CAUDLE, WEST

Running for US House

D

Policy Positions

Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Climate(5)

Supports accelerating investment in clean, next-generation energy sources including renewable, storage, and grid technologies.

"Invest in Clean, Next-Generation Energy Sources: Accelerate renewable, storage, and grid technologies alongside domestic technology development and production."

Supports maintaining responsible domestic oil and gas production with protections for workers, land, and water while also investing in clean energy.

"Support a Well-Regulated American Fossil Fuel Industry: Maintain responsible domestic oil and gas production that protects workers, land, and water while strengthening energy independence."

Supports sustainable farming practices that protect soil and water, and preserving public lands and forests for long-term conservation.

"Promote Sustainable, Profitable Farming: Incentivize practices that protect soil and water without punishing farmers or reducing yields."

Supports promoting sustainable farming practices that protect soil and water, and preserving public lands and forests.

"Promote Sustainable, Profitable Farming: Incentivize practices that protect soil and water without punishing farmers or reducing yields. Protect Forests, Parks, and Working Land: Preserve public lands and forests for long-term use, conservation, recreation, and local economic benefit."

No explicit carbon reduction target or climate emissions policy is stated on this page.

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Criminal Justice(1)

Supports legalizing and regulating cannabis and hemp production with a fair tax framework and ending the War on Drugs.

"Legalize and Regulate Cannabis/Hemp Production: Establish clear, secure legalization and oversight with a fair tax framework to support farmers, fund restorative justice, and finally end the failed War of Drugs."

Economy(12)

Supports restructuring corporate tax policy to reward companies that raise wages and create domestic jobs while penalizing offshoring.

"Restructure corporate tax policy to reward companies that raise wages, provide benefits, and create jobs here at home; while penalizing shipping jobs overseas."

Supports defending workers' right to organize, enforcing safe working conditions, and fair wage standards.

"Defend the right to organize, enforce safe working conditions, and support fair wage standards without crushing small businesses."

Supports focusing federal policy on strengthening local industry and small businesses, expanding access to capital and fair federal contracts.

"Put Main Street First: Focus federal policy on strengthening local industry and small businesses instead of handing out corporate giveaways."

Supports lifting the payroll tax cap so high earners pay their fair share into Social Security and modernizing corporate contributions.

"Lift the payroll tax cap so that high earners pay their fair share and modernize corporate contributions by basing Social Security taxes on total profits to ensure long-term solvency for generations to come."

Supports the right to organize, safe working conditions, and fair wage standards.

"Protect Worker's Rights and Safety: Defend the right to organize, enforce safe working conditions, and support fair wage standards without crushing small businesses."

Supports putting Main Street first by focusing federal policy on local industry and small businesses rather than corporate giveaways, and expanding access to capital and federal contracts.

"Focus federal policy on strengthening local industry and small businesses instead of handing out corporate giveaways. Protect affordable credit, simplify lending, and ensure small businesses have fair access to federal contracts."

Supports policies that defend American manufacturing and penalize offshoring of jobs.

"Reward Work, Not Offshoring: Restructure corporate tax policy to reward companies that raise wages, provide benefits, and create jobs here at home; while penalizing shipping jobs overseas."

Supports negotiating trade agreements that protect American manufacturing and middle-class jobs.

"Negotiate Trade that Protects Workers: Defend American manufacturing and middle-class jobs."

Supports building a bottom-up economy that starts with worker wages and job security rather than executive pay.

"Build a Bottom-Up Economy: Make economic growth start with worker's wages and job security, not executive pay and shareholder profits."

No explicit position stated on the federal deficit or debt reduction.

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No explicit position on cryptocurrency or fintech regulation is stated on this page.

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No explicit position on federal deficit or debt is stated on this page.

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Education(5)

Supports strong public education funding as the bedrock of the middle class, including transportation, nutritious meals, and academic support in every public school.

"Public Education is the Bedrock of the Middle Class: A strong public education system is the most reliable engine of opportunity and upward mobility in America. Support the Whole Child: Provide transportation, nutritious meals, and academic support in every public school so learning is not limited by zip code or income."

Supports strong public education funding including transportation, nutrition, and academic support in every public school.

"Support the Whole Child: Provide transportation, nutritious meals, and academic support in every public school so learning is not limited by zip code or income."

Supports free retraining, apprenticeships, and trade certifications through community colleges aligned with real labor needs.

"Free Workforce Training: Guarantee free retraining, apprenticeships, and trade certifications aligned with real labor needs through community colleges and employers."

Supports strong public education funding, providing transportation, nutritious meals, and academic support in every public school.

"Public Education is the Bedrock of the Middle Class: A strong public education system is the most reliable engine of opportunity and upward mobility in America."

Implicitly supports investing in the education workforce by treating skilled trades and education as essential, respected professions.

"Treat Skilled Trades as Essential Careers: Invest in trades as respected, high-skill professions that power local economies and upward mobility."

Guns(1)

References protecting the full protections of the Constitution, implicitly including the Second Amendment, though no specific gun policy is outlined.

"the pillars that once made our country strong - public education, healthcare, small businesses and local companies, worker's rights, and the full protections of our Constitution - have been worn down so badly they're barely recognizable."

Healthcare(8)

Supports defending and strengthening the ACA by expanding access, protecting subsidies, and stabilizing coverage especially in rural communities.

"Defend and Strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA: Expand access, protect subsidies, and stabilize coverage; especially in rural and underserved communities."

Supports expanding mental health and addiction care access, establishing expert treatment facilities, and supporting harm reduction practices.

"Treat Mental Health and Addiction as Public Health Priorities: Expand access to care, establish expert treatment facilities, and support harm and risk reduction practices."

Supports lowering prescription drug prices and capping out-of-pocket costs for working families.

"Cap Costs for Working Families: Lower prescription drug prices and cap out-of-pocket cost so care is affordable."

Supports lowering prescription drug prices and capping out-of-pocket costs to make care affordable for working families.

"Lower prescription drug prices and cap out-of-pocket cost so care is affordable."

Supports universal access to basic preventative and primary care at low cost.

"Universal Access to Basic Care: Guarantee low-cost preventative and primary care so problems are caught early."

Supports treating healthcare as a public good and guaranteeing universal access to basic preventative and primary care.

"Treat Healthcare as a Public Good: End profit-driven care and put patient's health ahead of corporate margins. Universal Access to Basic Care: Guarantee low-cost preventative and primary care so problems are caught early."

Supports treating healthcare as a public good and guaranteeing universal access to low-cost preventative and primary care.

"Treat Healthcare as a Public Good: End profit-driven care and put patient's health ahead of corporate margins."

Supports keeping medical decisions between patients and doctors, eliminating insurance and political interference in private medical decisions.

"Keep Decisions Between Patients and Doctors: Eliminate insurance and political interference in private medical decisions."

Immigration(6)

Supports establishing legal, affordable, structured pathways to citizenship for long-term, law-abiding immigrants who work and pay taxes.

"Create Clear, Earned Pathways to Citizenship: Establish legal, affordable, structured pathways to citizenship for long-term, law-abiding immigrants who work, pay taxes, and contribute to their communities."

Supports investing in border security, technology, and staffing while simultaneously expanding lawful visas tied to workforce needs.

"Secure the Border & Fix the Legal System at the Same Time: Invest in border security, technology, and staffing while expanding lawful visas tied to real workforce needs and background checks."

Supports expanding lawful visa pathways tied to real workforce needs and providing expedited legal status for workers in critical sectors.

"Support Legal Status for Essential Workers: Provide expedited legal status for workers in critical sectors like agriculture, construction, healthcare, education, and manufacturing."

Supports focusing deportation enforcement on violent criminals, traffickers, and smugglers rather than families and workers.

"Focus Law Enforcement on Real Threats: Prioritize the investigation and prosecution of violent crime, trafficking, smuggling, and exploitation. Not families and workers."

Supports speeding up immigration courts and processing to clear backlogs and resolve cases fairly, respecting rights of those who follow the system.

"Speed Up Immigration Courts and Processing: Clear backlogs with more judges and streamlined procedures so cases are resolved fairly and efficiently. While respecting the rights of those who follow the system and report as required."

Supports restoring order with humanity and rule of law, respecting the rights of those who follow the immigration system.

"Restore Order with Humanity and the Rule of Law: Uphold Constitutional protections for everyone. Replace chaos and political theater with an immigration system that is firm, fair, easily navigated, affordable, and consistent."

Social Issues(2)

Supports restorative justice funded through cannabis legalization tax framework.

"Legalize and Regulate Cannabis/Hemp Production: Establish clear, secure legalization and oversight with a fair tax framework to support farmers, fund restorative justice, and finally end the failed War of Drugs."

Supports keeping medical decisions, including reproductive health decisions, between patients and doctors free from political interference.

"Keep Decisions Between Patients and Doctors: Eliminate insurance and political interference in private medical decisions."