Candidate for New Hampshire Governor in 2020 New Hampshire Primary Election.
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Get StartedAs a first-term Executive Councilor, I challenged the Governor's appointment of an unqualified Education Commissioner. We lost, but the concerns I raised about Commissioner Edelblut’s hostility toward public education have proven true. And I haven’t backed down. I continue to fight Edelblut’s efforts to dismantle our state's education system. Learn more
We need to look harder at post-secondary education—not only in our state but as a society. Colleges must be affordable and college debt must be brought under control. We must focus on building careers in the areas of greatest need and eliminating barriers for expanding fields like nursing and early childcare. However, we cannot continue to ignore students who do not want a traditional college. Programs that start in high school and continue intermittently as students choose to acquire more skills are as important as formal two- and four-year college programs. Learn more
In order to realize this clean and justice-focused future, we must say no to new fossil fuel infrastructure projects like the Granite Bridge fracked-gas pipeline. Fracking produces methane gas which causes climate change at 80 times the rate of carbon dioxide. Scientists tell us we have ten years to get climate change under control. Fracked gas stands in the way and that is why I am the only candidate for governor against this pipeline and the only candidate not funded with any corporate PAC money including from Liberty Utilities, the for-profit company behind the project. Learn more
We desperately need a new direction. If I am elected governor, within my first 30 days, I will convert the Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) to the Agency for Climate, Energy and the Environment (ACEE) which will create a citizen-informed New Hampshire Climate Action Plan to coordinate government departments’ efforts to stop climate change. The goal is to make New Hampshire net carbon-neutral in the electrical, transportation, and heating sectors by 2030 through every policy tool available to us, from carbon cash back programs to investing in energy efficiency and renewables to building commuter rail lines to Boston. Learn more
Finally, we must take the politics out of funding Planned Parenthood, the Equality Health Center, Joan G. Lovering Health Center and other healthcare providers targeted by extremists. These programs provide crucial care to men and women, including cancer screenings, the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and birth control. I was proud to lead the charge this summer against the confirmation of the Attorney General for a seat on the New Hampshire Supreme Court given his documented 30 year history of opposing reproductive rights. Learn more
I represented the state’s first independent nurse practitioner practice when Blue Cross bowed to special interests and refused to cover their services. The photo at left was taken when we punched through the barricade. My work as a board member and the strategic planning chair of Amoskeag Community Health Center in Manchester also taught me a lot about the delivery of primary and preventive care to low-income and at-risk populations. Finally, my multi-year effort to reign in the state’s municipal health insurance risk pools as Secretary of State Bill Gardner’s lawyer taught me a great deal about how insurance companies work. Our successful efforts were responsible for the return of more than $100 million in overpaid premiums to towns, cities, school districts, and, ultimately, to local property taxpayers. Learn more
The importance of the state making smart investments is often overlooked when it comes to fighting against income inequality. Investments in roads, bridges and broadband internet allow businesses to prosper and create good jobs. Investment in expanding commuter rail will allow our state to flourish for many years to come. Learn more
For our state to thrive, we must raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour from the federal rate of $7.25. No one can live on the starvation wage set by the federal government. And, we won’t get to $15 by advocating for half-measures. Learn more
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