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Campaign Phone
8037209295
Campaign Email
info@austinfloyd.org
Education
South Carolina State University- Political Science/Public Adminstration; Western Governor's University- Master's in Management & Leadership; Alverno College- Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership
Qualifications
Ready To Work
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I believe in extending a helping hand to those facing hardships. Growing up as the child of a teenage mother who often worked double shifts, I experienced firsthand the difference that programs like Medicaid can make in accessing healthcare. I firmly believe that Nikki Haley should have taken the opportunity to expand Medicaid when the federal government was offering substantial support. It's regrettable that over 300,000 South Carolinians were denied access to vital healthcare services due to this decision. I would have voted in favor of expanding access. I also believe in accountability and regular reviews to ensure their effectiveness. Access to high-quality healthcare should be considered a fundamental right for American citizens.
First, I would expand access to technical and career education. Quick trainings/education for in-demand jobs would boost constituents earning potential and create a prepared workforce for industries interested in coming to the region. Second, I would also ensure that Sumter, Kershaw, Lee and Northeast Richland received funding to enhance its infrastructure, utilities, and land for Class A industrial parks. This would allow the region to secure unique and high-paying job opportunites in our region. I would also promote responsible tax incentives and grants to help attract industry to the area. Third, I would support existing businesses. With the right support, small businesses can spur additonal job opportunities right in our community.
First, we have to recognize what an asset our coastal communities are to us. Nature-based tourism and outdoor recreation are essential parts of the South Carolina way of life. Also, rising sea levels threaten our ecosystem in a way that could be dangerous to plant and animal life.
South Carolina should respond with legislation that prioritzies conservation and restoration. As new industry arrives, we should promote a Climate Bill of Rights that underscores our committment to both resposible economic growth and committment to environmental sustain ability. We should also ensure that coastal homes have the proper flood insurance and that there are appopriate natural disaster procedures given the addtl risks assocaited w/ rising sea levels
This is a tough questions because parents want to and should have a say in their child's education. We have to go the mission/vision of the SCDE: "students graduate prepared for success... and citizenship." Students should learn competing ways of thought, engage in critical thinking, and demonstrate the skill of effectively communicating their point of view both written and orally. Books help facilitate this.
In 2024, students have access to books and movies that are way less appropriate than the books on the school library shelf. If there are books that parents don't want their kids to access in the library, then that particular kid, should not be able to check out the book in the library.
SCDE, curriculums spec. and parents determine
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Campaign Phone
803-669-3082
Campaign Email
Mike@SenatorMikeJones.com
Education
Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and Master's in Leadership
Qualifications
36 years of Military experience serving in numerous leadership roles, small business owner,
I am not in favor of any additional taxes on the working class to cover able bodied people that are not working. I understand the need for additional medical care for individuals not making enough, but the people that are working can’t continue to shoulder this burden, and we can’t continue going in debt. I recommend we work with small businesses that are not able to provide healthcare for their employees, and help them offer more affordable insurance. My wife and I have 6 kids together and we worked multiple jobs for years to help afford our medical insurance. We eventually become employed with employers that helped cover our insurance and when I joined the Military full time we had better healthcare coverage. More taxes are not the answer
SC is attracting large employers because we don’t over tax businesses or citizens. We need to ensure we do not change these things. SC is in a unique position to where I don’t believe we have to give large tax breaks to attract employers. SC has attracted many large employers in recent years, some with large tax cuts and some without having to give those breaks. Things may change in the future to where we would need to offer additional incentives to come to SC but with the work ethic of the citizens of SC and the average tax rate businesses save money by moving to SC. I also understand that small businesses are the backbone of the economy in SC and every state. Continuing to make small business a priority will continue to expand jobs.
Being in the Military I have kept up with the information about rising sea levels through the DoD. According to the sea level tracker by the USACE the seal levels are increasing. In Charleston for 2010 the increase was 0.0102 ft/yr and in 2021 the rate was 0.0111 ft/yr. That’s an increase of 0.0009 ft/yr. Some strategies recommended by the DoD are to build natural infrastructures like barrier islands, oyster and coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass, and salt marshes. One study concluded that wetlands and dunes naturally diffuse floodwaters and storm surges. By allowing natural coastal defenses to remain in place would reduce the number of people at risk for sea level rise damage by half. SC has and should continue allowing and building these.
Currently, the SC Constitution says the legislature is the key stakeholder for a child’s education. I think that should be changed to make the parent the key stakeholder. Parents should be able to working with local school boards to determine how their children are educated to include what books are available in the school libraries.
Campaign Phone
803-410-3472
Campaign Email
LucyforSenate35@gmail.com
Education
Master’s Degree—Physical Therapy
Qualifications
With over 20 years experience in healthcare, much of that time in the homes of district 35, Lucy has firsthand knowledge of the problems facing the people of district 35
I support Medicaid expansion based off the premise that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I have seen firsthand the effects of Medicare expansion being denied to the residence of South Carolina. I support Medicaid expansion with a strong focus on directing the expanded funds to provide health screening and preventative healthcare.
I believe that promoting success among small business owners is paramount for job creation. Businesses with fewer than 20 employees added 25,011 net jobs to the workforce in SC in 2019 (pre-covid). We have to continue to help small businesses owners be the backbone of our economy. Because not only are they the backbone of our economy, they are the heartbeat of South Carolina.
I would like to see South Carolina participate in as many ways as possible (Statewide) to reduce carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases, which are contributing to global warming and rising sea-levels.
The city of Camden made a bold move by eliminating the use of plastic bags. It’s little things like that in small communities that will begin to make a difference. Sumter, on the other hand, has a very poor recycling initiative and is in needs to take steps forward toward improving
Librarians and teachers
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