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SHUPE, LEWIS

Running for US_HOUSE

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Policy Positions

Climate(3)

Supports creating a national rapid-response force to address major environmental disasters like the East Palestine train derailment.

"With the recent train derailment in East Palestine OH and how badly it was mismanaged, create a national level instant response force populated by the best first responders with the best equipment to respond to major environmental disasters as quickly as possible."

Source: realchange.us80% confidence

Supports some version of a Green New Deal focused on clean energy and climate solutions.

"Some kind of green new deal, yet to be defined."

Source: realchange.us75% confidence

Proposes climate engineering approaches to inhibit hurricane and cyclone growth as part of addressing climate change.

"Achieve climate engineering inhibiting hurricane and cyclone growth potential by 2 potential ways. 1. Towing icebergs into the path of hurricanes to chill the water."

Source: realchange.us70% confidence

Criminal Justice(2)

Supports revoking qualified immunity for police officers to increase accountability and stop police killings.

"Revoke "Qualified Immunity" for all American police officers. Maybe this will stop the police from murdering black people."

Source: realchange.us97% confidence

Is open to legalizing cannabis, though indicates more discussion is needed.

"I am open to the idea of legalizing Cannabis. We will talk down the road."

Source: realchange.us70% confidence

Economy(2)

Supports publicly funded political campaigns and reversing Citizens United to reduce oligarchic influence on politics.

"Publicly funded political campaigns at all levels of government. This will actually drain the swamp, away from the pockets of the oligarchs."

Source: realchange.us90% confidence

Expresses skepticism about Chinese manufacturing after losing a foot to an infection from shoes made in China, while also proposing a long-term Bering Strait bridge for trade with Russia.

"Several months ago, I lost my left foot to a very fast infection I got from a new pair of shoes made in China."

Source: realchange.us40% confidence

Education(1)

Supports teaching respect for human life to young people through schools, parents, and all adult figures as a societal priority.

"If respect for human life is not taught to our young, our free society will teach a lack of respect to those who would listen... That respect must be taught early, often, and by every adult figure in that child's world including parents, schools, churches, extra-circular activities."

Source: realchange.us65% confidence

Guns(1)

Supports protecting Second Amendment rights and opposes trends of infringement against it.

"Reverse the trends of infringement against the 2nd amendment, the 4th amendment, as well as the rest of the Bill of Rights."

Source: realchange.us85% confidence

Healthcare(3)

Supports Medicare for All, advocating for free, high-quality universal healthcare coverage.

"Free, and high quality Medicare for all. With the level of care Mick Jagger gets when he flies over here from the UK."

Source: realchange.us98% confidence

Explicitly supports single-payer, universal healthcare as a human right.

"Single-payer, universal healthcare as a human right"

Source: realchange.us97% confidence

Opposes cuts to Medicaid, criticizing the current representative for voting against Medicaid protections.

"It seems Ryan has become a willing stooge for Trump by voting against Medicaid."

Source: realchange.us85% confidence

Social Issues(1)

Is open to the concept of reparations, indicating willingness to discuss the policy further.

"I am open to the concept of reparations. We will talk down the road."

Source: realchange.us70% confidence