Lucas Kunce in Survey of 2021 Senate campaign websites
On Abortion:
Fully committed to reproductive freedom for all
Lucas is fully committed to reproductive freedom for all, and
he'll fight back against attacks on abortion access designed to restrict opportunity and sow division within our communities.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Must address systemic racism across our state and country
Lucas believes the Black Lives Matter Movement is the frontline of the fight for human rights. He recognizes the reality that Black Missourians of all ages are more at risk of dying as a result of police use of force compared to white Missourians.
Black Missourians face systemic racism and inequities in school, in the workplace, in the criminal justice system, and in communities across our state and our country. Lucas is committed to a more equitable and inclusive America.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Pass Equality Act; ban conversion therapy
Lucas believes that no matter where they live or work, LGBTQ+ Missourians should be empowered to feel safe and supported in their communities.
That's why we must act to pass the Equality Act, protect our kids by banning conversion therapy nationwide, and end the epidemic of violence against trans Americans.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Corporations:
Break up Big Ag; bar foreign ownership of Missouri farmland
Missouri is in the middle of a farming crisis. Massive, multinational corporations are attempting to own every facet of agriculture in our state.
Lucas will fight to break up Big Ag and to make sure no Missouri farmland can be owned by a foreign corporation so we can empower independent farmers to compete in an open market.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Drugs:
Legalize cannabis nationwide; end the Opioid Epidemic
Black communities have suffered a disproportionate impact from the War On Drugs, with Black Americans being 3-4 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis, despite consuming it at the same rate as white Americans. Lucas thinks it's time for a new
direction. In the U.S. Senate, he'll fight to legalize cannabis nationwide and invest public resources in the treatment and resources we need to end the Opioid Epidemic.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Education:
Relief from student loans; invest in Pre-K, K-12, HBCUs
We need to empower Missourians of all ages and backgrounds with the education and training opportunities they'll need to succeed. That means making college more accessible by providing relief for student loans. It means investing in K-12 and Pre-K
education so our teachers have the resources they need. It means putting more money into Pell Grants, the very program Lucas attended college on. And it means investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Families & Children:
Will push for paid family, medical and sick leave
Lucas will push for legislation that ends pay discrimination, combats workplace harassment, and ensures paid family, medical, and sick leave for all workers.
He'll demand action that provides greater accountability among massive corporations, members of Congress, and the military for sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Free Trade:
Trade pacts for family farms, not global commodity traders
He'll fight for new trade agreements that benefit family farms, not global monopolistic commodity traders.
And he'll empower consumers to choose American by reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling nationwide.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Health Care:
Health care is a human right, we need universal system
Right now, all the power in our health care system is in the hands of a few massive corporations. Most Americans are now just one medical emergency away from disaster. Lucas lived that personally when his sister's heart surgeries led to his parents'
bankruptcy. Lucas believes health care is a human right. We need a universal health care system that empowers everyday people, not corporations seeking profit. And that includes protecting the right to abortion.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Homeland Security:
Expand services to veterans including mental health
As a former Marine Corps officer, Lucas knows how important it is that our country keeps its promises to the brave American veterans who have put their lives on the line so others didn't have to. In the U.S. Senate, he'll work to expand access to mental
health services for veterans of all ages, adapt job training opportunities to the workplaces of the future, and provide support to the nearly 500 Missouri veterans experiencing homelessness.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Jobs:
Pro-union, raise minimum wage to $15/hour
Lucas supports passing the PRO Act, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, strengthening the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and ending government-section pay discrimination against Americans with disabilities.
As Senator, he'll also fight back against the outsourcing and privatization of essential services provided by public employees in federal, state, and local governments.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Social Security:
Strengthen Social Security, fight back against privatization
Social Security is one of the few areas where everyday Americans have power. But even when it's still not enough for far too many seniors to keep up with the rising costs of living, Wall Street corporations have kept up their attempts at privatization,
hoping to turn a profit by gambling your contributions on the market. Lucas will fight back against these attacks and work to strengthen Social Security so that seniors have the power to retire comfortably and with dignity.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Aug 12, 2021
On Budget & Economy:
We can create a Marshall Plan for the Midwest
Together, we can stop printing money for Wall Street and start funding our schools. We can create a Marshall Plan for the Midwest to rebuild our forgotten towns and cities. We can fix our roads. We can make our communities safer and our homes
and businesses more energy-efficient. We can address racial inequity by demanding an agenda that puts working people first, and that stops the Washington special interests from calling the shots.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Mar 10, 2021
On Corporations:
Monopolies keep us divided because together we have power
I work for a non-profit fighting corporate monopoly power that has bulldozed over our communities. We fight big ag, pharmaceutical cartels, and the wall street profiteers who have been tearing us up--the monopoly corporations
and politicians who do everything they can to keep us divided because together, we have power.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Mar 10, 2021
On Homeland Security:
Money spent on Iraq & Afghanistan should've been spent here
When I came back from Iraq, the first house I'd ever lived in was bulldozed down, and it's now an empty lot. When I came back from Afghanistan, the house I lived in when I joined the Marine Corps was vacant and starting to fall apart. The whole time
my buddies and I were risking our lives and our country was spending trillions of dollars trying to build up these other countries we should have been spending our money, blood, and sweat on towns like St. Joe, St. Louis, and Jefferson City.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website LucasKunce.com
Mar 10, 2021
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