Candidate for South Carolina State Senate - District 43 in 2020 South Carolina General Election.
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Richard supports medicinal cannabis provided proper safeguards are in place on access, potency, and use of tax funds from its sale. Specifically, Richard would require all tax revenue generated from the sale of medicinal cannabis be dedicated solely to public education including funding universal early education, increasing teacher salaries, and improving school facilities & infrastructure. Learn more
A better education for your child would include fully funding schools per state law, providing universal 3-4K, increasing teacher pay, reducing class size, creating a Readiness Tax Credit program to empower teachers and administrators, and expanding trade/apprentice and technical programs. Richard is deeply and profoundly committed to improving public education and empowering teachers, including supporting a teacher "bill of rights". Learn more
Richard has pledged a two-term limit and believes there should be a term limit for all state legislators. He is not taking any PAC money. It is time to end the Career Politicians in Columbia and their Culture of Corruption. We must have new citizen leaders. Learn more
Richard supports both the Second Amendment and common-sense gun safety measures. Learn more
SC ranks near the bottom in access to healthcare, medical bills are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy, and rural hospitals are closing at an alarming rate. We must expand access to Medicaid as it addresses these problems and translates into greater economic growth and a healthier workforce. Learn more
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