Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Missouri 4th Congressional District in 2018 Missouri 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedI believe that the pharmaceutical industry should pay restitution for the epidemic they have created that has decimated thousands of lives. In Congress, the opioid crisis will be a focus for me. Learn more
With over two decades experience as a small business consultant, Renee brings the business acumen needed to make sure government works efficiently to best serve its customers, you, the American family. Learn more
Renee believes to reverse the decline of family values we must first create more good paying jobs and increase wages for the thousands of Missourians whose wage increases have been outpaced by inflation. When our parents can afford to spend more time with their children they will have the time to help rebuild the moral foundation of our country. Learn more
Charter schools take money from rural Missourians and leave them with nothing in return. It is unfair to all rural citizens to send their education funding to private schools in urban areas. Learn more
She would fight to get the funding needed for our public universities and community colleges to hold more classes outside the typical workday. It is imperative to invest in our future, and that begins with a good education. Learn more
In addition to this investment into our children’s futures, it’s important to our rural communities that funds remain in their public school systems. Moving funds to private schools only hurts rural school districts. These school districts are major employers in many of our rural areas. Depleting the budgets of public schools would cause job loss to teachers and staff and over-burden remaining resources. Moving money from public to private institutions removes an important economic driver in our small towns. Learn more
Renee Hoagenson believes in quality public education for all children. Renee would vote against taking money from our public schools for private institutions. Our public schools are underfunded at the present time. Our teachers are underpaid. We need to increase allocations to our school systems to ensure our children have the quality education they each deserve. We will hand our country over to these children one day. They will be our civic and our business leaders. Learn more
Education is not only the key to achieving the dreams of our children, but it gives hope to those in changing and displaced job markets for a new start and career advancement. We have an untapped resource in our country of underprivileged, intelligent people going without proper higher education. Many of these people are weighed down in low-paying jobs, often more than one, struggling just to put food on the table for their children and families. In Congress, Renee would push for low or no cost education and job training for all Americans. Learn more
An elected official beholden to big donors cannot honestly represent their constituents. When special interest donors pay for elections, politicians are beholden to special interest donors. When average Americans pay for elections, politicians will work for the average citizen. Our democracy is at stake when a few wealthy donors can decide legislation by contributing through donating to political campaigns. In Congress, Renee would make Campaign Finance Reform a top priority. By getting private money out of politics, we can give the government back to the people. Learn more
In Congress, Renee would push for a federal law mandating all redistricting in states be done by an independent, non-partisan panel or mathematical algorithms. Learn more
Payments for healthcare and medicine should be considered more like utility payments, not free market. There was a time not long ago when healthcare was not a profit center. Now, it has become a profiteering level profit center for some while many literally die due to financial hardships. Learn more
The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that isn’t providing a level of healthcare for its people. There are many models we can consider in how to implement this. Ultimately, Medicare for all is where the country needs to be. I will work to that end. Learn more
Medicare for all is where this country needs to be. Consider that we agree as a country that every child should be educated in the public school system. Isn’t healthcare an even more basic need than education? It is only logical that we would have basic healthcare available to all Americans. We are a civil society in which we have collective needs. Healthcare is one of those needs. Learn more
It’s important that we protect our commitments to our seniors. Social Security is your money, money you paid in over your lifetime. It is not the government’s. It is not an entitlement. Social Security should be a budget priority Learn more
Renee believes to reverse the decline of family values we must first create more good paying jobs and increase wages for the thousands of Missourians whose wage increases have been outpaced by inflation. When our parents can afford to spend more time with their children they will have the time to help rebuild the moral foundation of our country. Learn more
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