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Bold solutions. Real change. A clear, people-first platform for Virginia’s 2nd District — built around healthcare, working families, public schools, veterans, ethics, human rights, clean energy, and safe communities.

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Healthcare & Families

Universal Healthcare

Healthcare

Short stance

Guarantee healthcare as a human right with affordable coverage for every American with options such as Medicare for All.

Longer plan
  • Treat healthcare as a human right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.
  • Expand affordable coverage options for every American, including strong public options such as Medicare for All.
  • Lower out-of-pocket costs, protect patients from surprise bills, and put medical decisions back in the hands of patients and doctors.

Healthcare & Families

Reproductive Freedom

Rights

Short stance

My body. My choice. Protect and expand reproductive rights and access to abortion care.

Longer plan
  • Protect the right to make personal reproductive healthcare decisions without political interference.
  • Defend and expand access to abortion care, contraception, fertility care, and emergency reproductive healthcare.
  • Stand with patients and providers against criminalization, intimidation, and policies that put ideology over health.

Costs & Taxes

Tax Cuts for Working Families

Taxes

Short stance

Lower taxes for middle- and working-class families while making billionaires and large corporations pay their fair share.

Longer plan
  • Lower the tax burden on middle- and working-class families.
  • Make billionaires and large corporations pay their fair share instead of shifting costs onto working people.
  • Build an economy that rewards work, closes loopholes, and gives families more breathing room.

Workers & Schools

Protect Workers

Labor

Short stance

Protect unions, apprenticeships, and good-paying jobs.

Longer plan
  • Protect the right to organize and bargain collectively.
  • Expand apprenticeships, workforce training, and pathways into good-paying careers.
  • Stand up for safe workplaces, fair wages, and jobs that let families build a future.

Workers & Schools

Fully Fund Our Schools

Education

Short stance

Fully fund public schools, support teachers, and expand career training opportunities.

Longer plan
  • Fully fund public schools so every child has access to strong classrooms, safe buildings, and modern resources.
  • Support teachers and school staff with the pay, respect, and resources they deserve.
  • Expand career and technical training so students can graduate ready for college, skilled trades, military service, or the workforce.

Healthcare & Families

Support Our Veterans

Veterans

Short stance

Expand VA access, mental health services, and support for military families.

Longer plan
  • Expand access to VA care, especially mental healthcare and timely appointments.
  • Support military families, caregivers, and service members transitioning into civilian life.
  • Hold the system accountable so veterans receive the benefits and care they earned.

Energy & Communities

Invest in Clean Energy

Energy

Short stance

Expand renewable energy and modern infrastructure to create jobs and fight climate change.

Longer plan
  • Invest in renewable energy, grid modernization, and resilient infrastructure.
  • Create good-paying clean-energy jobs while lowering long-term energy costs.
  • Fight climate change with practical investments that strengthen local communities.

Energy & Communities

Invest in Rural Communities

Rural

Short stance

Support farmers, rural healthcare, and local food systems.

Longer plan
  • Support farmers, small towns, and local food systems that keep communities strong.
  • Protect and expand rural healthcare access so families can get care close to home.
  • Invest in infrastructure, broadband, and local economic development across rural Virginia.

Costs & Taxes

Tax the Rich

Taxes

Short stance

Raise taxes on the ultra-wealthy and close loopholes that let corporations avoid paying taxes.

Longer plan
  • Close loopholes that allow the ultra-wealthy and major corporations to avoid paying taxes.
  • Make the tax code fairer for working families and small businesses.
  • Use fair revenue to invest in healthcare, schools, infrastructure, and community needs.

Democracy & Reform

Support Term Limits

Reform

Short stance

Support term limits so that new voices and new generations can enter into leadership.

Longer plan
  • Support term limits that make room for new voices, new ideas, and new generations of leadership.
  • Reduce the power of career politicians and entrenched interests in Washington.
  • Strengthen accountability by making public service about service, not a lifetime job.

Democracy & Reform

Ban Congressional Stock Trading

Ethics

Short stance

Ban individual stock trading in Congress to stop insider trading.

Longer plan
  • Ban individual stock trading by members of Congress to reduce conflicts of interest.
  • Strengthen ethics rules so elected officials cannot profit from privileged information.
  • Restore trust by making clear that public office is not a personal investment strategy.

Democracy & Reform

No Corporate PAC Money

Money

Short stance

Refuse corporate PAC donations and put people before special interests.

Longer plan
  • Refuse corporate PAC donations and center the campaign around people, not special interests.
  • Fight corruption and dark money that drown out working families and local communities.
  • Support stronger transparency and accountability in campaign finance.

Human Rights & Peace

No AIPAC Money

Money

Short stance

Reject AIPAC donations and support an independent foreign policy focused on human rights and peace.

Longer plan
  • Reject AIPAC donations and keep foreign policy decisions rooted in human rights, peace, and accountability.
  • Support an independent foreign policy that reflects American values and international humanitarian principles.
  • Put people and diplomacy ahead of donor pressure or special-interest influence.

Human Rights & Peace

Free Palestine

Human Rights

Short stance

Support Palestinian human rights, dignity, freedom, and an end to the occupation and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.

Longer plan
  • Support Palestinian human rights, dignity, and freedom.
  • Call for an end to the occupation and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
  • Prioritize diplomacy, humanitarian protection, and a foreign policy grounded in human rights.

Human Rights & Peace

Stop Unending Wars

Peace

Short stance

End endless wars and prioritize diplomacy, peace, and investments in communities at home.

Longer plan
  • End endless wars and bring a stronger focus to diplomacy and peacebuilding.
  • Demand accountability and transparency before military action is expanded or prolonged.
  • Invest more in communities at home: healthcare, schools, veterans, infrastructure, and working families.

Human Rights & Peace

Abolish ICE

Immigration

Short stance

Replace ICE with a humane immigration system that respects due process and keeps families together.

Longer plan
  • Replace ICE with a humane immigration system rooted in due process and family unity.
  • Reject cruelty, intimidation, and policies that tear families apart.
  • Build an immigration approach that is orderly, fair, accountable, and consistent with human rights.

Energy & Communities

Make Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share

Infrastructure

Short stance

Require large data centers to cover the true costs they place on local energy grids, water resources, and communities.

Longer plan
  • Require large data centers to cover the true costs they place on local energy grids, water resources, and communities.
  • Protect ratepayers from subsidizing massive corporate energy and infrastructure demands.
  • Support responsible growth that creates jobs without draining local resources or raising costs on families.

Public Safety

Support Gun Safety

Safety

Short stance

Support universal background checks, safe storage laws, and community violence prevention.

Longer plan
  • Support universal background checks and common-sense measures that keep guns out of dangerous hands.
  • Promote safe storage laws to protect children, families, and communities.
  • Invest in community violence prevention, mental health support, and local safety strategies.

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