Gubernatorial campaign websites: on Budget & Economy

Bob Stefanowski: Take a holistic approach to modernize infrastructure

Brian Dahle: COVID: stop recklessly spending billions of dollars

• Provide greater oversight and accounting of distributed funds.
• Write clawbacks into state contracts for underperforming entities like the Valencia testing lab.
• Quantify actual Return on Investment.
• Let's stop recklessly spending billions of dollars to respond to the pandemic's challenges with poor results.
• Let's help out our struggling businesses and end the constant cycle of short supply of necessary items such as rapid tests and masks.

Brian Dahle: Clawbacks in state contracts for underperforming entities

• The ISSUE: The state paid more than $20 billion in fraudulent Unemployment claims during the pandemic.
• The TRUTH: California has no plan to recoup those funds.
• The PLAN: Provide greater oversight and accounting of distributed funds. Have clawbacks written into state contracts for underperforming entities.

Chris Jones: Government not about running up bills and creating debt

Christine Drazan: Identify and prosecute waste, fraud and abuse in government

Deidre DeJear: Implement a true, comprehensive economic plan

Doug Mastriano: Propose a 2023 budget that keeps reckless spending in check

REDUCE BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT: BUDGET AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Work with the Auditor General and State Treasurer to audit and itemize the previous five year's budgets to identify areas of waste and abuse
• Propose a 2023 budget that keeps reckless spending in check

Jamie R. Smith: Promoting sustainable growth will be prioritized

Jason Martin: Work with Feds to get tax dollars for infrastructure repair

Jim Pillen: Expand broadband access to every corner of our state

Jim Pillen: There is no room for wasteful government spending

Julian Bell: Invest in urgently needed affordable workforce housing

Josh Green: State-subsidized loan program for first-time home buyers

Use vacant state lands to build affordable homes and rentals with federal, state, and private partnerships.

Kai Kahele: Promote agribusiness through community driven policies

Kandiss Taylor: Focus on economic development, Georgia Grown, infrastructure

• Georgia is the 8th Strongest Economy in the USA
• Economic development across the state, Georgia Grown, and infrastructure are three areas I will focus on.

Kandiss Taylor: Protecting Georgia farmers is nonnegotiable

Farming
• Generates over 70 BILLION for Georgia
• Farming is the oldest industry in Georgia and has been here for over 3 centuries. 1/7 jobs in Georgia are agricultural related. It's not just important for our economy, it is vital for our survival! Our soil in Georgia provides a perfect ground for a variety of food, crops, and livestock. Protecting Georgia farmers is nonnegotiable.

Kirk Caldwell: As largest landowner, state is key to building new housing

Maura Healey: Encourage entrepreneurism with Office of Economic Assistance

• Promote and expand Early College efforts, providing more young people with post-secondary success.
• Encourage entrepreneurism, especially for women and people of color by creating an Office of Economic Assistance to advise and assist in developing business plans, facilitate regulatory compliance, and help people access needed capital and borrowing.
• Partner with labor and industry to create pathways to meaningful opportunities and steady careers in important sectors.

Mia McLeod: Got SC Ports Authority to triple minority business goal

Mia McLeod: Allocate critical funds for infrastructure

Michele Fiore: We desperately need sound fiscally conservative policies

With gas prices at an all-time high & soaring inflation, we desperately need sound fiscally conservative policies.

I hope to unite all Nevadans behind our campaign for financial common sense.

Michelle Benson: Crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse

Family Budgets First: Supporting hard-working Minnesota families should always be a top priority. If you can balance your family budget, then the state should balance its budget. Government should focus on its core functions like improving roads and building critical infrastructure, making it easier to own a home, and creating a business culture that encourages private-sector jobs.

Mike Murphy: Incentivize developers to build quality senior housing

Nan Whaley: Invest in economic and neighborhood development

Nellie Gorbea: Simplify statewide process to encourage homebuilding

Peter Franchot: $5.5B in delinquent taxes; $1B in unclaimed property

By introducing new initiatives and investing in advanced technology, Peter's agency has been able to capture more than $5.5 billion in delinquent taxes over the past 10 years--ensuring that everyone is paying their fair share to allow us to make meaningful investments in schools, the Chesapeake Bay and community priorities. His state-of-the-art data warehouse has identified and collected more than $427 million in delinquent tax payments.

Peter Franchot: Led record state investments to transportation projects

Peter Franchot: Reformed procurement system increasing accountability

Peter Franchot: Bring high quality public transportation throughout state

Richard Irvin: Rein in government spending; cut taxes; balance the budget

Rushern Baker: A strong transit system with diverse options is crucial

Tim James: Cut programs, transition government jobs to private sector

Tudor Dixon: Find new ways to fund critical infrastructure and roads

• Road Repairs & Regulatory Reform: Fund road repair as a fundamental priority in the state budget and make regulatory changes to simplify and speed up road building.
• Utilize Alternative Financing Opportunities: Finding new ways to fund critical infrastructure and roads without raising taxes is possible. Michigan should use public-private partnerships and other innovative financing mechanisms where they make sense and can ease the annual burden on taxpayers.

Wes Moore: Provide Minority Business Enterprises with support

Create a resource and knowledge base to provide MBEs with assistance and best practices

Ensure MBEs have a fair shot at contracts by cracking down on the use of MBE program waivers.

William McSwain: Career politicians have overextended the state's budget

As Governor, Bill will ensure that Harrisburg focuses on fiscal discipline, ensuring adequate pension funding for our state retirees, lowering taxes, and spending taxpayer money responsibly--because if PA families have to live within our means, so should Harrisburg politicians.

Helena Foulkes: A strong supporter of the line-item veto, accountability