The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. New York State has 26 Congressional Representatives.New York s 24th Congressional District includes all of Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Oswego, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties, and parts of Cayuga, Jefferson, Niagara, Ontario, Schuyler, and parts of Steuben counties.
Experience and Qualifications
Disabled combat veteran, former teacher, former VA employee
Community Involvement
Member of Stand Up Lockport, an activist group in Niagara County. Dedicated civil servant. Worked with underprivileged youth as a teacher.
Education
Niagara University
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Our country is facing a crisis of corruption, of abuse of federal power, and of attacks on working class people by this administration. I will introduce sweeping reforms to government - a congressional stock trading ban, add more justices to the Supreme Court, uncap the house, no more superPACs, matching funds for in-district donors, and term limits for Congress. I will introduce bills to claw back powers from the executive branch - no attacks of war without congressional approval, end ICE, and have congress reclaim the power of the purse string. I will fight daily for the working class, working to make it easier to form a union, protecting and expanding Medicare, and fixing up our infrastructure.
There is far too much money in politics, often come from PACs or billionaire donors. These donors often do not live in the districts they are donating towards. Federal elections should have in district matching funds for small dollar donors (like in New York), end superPACS, end the "roll over" loophole (where funds from previous campaigns can be used in future campaigns), and put in place stricter rules to prevent personal use of campaign funds.
This is an outrageous abuse of power by the Supreme Court that deprives black and brown voters of political power across the nation. It must be the goal of a future congress to undo this decision and restore the core protections of the Voting Rights Act. I will sponsor, vote for, and loudly champion a bill to undo the damage of the Callais decision. Every voice deserves to be heard in Congress.
Climate change is a crisis we risk handing over to our children without the tools to fix it. We have the ability, especially in NY-24, to build solar and wind power to reduce or emissions and build not only a clean energy future but an energy independent future for the region and for the United States. I will champion any bill that helps us both make our power grid cleaner and stronger.
US participation in these organizations is necessary for global stability and security. We should absolutely join the International Criminal Court, and remain a part of NATO and the United Nations. I am loudly and proudly anti-war, and the way we can best achieve peace is by loudly advocating for peaceful resolutions when we meet with other nations, and that we join in the rest of the world in arresting and punishing war criminals.
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