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#1. If you want something, you have to work for it.
#2. A society's worth is measured by how it cares for the less fortunate among us.
#3. A rule of impartial, fair, and just law.

My goal is to stretch every hard-earned tax dollar further so anyone working 40 hours a week can live with dignity — and still have time for their kids, help with homework, attend parent-teacher conferences, enjoy community, and pursue vocational training that leads to real upward mobility.
I want tax incentives for hardworking individuals and families, truly affordable healthcare, affordable housing and federal policies that help Rust Belt Ohio become a successful player in the new manufacturing growth economy. Ohioans shall win!

#1. Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers without children to $1,500
#2. Ohio Skills Surge Credit — up to $4,000/year ($6,000 for high-demand apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing, EV tech, HVAC, Robotics programming, etc.)
#3. Buckeye Builder Boost — up to $5,000 per new employee for small-business expansion
#4. Heartland Home Retrofit Credit — up to $3,200/year for energy-efficiency upgrades that create green jobs

Dramatically increase funding (from the current ~$19 billion) for vocational training Make America Skilled Again program, the Federal Apprenticeship program, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Develop programs for the new growth industry of autonomous vehicles, robotics, and artificial intelligence. 

• Raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25/hour to $15/hour (with commonsense exemptions for truly rural areas).
• Pass a comprehensive national right-to-repair act so technology is accessible to all, creating knowledge-based jobs and training opportunities in states that have fallen behind.

Publish every H-1B job opening on a national, public Department of Labor website with full job description, location, and salary. Allow U.S. citizens to apply directly and to challenge postings if the role can be filled domestically by someone with similar background or education.

Right now in Ohio, you need to earn about $22.50 an hour just to afford a basic two-bedroom apartment without being cost-burdened. But many renters in Akron, Canton, and the surrounding towns are making far less. That gap is why families are stuck, living paycheck to paycheck, or doubling up. Property taxes, utilities and electricity have gone up by 10-15% In OH-13, there are nearly 20,000 fewer homes affordable to low-income families than there are households. We need affordable housing. I support the following with requirement to use local labor, local material and small businesses:

• 20% trade-able/transferable capital tax credit for developers
• Property tax holiday for 10 years
• Allocating state owned lands (vacant plots/unused warehouses/defunct factories) at 20% subsidized rate

I strongly support Second Amendment rights while requiring comprehensive education that builds responsibility and empathy. Starting in high school, every student should receive mandatory training that covers:

• gun safety and safe handling
• responsible ownership and secure storage
• consequences of misuse
• understanding different scenarios where firearms may or may not be appropriate
• empathy and respect for those who have lost loved ones to gun violence
• awareness of differing beliefs, abilities, and needs across age groups and genders

Responsible ownership includes both the right to bear arms and the duty to use them wisely. Education — not confiscation — is the commonsense way to honor the Second Amendment while saving lives.

#1. Empower private-sector providers
#2. Strengthen the ACA with lower deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses
#3. Pass the Healthcare Transparency Act — require every hospital to publish clear, comparable prices so families can shop wisely and save money

Pro-life, with required age-appropriate education on pregnancy starting in high school, insurance coverage for birth control, full consent in procreation, and exceptions when the mother’s life is at risk.

Medicaid funds already go to hospitals and doctors for care. I support folding non-elderly, non-disabled Medicaid benefits into a stronger, more efficient ACA so people have portable private coverage instead of a permanent government program.

Redirect $100 billion of SNAP spending into the Make America Skilled Again initiative with real work or training requirements, ensuring able-bodied adults move quickly into jobs, earnings, and dignified, self-sufficient lives.

I support the right of both Israel and Palestine to exist and to self-govern securely. Real progress will come only through dialogue and mutual recognition. Any organization — anywhere — whose ideology includes the abuse of women, children, or the elderly must be completely dismantled. Humanity has no future built on unjust values.