2018 FL Governor's race: on Welfare & Poverty


Andrew Gillum: Address income inequality; remake an innovation economy

Question: How would you diversify Florida's economy?

GILLUM: Nearly half of Florida's families struggle to make ends meet. I know what it's like to have your parents choose which bills to pay before services get cut off. Our state's devastating income inequality forces families to live paycheck to paycheck, because our economy isn't built for everyone to succeed.

As Mayor, I've presided over Florida's fastest-growing local economy, Pres. Obama named Tallahassee a TechHire city for our commitment to training workers, and we eliminated our local business tax, saving businesses $2 million annually.

I believe the way forward for Florida's economy starts with ensuring workers get the vocational and technical training they need for good jobs, attracting those good jobs by investing in our state's schools and infrastructure, and embracing technology--from ride-sharing and home-sharing to renewable energy production--that will remake Florida into an innovation economy that works for all.

Source: Miami Herald on 2018 Florida Gubernatorial race Aug 12, 2018

Andrew Gillum: Public/private program gets youth on right track

Recognizing the powerful effects of summer jobs programs on crime, youth violence and unemployment, we launched the Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy in 2015. The ultimate goal of TFLA is to help youth to see themselves in a more positive light, and show the numerous paths of achievement that are open to them. The diverse partnerships of business and government that have been forged during this program shows just how powerful we as a community can be when we work toward that end.
Source: Tallahassee Democrat op-ed for 2018 Florida governor race Jul 27, 2017

Adam Putnam: Weeding out fraudulent charities

Pushed by Putnam, who oversees charitable solicitations in Florida, HB 629 bans charitable groups that have violated certain laws in other states from doing business here. Under the new law, paid telemarketers hired by charities will have to undergo background checks. Putnam said, "This law will weed out the bad actors who are defrauding generous givers and thus bring integrity back to Florida's network of reputable charities."
Source: Miami Herald on 2018 Florida gubernatorial race Jun 13, 2014

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Candidates and political leaders on Welfare & Poverty:

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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