With the 2017 local elections behind us here in New York, focus here in Staten Island has turned to the 2018 midterms, and specifically on NY-11. As the only congressional seat in New York City currently held by a Republican (Rep. Dan Donovan), it promises to be the most exciting race in the city next year.
This seat has drawn a diverse field of first time Democratic candidates, myself included. And while my competitors are focusing their campaigns on themes of Courage, Unity, Running Together, etc., etc., I think that progressives will win with a purer message: Justice.
The primary focus for the near term is halting the Republicans’ villainous tax bill, which tears at the fabric of America while paying off their corporate and multimillionaire donors. See my digital ad on this topic:
I’ve laid out my progressive governing agenda in a 30page PDF at www.TheNarrowsAgenda.com; I’m focused on three particular areas of Justice: economic, healthcare, and political.
- Economic Justice includes a $15 minimum wage, higher overtime ceiling, lower income taxes on the bottom and a higher rate on the top, stronger union organizing protections, stronger antitrust enforcement, and more.
- Healthcare Justice means a universal healthcare system that puts a “single platform” insurance card into the hands of every American resident.
- Political Justice includes term limits (myself included!), a realtime campaign finance matching system, zero tolerance for harassment settlements in Congress, and more.
Please share my new ad and if you have $10 or $20 to support my grassroots campaign, do so.