Candidate for Missouri House of Representatives - District 130 in 2018 Missouri 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedMissouri is the only state to have failed to adopt a PDMP (prescription drug monitoring program). There are now 49 examples from which to draw experience and it is time for action. Nationally, 9 out of 10 heroin users start with opiate use; establishing a PDMP is an important step in fighting the spread of this epidemic. Learn more
Agriculture is the backbone of the Missouri economy. As a beef producer and outdoorsman, I find it especially important to strike the balance between profits and conservation. We must ensure Missouri Agriculture continues to grow without sacrificing the beauty of our state. Learn more
Through lack of transportation reimbursement, the threat of charter school expansion and school choice bills, and lack of concern for general revenue, funding for public education is in peril. All kids deserve the opportunity to get a great education in Missouri no matter their zip code and teachers from pre-school on up deserve to be valued for the important work they do. Learn more
The right for communities to have more control of decision making, from how municipalities choose to spend their money to where and if a CAFO (Caged Animal Feeding Operation) should be allowed to build, should be a place for non-partisan consensus. Learn more
The recent troubling attacks on preexisting conditions at the national level and funding cuts at the state level have made it clear that we must fight to ensure that health care is available for all and that no-one's health insurance status is an impediment to that. Learn more
Regarding the ACA and Medicaid expansion, I am in full agreement with the Kaiser Family Foundation: "As a whole, the large body of research on the effects of Medicaid expansion under the ACA suggests that expansion has had largely positive impacts on coverage, access to care, utilization, and affordability; and economic outcomes, including impacts on state budgets, uncompensated care costs for hospitals and clinics, and employment and the labor market." Learn more
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