Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 1st Congressional District in 2020 Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedLet’s work together to ensure all women have access to: Paid family leave and job protection Protection from workplace discrimination – regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation Equal pay for equal work Educational and employment opportunities, especially in the STEM fields Federal funding for programs that support women’s health. Learn more
First, we must focus on early education. Early exposure to language can make all the difference for future success. I want to close what early learning experts call the 30-million-word gap between children from poor households and children in rich households. While supporting K-12 is important, by the time many children enter Kindergarten, he or she is already behind the learning curve so far that catching up is impossible. We can do this by educating the caregivers on how to better interact with their children. Learn more
Secondly, while I am committed to higher education, not all paths are created equal. For too long the popular idea placed upon high school students that going directly to college after graduation is a path to personal and financial success. The reality is much different. While wages have remained stagnant when adjusted for inflation, the cost of tuition has more than doubled in the last 20 years. This means crippling debt for a degree that may not even bring gainful employment. Meanwhile, there is continually a crucial shortage of high-paying, vocational jobs left unfilled. Learn more
Let’s promoting green technologies for new energy as an alternative revenue source that builds regional economies and reduces our carbon footprint. Solar farms across the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula will supply our power needs. Not only would this bring high tech jobs to the 1st District, it would help us preserve our agricultural heritage and ensure our economic future. Learn more
I will do more to prevent ownership of firearms by those who have battered their partner or spouse. While many states, including Virginia, have laws against firearm ownership by a spouse batterer, there are few requirements to actually check up on whether someone has actually surrendered their arms. The same issue exists at the federal level. Learn more
I will bring about common sense immigration reform. Such reform first starts with preserving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. For non-DACA recipients, we need to establish a clear set of guidelines, based on fairness to taxpayers and legal immigrants, that would take into account the amount of time a person or family has spent in the U.S., whether they have paid taxes and their involvement in the community. Learn more
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