Florida Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Our focus needs to be more than just balancing a budget. We need to correct income inequality. Increasing income tax on ANY tax bracket will not satisfy that goal but continue the gap we currently have. I support increasing tax on speculative trading and stock buybacks.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support banning assault weapons and bump stocks.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- The Affordable Care Act should not be repealed until we have a single payer system like Medicare For All in place. I will continue to fight for Medicare for All so that our citizens never have to worry about whether they can afford to be alive. Healthcare is a human right and it is our duty to provide quality healthcare.

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support the constitution and allowing immigrants their due process and a path to citizenship.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My priorities are Jobs, Justice & Medicare For All. Jobs- I want a federal jobs guarantee, increased wages, improve and strengthen the ADA and provide true equality. Justice- I will fight to end mass incarceration, strengthen anti-discrimination laws, improve voting rights and protection. Medicare For All- I will continue to promote and strive for a single payer healthcare system, negotiate the costs of pharmaceutical drug and procedures, strengthen Medicare laws regarding billing.