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Meet/RT/Follow/Support #BlueWave 💙 Democrat @VoteBoatner challenging GOP Rep Kustoff in #TN08.
David promises the voters of #TN08: “I will carry your values to D.C. — where your voices will echo in the halls of Congress. I will listen to your concerns, because who knows the
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needs of the district better than anyone? YOU do!”
David is a 6th generation Tennessean who knows that Tennessee’s 8th congressional district needs someone who will put the needs of families and communities ahead of politics.
He is a devout Christian,
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active Catholic, and a proud West Tennessean, serving his community in one of the highest callings.
He is the son of working-class Tennesseans and the grandson of a civil rights activist. With public service an integral part of his life, he considers
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receiving his Doctorate in social work (University of Tennessee) the fulfillment of a lifelong calling. He always knew that it would take hard work and perseverance to make that a reality, but it is becoming a father that drove him to work for change
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on a larger scale and to run for Congress.
For the last 14 years, David has worked with people, whatever their station in life, to understand and serve them, and he is more than ready to continue this work as your #TN08 congressman, should you honor him
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with your votes.
On the Issues
•Healthcare is a right that should be guaranteed to all Tennesseans. Protecting Medicare. Putting an end to people being pilfered by pharmaceutical companies price-gouging. Respect the freedoms every member of the
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community has over their own bodies, i.e. we must not impose our private individual beliefs on the public
•Jobs. A living wage. Expansion of employment opportunities in the resource management and renewable energy sector. Developing and deepening
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private-public partnerships. Equal pay for equal work. Putting local businesses before outside corporations. Paid family sick leave and paid paternal and maternal leave
•Taxes/Economy. Protect SS and expand it for future generations. Develop a
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progressive tax code to benefit the ppl of West Tennessee, not just a wealthy elite. Reinstate Glass-Steagall. End trade wars and trade squabbles with our neighbors in the South and the North. Housing is a human right and should be guaranteed to all
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West Tennesseans
•Education. Public schools. Compensate teachers w/a wage worthy of a person who educates the future of our Republic. Provide educators with all the necessary resources. Higher ed system at no cost for all West Tennesseans. Increase
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funding 4 research in our universities
•Immigration. Comprehensive immigration reform. We must not criminalize the pursuit of the American Dream
•Justice. Work on reducing the rate of recidivism. Decriminalize petty drug crime. Justice system reform
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•Infrastructure. High speed public broadband internet access for rural communities. Mass transit across the district
•Civic Life. Overturn Citizens United. Strengthen our electoral system. Designate Election Day as a national holiday. Create a state
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level nonpartisan election commission that ensures districts are not gerrymandered but are created fairly and accurately to represent the constituency of a given area
•Second Amendment. Protect the liberties our Constitution provides. Create culture
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of firearm responsibility. Require periodical background checks. The Second Amendment is a right and not an unlimited privilege
•Environment. Renewable energy. Clean air and water. Protect public lands & waterways

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“What is important to YOU?”

David asks... and wants to know, so he can bring your issues to Washington and work on solutions on your behalf.

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