Tom Davis

Drug Policy

Cannabis is not a cure-all for every medical condition, nor would it be appropriate for every patient. But it should be added to a physician’s inventory of treatment choices. Learn more

Education

We also need means-based programs that allow public education dollars to follow students from lower-income families to the school of their parents' choosing. Giving them the same choices that students from wealtheir families already enjoy is a matter of equity and fairness; moreover, increased choice breeds competition and creates a powerful incentive for schools to get better. Learn more

School choice is also a way out of the poverty cycle for low-income families. As the Wall Street Journal noted in 2010, 2,000 of the nation's 20,000 high schools produce roughly 50 percent of all dropouts, and African-American children have a 50/50 chance of having to attend one of these so-called "dropout factories." Learn more

Environment / Energy

Championing energy market reform Learn more

Introducing legislation to expand solar access for customers statewide Learn more

The Energy Freedom Act will help clear the way for these innovations, but considerable work remains to be done, for the old way of doing business and those who benefit from it never yield to any change without a fight. In particular, careful attention must be paid to the actions of the Public Service Commission, which is charged with implementing the new law. Still, this was a win for South Carolinians and a good first step. Learn more

Introducing and shepherding the Energy Freedom Act across the finish line Learn more

Healthcare

Primary-care providers have historically been the backbone of the rural healthcare system, and increasingly there are less of them to go around. So what can we do to increase supply? One way is to better utilize our state’s estimated 3,500 advanced-practice registered nurses and 1,400 physician assistants. These non-physician healthcare professionals hold at least a master’s degree, supplemented with advanced education and clinical training to autonomously assess, diagnose and manage a patient’s health care at the primary-care level. Learn more