
Rachel Fetty Anderson
Liberal
Democrat
N/A
West Virginia
Current Position: Former Morgantown City Councilmember
Running For: Senator
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For continuing the SNAP program to protect farmers from market instability and citizens from food insecurity
- Against privatization of utilities
- For investing in Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare to provide healthcare to all Americans
- For eliminating the 'Buy, Borrow, Die' tax loophole and increasing marginal tax rates for earners over $500,000
- For fair distribution of tax burden among individual, corporate and non-profit participants
- Against diverting military budget to mercenary corporate forces
Business & Labor
- For protecting American farmers from market instability, foreign takeovers, and monopolization through government intervention
- For protecting the right to unionize and government assistance in worker-business negotiations
- Against contracting Constitutional rights and responsibilities to technology contractors
Health Care
- Against profit incentives for denying medical care and eliminating obsolete non-provider healthcare corporations
- For reproductive healthcare access including birth control and autonomous decision making over bodies
- For special protections and services for children experiencing pregnancy
Environment
- For investment in sustainable energy sources including solar, wind and water power
- Against energy sources requiring military operations to steal resources from other countries
- For managing coal power plants in the cleanest possible manner with costs accruing to companies
- For demanding reparations and contractual accountability when polluters destroy communities
Civil Rights
- For protecting First Amendment freedoms and supporting free press
- Against government establishment of specific religious texts in schools and funding religious institutions
- For prioritizing veterans in budgeting, healthcare and services with adequate human care
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For mandatory disclosure of all gifts, investments, and payments over $50 to elected officials and placement into Treasury custody
- For audits of Defense department and foreign/corporate payments to elected officials