Casey Schreiner in 2020 MT Governor's race
On Families & Children:
Understands living paycheck to paycheck
[On Mike Cooney announcing Schreiner as running mate]: "Montana families deserve folks fighting for them in
Helena who knows first-hand the challenges they face. Elected Officials who understand living paycheck to paycheck, the impacts of student loans on a family,
and what it is like to deal with medical costs and the impact they have on families," said Schreiner. "Montanans deserve folks in Government that understand the
barriers they face everyday not just from reading about them, but from living them right by their side each and everyday."
Source: NBC Montana on 2020 Montana governor race
Feb 28, 2020
On Crime:
Reformed child sex abuse law, justice for Indigenous women
He was proud to lead during the legislative session that delivered crucial reforms to the statute of limitations on child sex abuse crimes and
gave law enforcement the tools to seek justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Education:
For public preschool, better funding for public schools
Montana kids are successful when they have access to a good education. No matter where you come from or where you live, your kids should have access to quality education. As a former teacher, Casey knows firsthand the huge impact our teachers
have on our children. Casey is on the frontlines advocating for public preschool, and he'll always fight for better funding for Montana's public schools.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Environment:
Opposes sale of public lands to highest bidder
In Montana our public lands aren't just a way of life, they are a job creator and an economic engine for our state. Casey stood strong in the legislature to beat back attempts to transfer or sell off our public lands to the highest bidder.
As governor, Casey will ensure Montana's public lands are here for our kids and grandkids, so they can appreciate the same Montana we know and love.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Health Care:
Won reauthorization of Medicaid expansion
Casey is a champion for working families because he comes from one. As House Democratic Leader, Casey broke the logjam on reauthorizing Medicaid expansion and protecting health care for
1 in 10 Montanans, delivered a major infrastructure package that will break ground all across the state, and pushed for firefighter health and safety legislation that was 15 years in the making.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Health Care:
Will fight to lower drug costs, take on big pharma
As Democratic Leader, Casey worked with both sides of the aisle to reauthorize Medicaid expansion, which threw a lifeline to rural Montana hospitals, supported small businesses, and protected the health care of 1 in 10 Montanans.
Casey knows that Montanans are paying too much for their life-saving medicine. He'll fight non-stop to lower drug costs and take big pharmaceutical companies to task for price hikes.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Jobs:
Spending on infrastructure will create jobs across state
Casey knows what it's like to struggle to find a job with a good-paying wage--his family has been there. In the legislature, Casey helped pass an infrastructure bill that will create jobs across the state, and he boosted trade school programs in
Montana. As Work-Based Learning Director at the Department of Labor, Casey connects Montana's workforce with businesses in need. He knows what workers--and businesses--need to succeed.
Source: 2020 Montana governor campaign website CaseyForMontana.com
Dec 31, 2019
On Budget & Economy:
Shift education funding from local property tax
Schreiner said, "People want the education system to flourish and they want the kids who have the most needs to be taken care of and have the opportunity to be successful, but they are also kind of tired of people putting it on the backs of local
property tax payers, so they would like to see the state play a larger role in how we help our school out rather than diverting those costs locally, which has happened year after year since I have been in the Legislature."
Source: Havre Daily News on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
Dec 17, 2019
On Education:
Sees need for special needs funding as teacher and as parent
Schreiner said, "I am a special needs dad myself, I have two kids on the autism spectrum, and I'm in a unique position to be somebody who has been a teacher, but now I get to sit on the other side of the table as a parent. We need better funding.
The state needs to prioritize that in their funding.""It's harder to get across the finish line because that is actually increasing the budget (when) it should've been there from the beginning, so that's one place we are going to focus on."
Source: Havre Daily News on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
Dec 17, 2019
On Principles & Values:
I live like an everyday Montanan
Schreiner said, "Part of the reason, I threw my hat into the ring to run for governor is I think Montana deserves a governor who knows what it is like to live like every native Montanan but by knowing how to live like an everyday Montanan... you have
skin in the game."Schreiner said. "Our family still has over $40,000 in student loan debt, our family still lives paycheck to paycheck to pay for those services that my kids need all the time."
Source: Havre Daily News on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
Dec 17, 2019
On Health Care:
Choice between health or quality of life is "disgusting"
He said he lost his father a year ago due to complications from Type 2 diabetes. He added that his father, because of the high cost of his medicine, had to decide every day whether he was going to take his insulin or have the quality of life
to be happy. "If you are making a decision between quality of life and quality of health, that's a disgusting choice that no Montanan should have to make," he said.
Source: Havre Daily News on 2020 Montana gubernatorial race
Sep 20, 2019
Page last updated: Apr 14, 2020