Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Arizona 6th Congressional District in 2020 Arizona Primary Election.
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Get StartedImplement national qualification standards to become and to be retained as a police officer. We must take into consideration small and rural communities in this discussion, as their pool of qualified individuals is much smaller. Similar to doctors, we must hold police officers to a higher standard, require more training, and require disciplinary actions related to bad acts more than any other profession due to their direct impact on life. Learn more
Severely restrict claim and use of qualified immunity statutes to ensure that bad police officers and public employees are not protected for their bad behavior and judgment. This will make officers think closely about their actions. Learn more
Require all police officers on the street to wear body-worn cameras that cannot be turned off while on duty. Learn more
Release the names of all officers involved in shootings and their track records. Learn more
Require agencies to report all misconduct to their Post Boards with investigation requirements. Learn more
Establish citizens review and oversight boards at the local level to monitor and hold accountable those sworn to protect and serve. An example is the City of Phoenix that just approved $3 million in funding for such oversight, which is a step in the right direction. All police departments, including those in Congressional District 6, should implement similar oversight. Learn more
Provide greater latitude to police chiefs to terminate bad cops for egregious behavior. Today, it is very difficult to do so based on state statutes and the influence of unions. Learn more
Increase training in implicit and unconscious bias and racial stigmatization. Learn more
Reform civil service boards to make it more difficult to overturn a Chief’s decision to terminate an officer. Learn more
I support the constitution – the 2nd and all the other amendments. I think we need common-sense gun control measures like ending the gun show loophole – to keep criminals and others from buying off the books guns at gun shows. Bump stocks, AR-15, AK-47’s, and other military weapons are not much help to sportsmen and women and I think they have to be reined in. Learn more
Expanding Medicare to allow access at an earlier age and greater investment in Medicaid to cover more children living below the poverty line. Learn more
Providing access to affordable healthcare for everyone, regardless of employment status or location of residence. Learn more
Placing greater emphasis and incentives on education and preventative care to combat chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and other preventable diseases. Learn more
Stopping extreme attempts to cut Medicare, cut Medicaid and repeal ObamaCare. Learn more
Fighting gross inequity in health care between the rich and the poor and those facing African Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans. Learn more
Requiring full and up-front price transparency for all treatments. Learn more
End family separation policies that orphans children left in the US when parents are deported. Learn more
Improves border security and enforcement by redirecting funds for a border wall to more effective safety and security measures. Learn more
Reforms the current inadequate quota system and waiting period for people from designated countries. Learn more
Make the temporary relief provisions in the 2017 tax cut for individuals and families permanent. Many of the tax benefits set up to help individuals and families will expire in 2025. Child tax credit, the standard deduction, lowering of personal tax rates, and mortgage interest deductions are just a few. Learn more
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