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2026 Mississippi U.S. House — District 3 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Mississippi Secretary of State — Candidate Qualifying List
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Office: U.S. House District 3
Name: Michael A. Chiaradio
Party: Democratic
General Election: November 3, 2026
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FEC committee ID: C00907386
FEC committee name: MICHAEL A. CHIARADIO FOR CONGRESS 2026, INC.
Published email: [email protected]
Published website: https://michaelachiaradio.com/
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Simply raising taxes or cutting spending does not solve our problems. We need better spending that invests in our people.
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Simply raising taxes or cutting spending does not solve our problems. We need better spending that invests in our people.
We can ensure that American agriculture remains a cornerstone of our economy and a source of prosperity for generations to come.
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We can ensure that American agriculture remains a cornerstone of our economy and a source of prosperity for generations to come.
America’s growing need for quality healthcare gives the United States a chance to build assets that strengthen our healthcare industry.
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America’s growing need for quality healthcare gives the United States a chance to build assets that strengthen our healthcare industry.
Expand American factories, farms, and infrastructure
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Expand American factories, farms, and infrastructure
Support industries that increase our global competitiveness
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Support industries that increase our global competitiveness
America’s future depends on our federal government’s ability to invest in factories, farms, and infrastructure. We, as a nation, can and must produce more.
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America’s future depends on our federal government’s ability to invest in factories, farms, and infrastructure. We, as a nation, can and must produce more.
We also need to invest more in our consumer base by broadening the social safety net. An economy can only reach its maximum potential when its people have the financial security to participate fully and freely in the marketplace. For too long, public resources have been directed toward distant priorities and special interests while many Americans have been left behind.
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We also need to invest more in our consumer base by broadening the social safety net. An economy can only reach its maximum potential when its people have the financial security to participate fully and freely in the marketplace. For too long, public resources have been directed toward distant priorities and special interests while many Americans have been left behind.
Free markets will function best when we support them with timely public policy that helps strengthen our global competitive position.
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Free markets will function best when we support them with timely public policy that helps strengthen our global competitive position.
By investing wisely in our consumers and in our productive capacities, we can put our economy back on sustainable footing over time and begin stabilizing our budget deficits and national debt in a way that will ensure economic stability for generations to come.
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By investing wisely in our consumers and in our productive capacities, we can put our economy back on sustainable footing over time and begin stabilizing our budget deficits and national debt in a way that will ensure economic stability for generations to come.
Expand low-cost access to healthcare
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Expand low-cost access to healthcare
Reduce out-of-pocket costs and premiums
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Reduce out-of-pocket costs and premiums
Invest in modern medical facilities
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Invest in modern medical facilities
Improve health outcomes and protect dignity in old age
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Improve health outcomes and protect dignity in old age
We must embrace the fact that, as more Americans live longer, there will be a growing need for spending on quality healthcare.
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We must embrace the fact that, as more Americans live longer, there will be a growing need for spending on quality healthcare.
The key is to cultivate a workforce of American medical professionals and to develop long-term assets such as modern medical facilities and hospitals in the process. These investments position America to be a global leader in healthcare delivery and they create high-quality jobs in communities across the country. Healthcare cost assistance is also one of the most effective ways to strengthen the social safety net and invest in the American consumer. However, our main focus should always be to steadily improve health outcomes for our people and to ensure that every American can age with dignity, security, and access to the care they deserve.
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The key is to cultivate a workforce of American medical professionals and to develop long-term assets such as modern medical facilities and hospitals in the process. These investments position America to be a global leader in healthcare delivery and they create high-quality jobs in communities across the country. Healthcare cost assistance is also one of the most effective ways to strengthen the social safety net and invest in the American consumer. However, our main focus should always be to steadily improve health outcomes for our people and to ensure that every American can age with dignity, security, and access to the care they deserve.
Invest in modern infrastructure
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Invest in modern infrastructure
If the United States is to compete in the decades ahead, we must make coordinated investments that expand our productive capacity and our communities at the same time.
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If the United States is to compete in the decades ahead, we must make coordinated investments that expand our productive capacity and our communities at the same time.
By expanding USDA homebuilding programs, investing in modern infrastructure, and strengthening small producers across the agricultural value chain, we can build new towns, revitalize old ones, and create pathways to asset ownership for American families.
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By expanding USDA homebuilding programs, investing in modern infrastructure, and strengthening small producers across the agricultural value chain, we can build new towns, revitalize old ones, and create pathways to asset ownership for American families.
Together, these investments will create jobs, support businesses, and give our people the stable foundation they need to thrive. This is how we ensure the United States does not slowly decline like the great nations of the past but instead can stand in defiance against the crushing onslaught of time.
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Together, these investments will create jobs, support businesses, and give our people the stable foundation they need to thrive. This is how we ensure the United States does not slowly decline like the great nations of the past but instead can stand in defiance against the crushing onslaught of time.
Improve national security and lower food inflation
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Improve national security and lower food inflation
Support a more diverse mix of crops and livestock
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Support a more diverse mix of crops and livestock
Lower capital barriers for small farmers
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Lower capital barriers for small farmers
One of the most important ways we can protect America’s competitive position is to strengthen domestic food production. Many decades of inattentive policy have caused high food prices and created a more vulnerable supply chain.
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One of the most important ways we can protect America’s competitive position is to strengthen domestic food production. Many decades of inattentive policy have caused high food prices and created a more vulnerable supply chain.
Our policy should encourage farmers to grow a more diverse range of crops and livestock and allow access to value-added markets, which will unlock significant revenue opportunities. We can also provide favorable loans, qualified debt forgiveness, and expanded rental programs to help farms more easily access the specialized machinery they need to adapt in changing markets.
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Our policy should encourage farmers to grow a more diverse range of crops and livestock and allow access to value-added markets, which will unlock significant revenue opportunities. We can also provide favorable loans, qualified debt forgiveness, and expanded rental programs to help farms more easily access the specialized machinery they need to adapt in changing markets.
As profitable small farms gradually increase production nationwide, our existing large producers will use their economies of scale to stabilize food prices domestically and increase our exports.
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As profitable small farms gradually increase production nationwide, our existing large producers will use their economies of scale to stabilize food prices domestically and increase our exports.
Protect against extreme weather and cyberattacks
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Protect against extreme weather and cyberattacks
A strong federal commitment to grid resilience is essential. America’s power grid is widely considered a national security risk due to its aging infrastructure, increasing electricity demands, and vulnerabilities to extreme weather.
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A strong federal commitment to grid resilience is essential. America’s power grid is widely considered a national security risk due to its aging infrastructure, increasing electricity demands, and vulnerabilities to extreme weather.
Only the United States government has the scale, coordination, and resources to lead an effort of this magnitude. We must replace infrastructure that is decades past its designed lifespan and invest in modern transmission lines, storm-hardened equipment, and advanced cybersecurity systems that keep electricity flowing even in the face of disaster or attack.
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Only the United States government has the scale, coordination, and resources to lead an effort of this magnitude. We must replace infrastructure that is decades past its designed lifespan and invest in modern transmission lines, storm-hardened equipment, and advanced cybersecurity systems that keep electricity flowing even in the face of disaster or attack.
By upgrading and securing our ability to reliably transmit energy from all sources, under any circumstances, we protect our people from outages and price shocks while also creating skilled jobs in construction, engineering, and technology.
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By upgrading and securing our ability to reliably transmit energy from all sources, under any circumstances, we protect our people from outages and price shocks while also creating skilled jobs in construction, engineering, and technology.
Protect critical industries from unfair competition
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Protect critical industries from unfair competition
Reduce the cost of trade to stabilize prices
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Reduce the cost of trade to stabilize prices
The strength of the United States lies in our ability to work together, both at home and with the world. Every country must protect its vital industries but maintaining cooperation between nations has never been more important.
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The strength of the United States lies in our ability to work together, both at home and with the world. Every country must protect its vital industries but maintaining cooperation between nations has never been more important.
Tariffs also divert resources away from more productive uses, ultimately degrading our industrial and technological advantages. Highly effective trade policy should instead seek to achieve economic sustainability by focusing on our unique opportunities and strengths.
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Tariffs also divert resources away from more productive uses, ultimately degrading our industrial and technological advantages. Highly effective trade policy should instead seek to achieve economic sustainability by focusing on our unique opportunities and strengths.
Improve foreign policy to reduce mass migration
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Improve foreign policy to reduce mass migration
Maintain robust border security to protect communities
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Maintain robust border security to protect communities
The United States can grow stronger through well-managed immigration but only if we first invest in the infrastructure to support it. Past failures in domestic and foreign policy have left our economy less prepared to handle growth, with insufficient housing, schools, and healthcare to support new arrivals.
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The United States can grow stronger through well-managed immigration but only if we first invest in the infrastructure to support it. Past failures in domestic and foreign policy have left our economy less prepared to handle growth, with insufficient housing, schools, and healthcare to support new arrivals.
Limited legal immigration can fuel business development, consumer spending, and innovation. But these benefits require a strong domestic foundation, which includes robust border security to protect our communities.
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Limited legal immigration can fuel business development, consumer spending, and innovation. But these benefits require a strong domestic foundation, which includes robust border security to protect our communities.
By pairing growth with planning, investment, and security, we can create a sustainable, orderly immigration system that strengthens our economy and ensures America remains the destination for the world’s best businesses and talent.
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By pairing growth with planning, investment, and security, we can create a sustainable, orderly immigration system that strengthens our economy and ensures America remains the destination for the world’s best businesses and talent.
Use federal investment to grow production
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Use federal investment to grow production
America needs a balanced tax plan that combines moderate ordinary income taxes with a corporate tax system that limits loopholes and remains competitive with other nations.
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America needs a balanced tax plan that combines moderate ordinary income taxes with a corporate tax system that limits loopholes and remains competitive with other nations.
To help combat the excessive asset concentration that burdens our economy, our corporate tax plan should better incentivize companies to distribute cash to American citizens and, if tax rates increase, it should allow companies to avoid higher rates if they meet targets for broader stock ownership.
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To help combat the excessive asset concentration that burdens our economy, our corporate tax plan should better incentivize companies to distribute cash to American citizens and, if tax rates increase, it should allow companies to avoid higher rates if they meet targets for broader stock ownership.
Material tax increases should be limited in the short term while the federal government commits significant investment to form industrial capital using debt. Our focus should be to increase real domestic production enough that it will more than offset the weakening purchasing power of our currency over time.
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Material tax increases should be limited in the short term while the federal government commits significant investment to form industrial capital using debt. Our focus should be to increase real domestic production enough that it will more than offset the weakening purchasing power of our currency over time.
Help more Americans fully participate in the economy
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Help more Americans fully participate in the economy
Stabilize the national debt with sustainable production
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Stabilize the national debt with sustainable production
Focus on American communities, not special interests
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Focus on American communities, not special interests
Train more healthcare workers
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Train more healthcare workers
Every American should have access to high quality preventive and curative healthcare at a low cost. But today, out-of-pocket expenses are an enormous financial risk and premium costs strain household budgets, thereby weakening our economy.
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Every American should have access to high quality preventive and curative healthcare at a low cost. But today, out-of-pocket expenses are an enormous financial risk and premium costs strain household budgets, thereby weakening our economy.
Expand homebuilding
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Expand homebuilding
Anchor rural growth with small businesses
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Anchor rural growth with small businesses
Stabilize America’s macroeconomic trajectory
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Stabilize America’s macroeconomic trajectory
Refine production to better meet export demand
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Refine production to better meet export demand
Strengthen the grid through federal investment
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Strengthen the grid through federal investment
Upgrade aging infrastructure
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Upgrade aging infrastructure
Prevent future blackouts and price spikes
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Prevent future blackouts and price spikes
Reverse policies that have increased division
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Reverse policies that have increased division
Cultivate America’s competitive advantages
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Cultivate America’s competitive advantages
Attain peace through collaboration, not just strength
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Attain peace through collaboration, not just strength
For trade to work, the cost of exchanging must remain low. When barriers like tariffs are imposed, they disrupt this natural process by raising costs and reducing incentives to trade.
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For trade to work, the cost of exchanging must remain low. When barriers like tariffs are imposed, they disrupt this natural process by raising costs and reducing incentives to trade.
Build a sustainable, orderly immigration system
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Build a sustainable, orderly immigration system
Match new arrivals with existing infrastructure
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Match new arrivals with existing infrastructure
Attract global talent
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Attract global talent
Maintain globally competitive tax rates
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Maintain globally competitive tax rates
Limit corporate loopholes
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Limit corporate loopholes
Incentivize more Americans to own stock
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Incentivize more Americans to own stock
Avoid rapid tax increases
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Avoid rapid tax increases
Foster communication with China
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Foster communication with China
Compete aggressively yet cooperatively
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Compete aggressively yet cooperatively
Promote peaceful compromise in Taiwan
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Promote peaceful compromise in Taiwan
Avoid confrontational tactics
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Avoid confrontational tactics
Promote shared prosperity
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Promote shared prosperity
Americans should not view the People’s Republic of China as an adversary. Instead, we must foster better communication, including military-to-military dialogues, and build a relationship rooted in mutual understanding and respect. While fierce competition will likely define our relationship with China for decades, our approach should be to compete aggressively yet cooperatively. Rather than treating Taiwan as an asset of the United States, we should seek a workable compromise that protects the dignity of all parties involved. Together, the United States and China can accomplish far more than we ever could apart, sustaining global leadership and shared prosperity for generations to come. We must advance not through confrontational tactics but by working in harmony with evolving economies around the world. Attempts to manipulate trade deals or isolate competitors will only harm us both in the long term.
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Americans should not view the People’s Republic of China as an adversary. Instead, we must foster better communication, including military-to-military dialogues, and build a relationship rooted in mutual understanding and respect. While fierce competition will likely define our relationship with China for decades, our approach should be to compete aggressively yet cooperatively. Rather than treating Taiwan as an asset of the United States, we should seek a workable compromise that protects the dignity of all parties involved. Together, the United States and China can accomplish far more than we ever could apart, sustaining global leadership and shared prosperity for generations to come. We must advance not through confrontational tactics but by working in harmony with evolving economies around the world. Attempts to manipulate trade deals or isolate competitors will only harm us both in the long term.
Protect judicial independence
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Protect judicial independence
Keep the Fed free from politics
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Keep the Fed free from politics
Limit special interest power
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Limit special interest power
Strengthen congressional authority
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Strengthen congressional authority
Make emergency power more accountable
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Make emergency power more accountable
Just as our courts must be independent, an independent Federal Reserve allows the economy to be guided by economic realities rather than short-term political pressure.
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Just as our courts must be independent, an independent Federal Reserve allows the economy to be guided by economic realities rather than short-term political pressure.
Additionally, excessive lobbying has weakened the voice of ordinary Americans. We must impose meaningful limits on the influence of special interests.
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Additionally, excessive lobbying has weakened the voice of ordinary Americans. We must impose meaningful limits on the influence of special interests.
That same principle applies to executive power. Emergency powers must be reviewed by Congress within a defined period, such as 90 days, and lawmaking must return to elected representatives rather than being shaped primarily by federal agencies.
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That same principle applies to executive power. Emergency powers must be reviewed by Congress within a defined period, such as 90 days, and lawmaking must return to elected representatives rather than being shaped primarily by federal agencies.
Expand housing assistance
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Expand housing assistance
Prioritize housing without preconditions
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Prioritize housing without preconditions
Address mental health and addiction
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Address mental health and addiction
Make communities safer
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Make communities safer
While most Americans picture a long-term unsheltered individual when they think of homelessness, the reality is that most people experience it temporarily due to a lost job or medical crisis. For this reason, and for the overall health of our economy, the United States must expand rental and mortgage assistance nationwide. When families are no longer burdened by housing insecurity, more income will flow through local communities and create greater financial stability. However, chronic homelessness also remains a persistent issue. For these individuals, stable housing must come first because the practical reality of their situation often traps them in addiction and makes it nearly impossible for them to hold a job. The chronically homeless need a permanent residence that provides safety, for themselves and others, and the foundation needed to address mental health and addiction. Homelessness is a solvable problem that can be addressed with coordinated investment. By making housing security a national priority, we can strengthen communities and build a more productive society.
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While most Americans picture a long-term unsheltered individual when they think of homelessness, the reality is that most people experience it temporarily due to a lost job or medical crisis. For this reason, and for the overall health of our economy, the United States must expand rental and mortgage assistance nationwide. When families are no longer burdened by housing insecurity, more income will flow through local communities and create greater financial stability. However, chronic homelessness also remains a persistent issue. For these individuals, stable housing must come first because the practical reality of their situation often traps them in addiction and makes it nearly impossible for them to hold a job. The chronically homeless need a permanent residence that provides safety, for themselves and others, and the foundation needed to address mental health and addiction. Homelessness is a solvable problem that can be addressed with coordinated investment. By making housing security a national priority, we can strengthen communities and build a more productive society.
Build trust and respect for police
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Build trust and respect for police
Limit unfairly stacked charges
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Limit unfairly stacked charges
Ensure fair plea negotiations
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Ensure fair plea negotiations
Expand mental health and addiction alternatives
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Expand mental health and addiction alternatives
That begins with our police, who play a vital role in protecting communities. Building respect and trust between law enforcement and residents is essential. The federal government can support states with funding for accountability measures such as body-worn cameras and automated reporting systems to improve transparency and public confidence.
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That begins with our police, who play a vital role in protecting communities. Building respect and trust between law enforcement and residents is essential. The federal government can support states with funding for accountability measures such as body-worn cameras and automated reporting systems to improve transparency and public confidence.
We must also expand mental health and addiction services as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders. Making it easier for reformed individuals to clear their records strengthens economic opportunity and community stability.
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We must also expand mental health and addiction services as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenders. Making it easier for reformed individuals to clear their records strengthens economic opportunity and community stability.
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Candidate ID: H6MS03228
Name: CHIARADIO, MICHAEL ALEXIS
Office: House
State: MS
District: MS03
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
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Total disbursements: $132190.87
Cash on hand: $23208.46
Debts owed by committee: $17149.09
Candidate contributions: $627.00
Loans made by candidate: $17149.09
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