Gubernatorial campaign websites: on Welfare & Poverty


Brenda Siegel: Create a plan that meets needs of housing crisis

Source: 2022 Vermont Governor campaign website BrendaForvermont.com Aug 14, 2022

Christine Drazan: Work with non-profits, faith community on homelessness

The problem of Oregonians living on our streets has exploded. I will address the root causes of homelessness--addiction, mental health, and affordability--and work with our nonprofits, the faith community, and local governments to get people off the streets. We must help those looking for assistance. And when people commit criminal behavior, I will ensure they are prosecuted instead of given a pass.
Source: 2022 Oregon Governor campaign website ChristineForOregon.com Mar 3, 2022

Doug Gansler: Provide economic incentives to address housing affordability

Provide local governments with the planning tools and economic incentives to address housing affordability without sprawl, through investment in multi-family housing, amended height restrictions on multi-family units, redevelopment of vacant and abandoned properties and repurposing of vacant commercial and office space.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website DougGansler.com Dec 29, 2021

Josh Green: Eliminate red tape to speed up affordable housing

Immediately issue an executive order to all state and county housing agencies to speed up construction of affordable housing by eliminating red tape, streamlining processes and approvals, and coordinating efforts to address the crisis.

Create an Office of Emergency Housing to serve as a "one stop shop" to eliminate bureaucratic red tape and provide faster services and approvals.

Source: 2022 Hawaii Governor campaign website JoshGreenForHawaii.com Aug 17, 2022

Kai Kahele: Prioritize affordable homes for local families and residents

We must prioritize selling affordable homes to local families and residents. My strategy as governor would include: building targeted workforce housing; developing fee mechanisms through tax-exempt bonds and bond activity caps; and building out housing plans specific to urban Honolulu and the rest of the state. Moreover, state and county trusts must be ready to purchase more land in the event of another housing market crisis.
Source: 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial campaign website KaiKahele.com May 12, 2022

Katie Hobbs: Combine assistance programs under fewer agencies

Katie Hobbs will order a probe of all government agencies in search of inefficient, duplicative, and wasteful spending. Hobbs will expect a report from each department on these inefficiencies and a plan to eliminate them. This will help lower costs for everyday Arizonans and ensure every tax dollar is being thoughtfully used to improve the lives of the citizens we serve.

We need to cut government bloat to ensure everyday Arizonans are able to get assistance and lower costs for Arizona taxpayers. Families often interact with several state agencies to receive critical assistance, including the Department of Economic Security, Department of Child Safety, AHCCCS, and the Department of Housing. She will combine life changing services under fewer agencies to make government efficient for families to get the help they need.

Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org Dec 20, 2021

Nan Whaley: Protect tenants, reduce the number of evictions

Even before the COVID-19 crisis, Nan recognized that evictions were a major problem in Dayton. So she brought together a diverse set of stakeholders to create a task force to help keep people in their homes. This work led to aggressive new laws in the city that will protect tenants and reduce the number of evictions.
Source: 2022 Ohio Governor campaign website NanWhaleyForOhio.com Apr 6, 2021

Nellie Gorbea: Fully fund school lunch and breakfast programs

Use state and federal funds to fully fund school lunch and breakfast to children at all publicly funded schools. No child should go hungry. Meals can feed the body, the soul and the mind. Breaking bread with each other has been a long-time strategy for community building.
Source: 2022 Rhode Island Governor campaign website NellieGorbea.com Jun 26, 2022

Rushern Baker: Affordable housing is a right

Affordable housing is a right. Studies show that affordable housing means more money spent in local communities, a healthier population, and a decrease in childhood poverty. It helps restore dignity in the homeless population by serving as a bridge to improved quality of life. This can only be accomplished with dedication to fair housing principles that address pervasive stereotyping and systemic bias lurking in rental and lending practices.
Source: 2022 Maryland Governor campaign website RushernBaker.com Jun 24, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz: Make investments aimed at ending homelessness

Make investments aimed at ending homelessness, including in more transitional housing support and longer-term housing paired with supportive services for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and/or mental illness.
Source: 2022 TK Gubernatorial campaign website TK.com Apr 15, 2022

Wes Moore: Prioritize environmental justice for low-income communities

Prioritize environmental justice for the low-income communities and communities of color facing the worst effects of climate change by taking action to address extreme heat, improve access to cleaner public transit, increase tree canopy cover to reduce pollution and cool the climate, and ensure equitable access to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com Jul 24, 2022

Tim Walz: $1 billion investment in affordable housing

INCREASING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Governor Walz signed a historic $1 billion investment in housing into law--building a foundation for safety, stability, and economic growth across the state. Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan also took new action to protect tenants' rights.

CUTTING CHILD POVERTY: Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan established a nation-leading child tax credit to cut child poverty in Minnesota by up to one-third.

Source: 2022 Minnesota Governor campaign website mn.gov/Governor Aug 6, 2024

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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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