Ellen will fight for us.
She will take on important issues such as health care, fair wages, the environment, affordable housing, veterans’ issues, and protecting our democracy.
Access to Affordable Health Care for all Americans
“Medicare for all who want it”
Lower prescription drug prices
Increase treatment options for opioid and other addictions
Support hospitals in rural and underserved urban areas
Incentivize doctors and nurses to serve where needed
Fair Wages
Champion employees’ rights to unionize and engage in collective bargaining
Restrict “free rider” legislation that lets workers refuse to pay fair share of union costs
Support fair wages for employees and raise the minimum wage to better meet basic needs
Affordable Housing
Establish public-private partnerships to develop a stable supply of low cost housing
Improve Section 8 and low income housing tax credit opportunities
Support interventions to prevent homelessness and better programs to help the homeless
Clean and Green Environment
Invest in public-private partnerships for clean energy infrastructure
Strengthen clean air and water laws and regulations
Re-join the Paris accord and re-engage on international response
Support cap and trade laws regarding carbon emissions
Fund research and development for carbon capture, energy storage and other environmental solutions
Regulate refrigerants
Invest in and support sustainable farming practices
Protect Our Democracy
Tighten campaign finance laws and reverse Citizens United
Protect election systems and require a paper audit trail
Strengthen ethics rules for everyone in government
Protect voting rights
Require that nonpartisan commissions oversee redistricting
Reduce Gun Violence
Ellen is proud to be recognized as a Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action
Pass legislation for universal background checks and gun registration
Ban civilian purchase of semi-automatic rifles that are designed to work with high capacity magazines
Pass “Red flag” laws
Support in-school intervention and problem solving, the Peacekeepers Initiative and other programs to reach at-risk youth.
Criminal Justice Reform
Legalize marijuana and expunge records
Decriminalize poverty by reforming cash bail, monetary fines
“Ban the box” for screening initial employment applications
Focus on re-entry programs
Re-institute voting rights for people with felony convictions
Eliminate private prisons
Immigration Reform
Completely overhaul our immigration system and establish due process rights for immigrants
Re-establish our commitment to international human rights standards for treatment of asylum seekers
Safeguard children from incarceration, parental separation
Protect DACA recipients and provide a path to citizenship for them
Racial Justice
Stronger protections against police violence/racial profiling
Ensure that all communities have adequate access to food, health care, banking, transportation and other essential services
Increase youth engagement and opportunities
Invest in infrastructure, education, public spaces, and small businesses in communities of color
Veterans’ Issues
Support veteran’s caregivers
Provide lifelong assistance to injured/disabled veterans including rehabilitation services, accessible housing, prosthetics and top line medical care
Improve mental health care for veterans
Protect immigrant veterans and their families from deportation and provide a path to citizenship
Women’s Access to Health Care
Protect Roe v. Wade
Support Planned Parenthood and other women’s health programs that provide life-saving mammograms and general checkups
Reduce maternal and infant mortality rates
LGBTQ+ Rights
Support equality and non-discrimination in the workplace
Gender identity should be a protected class