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Republican Candidate for NYS Assembly
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AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is one of the main ways of life here in Northern New York and the North Country. It is one of the primary sources of...
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BORDER SECURITY
Our current Assembly offers no solution to the "crisis" that the Republican Party identifies as a major issue to the security of our...
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CANCEL CULTURE
Cancel culture is defined as "the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting...
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CAMPAIGN REFORM
Campaigning has gotten out of control. I agree that allowing open "amnesty" to a mass quantity of previously "illegal" residents could...
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CITIZENSHIP
The path to citizenship is a long and costly investment that makes it difficult for people wishing to become citizens to do so. The State...
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DRUG LEGALIZATION
In 2020 the State of New York legalized the use of marijuana as a recreational drug. The State made it the choice of each municipality to...
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ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
The New York State economy is in an extremely fragile state; budgets have overflowed and ballooned at the expense of the taxpayers. Our...
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EDUCATION REFORM
New York ranks 19th in the country in education (according to US News) for pre-K through 12th grade and 14th in higher education. The...
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EMS REFORM
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are a greatly overlooked part of our Emergency Services. Most people do not realize that EMS is separate...
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EMPLOYMENT
Jobs need to come back to the North Country and Northern New York areas. We have been hurt by COVID-19 ravaging our family-owned farms...
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ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM
While the United States needs to set the standard, worldwide regarding the environment, the State of New York needs to set the standard...
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GERRYMANDERING
In 2014, the State of New York approved an amendment to the State Constitution which changed to Sections 4 and 5 and added a new Section...
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HEALTHCARE REFORM
I will not support any mandated vaccinations; these are a personal and family choice and no one will be forced to get unneccessary...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure is much more than just our highways and roadways. Infrastructure deals with our electrical grid, water, sewage, ports...
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Interstate commerce is a huge piece of New York's economy. A huge piece of interstate commerce is the highway system which is in dire...
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LGBTQ+ EQUALITY & RIGHTS
The LGBTQ+ Community is a growing part of the North Country and Northern New York population. Without placing greater importance on any...
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LINE ITEM VETO
New York is one of 44 states that grants their Governor the power of Line-Item Veto. This gives the Governor the power to exclude...
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MEDIA REFORM
New Yorkers have long depended on the factual reporting from our news sources and mass media outlets. In recent years that trust has...
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MILITARY & VETERAN REFORM
I will propose a Fort Drum & North Country Community Revitalization plan that would focus on bringing the Fort Drum and North Country...
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POLICE, JUDICIAL & PRISON REFORM
I believe that we need to take a serious look at our entire judicial system from top to bottom, starting with the officers emplaced to...
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POLITICAL EQUALITY
This simply refers to holding ALL politicians, regardless of their position, status or political affiliation to be held to the same...
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PRO-WHOLE LIFE
I support the idea of being "Pro-Whole Life"; not just supporting the choice of a woman to have, or not have a child; not the life of an...
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RACIAL DIVERSITY & HATE GROUPS
We are a nation built on our differences; a “Melting Pot” that most of the world looks to as an example of how a nation should stand...
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REFERENDUMS & CITIZEN BALLOT INITITIVES
I do not believe that our elected officials will ever be able to vote without putting their personal gains in the forefront of their...
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