Candidate for Illinois House of Representatives - District 25 in 2022 Illinois Primary Election.
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Get StartedBe it grants to teachers and schools or exploring new funding sources that we can hardwire to fund these services, your state representative should be turning over every stone to find the funding we deserve. Study after study shows that what we invest in our children early returns tenfold later in their lives. A few means of funding these priorities are a Financial Transaction Tax (Citadel Tax), a Progressive Income Tax and the existing Cannabis Tax. Learn more
I believe that if we allow for targeted rent stabilization programs, and make better use of state funds to make sure people stay in their homes, then it will cost us less in the long run, and stop the suffering of members of our community. Learn more
I will seek to create programs that will bring financial literacy to under-banked communities so our families will not continue to be prayed upon by currency exchanges and "payday" loan companies. With these companies taxed to fund the programs that will educate families on alternatives and repercussion of these "services". Furthermore, I will introduce legislation to establish a public bank to provide an alternative to traditional banks that have abandoned us to financial wolves. Learn more
I will seek out partnerships with local Unions to connect young adults to vocational job training. Just one local example of this is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers training facility in Bronzeville. As your Representative, I will fight to make access to these programs a major priority so that our families have the opportunities they deserve. Learn more
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