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Government and public policy
Candidate positionCindy will fight for all Kansans — to make Kansas more affordable, to make our schools strong for our kids, and to protect seniors, veterans, and farmers.
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Cindy will fight for all Kansans — to make Kansas more affordable, to make our schools strong for our kids, and to protect seniors, veterans, and farmers.
Energy, utilities, and natural resources
Candidate positionEvery hard-working Kansan should be able to support their family. As Governor, Cindy will focus on keeping costs down on the essentials — like healthcare, childcare, groceries, and gas — so people don’t have to struggle so hard to get by. She’ll work to make essential family products like diapers tax-free, too.
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Every hard-working Kansan should be able to support their family. As Governor, Cindy will focus on keeping costs down on the essentials — like healthcare, childcare, groceries, and gas — so people don’t have to struggle so hard to get by. She’ll work to make essential family products like diapers tax-free, too.
Labor and workers' rights
Candidate positionJobs should pay enough to live on. Cindy is already working to increase the state minimum wage to $16, and to let higher-cost cities and counties set higher minimums so people can keep up. And she’ll fight to make sure that when people need to miss work because they’re sick, they don’t have to go without pay.
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Jobs should pay enough to live on. Cindy is already working to increase the state minimum wage to $16, and to let higher-cost cities and counties set higher minimums so people can keep up. And she’ll fight to make sure that when people need to miss work because they’re sick, they don’t have to go without pay.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionCindy aims to lower residential property tax assessment rates from 11.5% to 9.0%, providing significant tax relief for homeowners across all income levels. She’ll add exemptions to our tax system, too, to make sure that the property tax burden doesn’t push seniors and disabled veterans out of their homes.
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Cindy aims to lower residential property tax assessment rates from 11.5% to 9.0%, providing significant tax relief for homeowners across all income levels. She’ll add exemptions to our tax system, too, to make sure that the property tax burden doesn’t push seniors and disabled veterans out of their homes.
Energy, utilities, and natural resources
Candidate positionCindy has called for a moratorium on new giant corporate data centers — which raise our energy costs and put our farmland and water supplies at risk, often in exchange for taxpayer handouts — until we can set up guardrails to protect our environment, our jobs, and our budgets.
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Cindy has called for a moratorium on new giant corporate data centers — which raise our energy costs and put our farmland and water supplies at risk, often in exchange for taxpayer handouts — until we can set up guardrails to protect our environment, our jobs, and our budgets.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionEvery working family should be able to afford a place to raise their kids, but for too many, wages and salaries aren’t keeping up with the cost of housing. Cindy will fight to build more affordable housing in communities that need it. And she’ll fight for fairness for renters as well as homeowners, so if they make a late payment, they’re not at risk of losing their homes.
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Every working family should be able to afford a place to raise their kids, but for too many, wages and salaries aren’t keeping up with the cost of housing. Cindy will fight to build more affordable housing in communities that need it. And she’ll fight for fairness for renters as well as homeowners, so if they make a late payment, they’re not at risk of losing their homes.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionAs the mother of three Kansas public school graduates, Cindy knows that every child deserves the best start in life. Cindy’s working to expand special education funding, to make sure all Kansas kids get the opportunities they deserve. And she aims to make school lunch free for every student, to make sure our kids can show up to learn without worrying about their next meal.
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As the mother of three Kansas public school graduates, Cindy knows that every child deserves the best start in life. Cindy’s working to expand special education funding, to make sure all Kansas kids get the opportunities they deserve. And she aims to make school lunch free for every student, to make sure our kids can show up to learn without worrying about their next meal.
Health care and public health
Candidate positionCindy will protect these critical programs to ensure that no matter who you are or where you come from, you have the support to live a good life, stay healthy, and retire with dignity. She’s also determined to make Medicaid available to more low- and moderate-income Kansans, which Kansas GOP extremists have refused to do over and over.
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Cindy will protect these critical programs to ensure that no matter who you are or where you come from, you have the support to live a good life, stay healthy, and retire with dignity. She’s also determined to make Medicaid available to more low- and moderate-income Kansans, which Kansas GOP extremists have refused to do over and over.
Elections, ethics, and government accountability
Candidate positionKansas should create an independent panel for redistricting, and prohibit mid-decade redistricting to help ensure GOP extremists can’t hijack our state. Cindy also believes in enacting term limits and limiting corporate PAC money in elections to break the power of entrenched politicians and special interests.
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Kansas should create an independent panel for redistricting, and prohibit mid-decade redistricting to help ensure GOP extremists can’t hijack our state. Cindy also believes in enacting term limits and limiting corporate PAC money in elections to break the power of entrenched politicians and special interests.
Labor and workers' rights
Candidate positionImmediate income increases for workers earning entry-level wages, providing immediate purchasing power and economic stability. Allow municipalities to raise the minimum wage higher to keep up with cost of living differences across the state. Regularly assess the minimum wage to ensure that wages keep up with cost of living.
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Immediate income increases for workers earning entry-level wages, providing immediate purchasing power and economic stability. Allow municipalities to raise the minimum wage higher to keep up with cost of living differences across the state. Regularly assess the minimum wage to ensure that wages keep up with cost of living.
Labor and workers' rights
Candidate positionEconomic security that prevents lost wages when workers must miss work due to illness, protecting both health and household income. Repeal right to work.
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Economic security that prevents lost wages when workers must miss work due to illness, protecting both health and household income. Repeal right to work.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionLower residential property assessment rates from 11.5% to 9.0%, lowering annual tax burdens and providing significant property tax relief for homeowners across all income levels. Establish a task force to determine other avenues for property tax relief.
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Lower residential property assessment rates from 11.5% to 9.0%, lowering annual tax burdens and providing significant property tax relief for homeowners across all income levels. Establish a task force to determine other avenues for property tax relief.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionFund general education and special education to avoid shifting obligation to localities using property taxes.
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Fund general education and special education to avoid shifting obligation to localities using property taxes.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionWhile the state has made progress funding general education, special education has still been underfunded. Fully funding special education would ensure that all classrooms across the state have the resources they need and all Kansas kids get the opportunities they deserve.
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While the state has made progress funding general education, special education has still been underfunded. Fully funding special education would ensure that all classrooms across the state have the resources they need and all Kansas kids get the opportunities they deserve.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionFully fund Special Education using the savings from expanding Medicaid and new tax revenue from sales of medical marijuana.
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Fully fund Special Education using the savings from expanding Medicaid and new tax revenue from sales of medical marijuana.
Education and workforce development
Candidate positionLower costs and expand treatment options for patients, reducing reliance on expensive pharmaceutical interventions. Unlock new revenue for the state to fully fund special education. Study the effects of legalization of recreational marijuana on neighboring states.
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Lower costs and expand treatment options for patients, reducing reliance on expensive pharmaceutical interventions. Unlock new revenue for the state to fully fund special education. Study the effects of legalization of recreational marijuana on neighboring states.
Legalizing Recreational and Medicinal Cannabis
Candidate positionMost Kansas voters think marijuana should be legal in our state, but because it isn’t, Kansans buy it out of state. Legalizing it here at home would raise money for schools and public services, build an industry in Kansas of farmers and small businesses, and end the criminalization of behavior that is already legal in many neighboring states.
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Most Kansas voters think marijuana should be legal in our state, but because it isn’t, Kansans buy it out of state. Legalizing it here at home would raise money for schools and public services, build an industry in Kansas of farmers and small businesses, and end the criminalization of behavior that is already legal in many neighboring states.
