Member of the State Assembly, District 79
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Andrew Lawson
(Rep)
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LaShae Sharp-Collins
(Dem)
If elected, what are your top 3 priorities?
What background, experience and/or education qualify you for this office? (You may use your candidate statement here if desired.)
Do you support the laws that seek to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing for middle- and low-income people in California? If not, what would you propose to achieve the same goals?
What programs or strategies would you suggest support the educational needs of young, low-income Californians?
What programs, proposals, projects, or legislation would you support to meet the water needs of all Californians?
Ballot Designation
Spring Valley Community Planning Group Member
Candidate's Political Party
Republican
Reducing taxes and regulations
Reforming education and environmental policies
Replacing Corrupt and outdated government
I have a master's in education, a bachelor's in education and a bachelor's in accounting. I was elected to the Spring Valley Community Planning Group in 2024.
If there was a law the government could pass to make housing more affordable, I would be all in favor of it, but let's be honest there isn't much government can do to lower the cost of housing by legislation.
One of the biggest strategies I would say is to take the public funding out of the public education system and put the money into an account for the parents to choose where they spend the money. They will not have access to the money other than to put the school's information into so the state will send it to where the parents choose. This program will be available for all schools from public to private. The best part is this program would save money into the account if the tuition of the private school the parents send their child to is less than the total amount allotted.
I am not well versed on the water situation; however I would start by allowing people to collect rainwater how they choose to.
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