2016 SD Senate race: on Jobs


Jay Williams: Time for the entire nation to get a raise

In 2014, South Dakotans voted for an increase in the minimum wage, because they know that people deserve to be fairly compensated for their work. Jay believes that it's time for the entire nation to get a raise, and he will fight for a minimum wage that is fair, just and livable.
Source: 2016 South Dakota Senate campaign web JayWilliams2016.org Apr 1, 2016

Jay Williams: Raise minimum wage to $12 and then $15

Dixon supports raising Social Security taxes on incomes above $150,000 and raising income tax rates on people earning more than $250,000 and thinks the federal minimum wage should be raised to perhaps $12, if not $15, an hour.

"People who make $250 million a year pay the same (income) tax rate as people who make $250,000," he said. "It's gotten very skewed. It doesn't hurt the wealthy to pay a little bit more."

Source: Capital Journal on 2016 South Dakota Senate race Mar 29, 2016

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Candidates and political leaders on Jobs:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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