Ohio US House District 10 Choose 1
Ohio U.S. House RepresentativeBase Salary: $174,000Term Limit: 2 yrsResponsibilities: To represent the people of Ohio, their district, and the United States in dealing with matters of national and international importance. The general welfare should be a prime concern.
Biographical Information
Website
http://voteamycox.com
Facebook
http://facebook.com/voteamycox/
Twitter
@VoteAmyCox
Training and Experience
I worked in the classroom as a high school science teacher from 2002 through 2018, then transitioned into the small business realm, working at a co-op here in Southwest Ohio. I’ve previously run for Ohio State House in 2020 and 2022, so I’m no stranger to the hard work of running a competitive, grassroots campaign.
Volunteer/Community Service
Organized signature drives and GOTV efforts in the Dayton area for Issue 1, Mentoring club advisor at RHS 2010-2014, Greater Edgmont Community Coalition member 2016-2018, "I Love West Dayton" city beautification crew
What are your top priorities and how will you address them?
I’ve always stood for working folks, fighting for a higher quality of life through my work in the classroom with students and organizing with unions. Areas of policy where I believe we must make substantial changes are our for-profit healthcare system, our underfunded, overworked public education system, and the low wages that workers routinely face.
In terms of taking on the insurance companies, we must take profit completely out of the equation and transition to a single payer system. We must ensure our public schools are well funded, teachers are well paid, and enrichment programs are available to all students. Finally, it’s imperative that we raise wages for workers across the country, and give dignity and respect to all.
State your position on voting and elections policy.
Free and fair elections and the peaceful transfer of power are the cornerstone of American Democracy. Unfortunately, both are under attack right here in Ohio and across the nation. Folks have been convinced that our elections aren’t secure and that results can be tampered with. State Legislatures have passed policies aimed at decreasing access to the polls through voter ID laws, shortening early voting periods, and decreasing the number of drop boxes for absentee and mail in ballots. These policies are antithetical to our American ideals of freedom and representation, and we must work to reverse them.
State your position on immigration policy.
Immigration is vital to the United States. Not only do immigrants work, buy goods and services, and contribute to the economy, but they contribute vastly to our neighborhoods and culture. American food, music, education, and more are positively impacted by the diverse communities they draw from. We must simplify the pathway to citizenship for undocumented folks, as well as expedite the process for those still waiting on visas to enter the U.S. Hiring more immigration judges, cutting through bureaucratic red tape, and ensuring a timely process is essential for easing the process for immigrants and our immigration system.
State your priorities on foreign policy and national security.
Strengthening ties with our democratic allies abroad should be a top priority in the next Congress, such as ensuring that Ukraine is provided with sufficient aid to continue pushing back against Russian aggression. At the same time, it’s paramount to resist calls to commit American troops in foreign conflicts. Maintaining a strong military force is critical as a deterrent to bad actors, and investing in research will continue to result in important innovations and support communities just like Dayton, home to Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
State your position on environmental policy and natural resource management.
No one law will fix the sprawling effects of decades of poor climate policy, but there are a number of measures that can be taken to begin dealing with the reality of our situation. President Biden’s Climate Task Force has laid out a number of goals aimed at reducing emissions and transitioning to green energy, as well as more direct policy through the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Additional pushes to protect wetlands, build and expand public transportation, and ensuring that minority communities who are affected by air, water, and noise pollution at higher rates have a seat at the table are all needed to ensure a well rounded, equitable climate policy.
State your position on healthcare policy.
Healthcare is a human right. Under our current system, too many Americans have to deal with crushing medical debt. Whether due to the birth of their child or the illness of a loved one, folks all over the country can’t take the time to celebrate, mourn, or recover as the bills start rolling in. Even those who are insured often face incredibly high premiums or fights over what care should be covered. By moving to a single payer system, we can prevent many of these battles and take the financial motivation out of the insurance industry as a whole, shifting goals to patient care and satisfaction.
What role, if any, should government take to ensure no person is discriminated against?
There are a myriad of policies, including Title VII and the ADEA, protect employees from workplace discrimination, including discrimination due to sexual orientation and gender identity. Similar policies exist for housing protections and commerce. Unfortunately, folks still face discrimination due to race, gender, religion, and a multitude of other factors each day. We must ramp up enforcement of existing policies, as well as provide knowledge to workers so that they are able to take action against unfair actions they face. Diversity is one of America’s greatest strengths, and we must ensure that the government continues to promote this ideal.
Biographical Information
Website
http://electesrati.com
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/ElectEsrati
Twitter
@@esrati
Training and Experience
36 years owning The Next Wave Marketing Innovation. US Army Airborne
Volunteer/Community Service
Historic South Park, Past president, VOB 108, XO, DAV, Blue Star Mothers, unofficial Big Brother for 36 years. Hung over 600 free green basketball nets in Dayton.
What are your top priorities and how will you address them?
Health Care for all is National Security.
Mandatory retirement at 70 for all politicians and judges.
Stop billionaires from controlling your data so they get richer.
Enforce Anti-trust laws so that we aren't stuck with only being able to buy from Amazon or Walmart.
Mandatory public service for a year-18 months after graduation from High School. Military or civilian conservation corps- including helping staff affordable child care services and elder care- in exchange for affordable college degree or trade school.
Implement donor registration, real time campaign fund tracking and end Citizens United.
Build a true nationwide voter information system.
Implement a single national online filing system for courts.
Electrify and expand trains.
State your position on voting and elections policy.
Citizens United needs to end. We register voters, but not donors- that needs to change. We need real time reporting of all campaign donations.
We need to create a voter information system to make it easier to research politicians and their positions and how well they match with our own beliefs.
We need to switch to ranked choice voting- and single day primaries nationwide.
More importantly, we need to increase transparency of all levels of government- by creating open source tools for running meetings, agendas, votes, and budgets so that our data is open and accessible- and voters can research how elected officials vote. This also includes political party affairs- which are often done in a back room.
State your position on immigration policy.
If we're going to build a wall on the Mexican Border- we better build one on the Canadian border too- including Alaska.
Also realize, those walls can also be used to keep us in. I don't view America as a prison, although we seem to have become one.
I believe that if we had national health care, and took care of the mentally ill and addicts here, the drug cartels which have destroyed South and Central America, will lose their biggest customer base, and the flow of immigrants escaping crime infested banana republics will stop.
I'm a first generation American. Immigration is critical to our country. We need to establish faster processes for integrating immigrants into our country- and realize they are critical to our economy.
State your priorities on foreign policy and national security.
Health Care is National Security. My first priority is that Americans don't die from shortages of medications or because they can't afford insulin.
On foreign policy, I'd like America to be seen as a partner in assisting democracy- not backing the wrong people like in the Iran-Contra affair.
Considering Saudi citizens were the 9/11 attackers, I find it despicable that we've continued to kiss up to the Saudi's for their oil while they commit civil rights offenses.
I am disturbed by people backing Hamas and attacking Israel, while also ignoring the rain of death the Russians are inflicting in Ukraine. As long as we're going to be the arms broker to the world, we can't stop supporting countries that have been attacked by our enemies.
State your position on environmental policy and natural resource management.
I believe in science, and I know we're making a mess out of our planet. I don't believe we're taking a serious look at changing our behaviors. We don't understand the costs of sprawl to farmland- and the impact of everyday long commutes, or the cost of our supply chains.
I long ago suggested a "Walk to work" tax credit for businesses that built their workforce within a mile from their location. The idea of placing manufacturing plants in farming communities and commuting in workers has to stop.
We also need to drastically improve our rail system- to cut the amount of both cross country truck travel and air travel.
Electrification of rail just on the east coast was once determined to eliminate our need for foreign oil.
State your position on healthcare policy.
You should have the same health care your congressman has.
We need free child and elder care.
We need to remove all stigma from both mental health care and addiction treatment.
We need to stop making it so you get better health care in prison than if you are a citizen.
There is NO need for the health insurance industry- they are a cancer on our economy.
There is no need for direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising that increases the cost of meds.
And, the research that the people fund needs to guarantee a payback for their investment instead of making drug makers into billionaires (Moderna for example).
What role, if any, should government take to ensure no person is discriminated against?
Lead by example.
All these talks about DEI, trans bathrooms, banned books, gender affirmation care, abortion policy are tools being used to divide us.
This is the United States.
We need to concentrate back on the United part-
where we were guaranteed the right to live, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Discrimination is driven by fear.
It's also very profitable for some- who prey upon entire classes of people.
While there seems to be a lot of fear of Artificial Intelligence, I fear the drop in average intelligence more.
This has been driven by algorithms manipulating our experiences. I believe it's time for Americans to own control of their data- and actually profit from their data being sold by others to track us.
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