Kathy Lewis on the issues in Florida: education, health care, poverty, gun ownership and the environment
EXCLUSIVE: The Florida primary is on August 28, the race for State Senator District 20 has voters scrambling to learn about the candidates, so the Global Dispatch had an exclusive interview with one of the Democrat candidates, Kathy Lewis.
Kathy Lewis
Lewis is driven by her struggles to care for autistic daughter and the state bureaucracy, listing “her top three priorities would be improving the health care system, increasing funding for public schools and raising the minimum wage” and “I know firsthand how a quality education can help lift people out of poverty. I grew up incredibly poor.”
Check out the interview below as she expands and explains her ideas, what motivates her and what voters can expect from her if she is elected to work in Tallahassee.
Kathy’s Priorities (from her site)
– Eliminating fraud and waste in our healthcare system
– Creating a living wage of at least $15/hour for all workers, including restaurant workers
– Fully funding our public schools to ensure all children have access to a quality education
– Protecting our environment by conserving our land and punishing polluters who threaten our water
– Closing the gun show loophole on background checks and banning the sale of assault-style weapons
You can hear more about Kathy’s priorities by listening to this podcast.
We will be reaching to both candidates for further clarification and followup statements.
