school programs. 6) Close the "boyfriend loophole". 7) Reverse Citizens United Learn more
Public and Private Options. Reduce Administration Costs. Protect Pre-existing Conditions. Reduce Employer Cost. Provide 100% coverage. Reduce and include prescription medication costs. Make health insurance more affordable. Expand access of and to healthcare. Learn more
Modernization of our entire immigration system: fund visa application and management. Fund border inspection technologies, so we know who is entering our country, and that our immigrants and employers are following the law and border officials are able to detect and prevent illegal drug trafficking. Learn more
Provide a mechanism for the undocumented: DACA recipients obtain legal status allowing them to come out of the shadows and contribute to our economy legally and without fear. Learn more
Revise our visa system: Eliminate incentives and deficiencies in current law that encourages immigrants and employers to break our civil and criminal laws. Improve the visa system to ensure that immigrant workers pay taxes that support schools, public services, and our national defense. Learn more
Strengthen our ports of entry: fund adequate numbers of border patrol officers, immigration officials such as judges, case officers, and more healthcare workers. Learn more
- Strong Project Labor Agreements - Wage Protections - Fund/Include Trade Schools in Education Programs - Protect Healthcare and Pensions - Collective Bargaining - Worker Safety - Workers Rights - Unions provide Quality and Skilled Labor - Eliminate Cash Pay and illegal incentives Learn more
Wages: While the bulk of the complaints about wage equality focus on women’s wage disparity, the fact is that no one is immune from wage discrimination. I personally know older workers who were paid tens of thousands of dollars less than younger employees. I know people paid less because of the color of their skin, sexual orientation, and race. I know union members whose wages are depressed because contractors or employers justify lower wages resulting from outdated immigration laws. We can fix all of these problems, but not by continuing to complain about it. Wages: While the bulk of the complaints about wage equality focus on women’s wage disparity, the fact is that no one is immune from wage discrimination. I personally know older workers who were paid tens of thousands of dollars less than younger employees. I know people paid less because of the color of their skin, sexual orientation, and race. I know union members whose wages are depressed because contractors or employers justify lower wages resulting from outdated immigration laws. We can fix all of these problems, but not by continuing to complain about it. Learn more
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