Stratton4Assembly

I graduated from Rutgers University with my degree in environmental science. I have been working as an environmental consultant since graduating which has been about 2 and a half years. My work mainly consists of monitoring contaminated sites and designing remediation strategies.

Fixing the lead problem is a costly project. However, in the short term we can provide filters and bottled water for residents that are impacted through subsidies or partnering with corporations or small business owners.

In the long term by passing Universal Healthcare we will free up between 20-30% of each municipalities budget. This will allow us to begin massive infrastructure projects to remove and update our piping and water utilities for our towns and cities.

State-level universal healthcare will be paid for by an increased payroll tax of 6% on employers and 2% on employees. This will allow us to provide healthcare to all residents of New Jersey.

If I would be fortunate enough to win, I would hold no outside interests other than my constituents. As I've said before I take no corporate money. I would work with various leaders of the community including the local mayors, to ensure that all bills that I vote yes too would not have a negative impact on the community. I would also fight everyday on the Assembly floor for my constituents.

I understand that many people feel I am not qualified due to my age. I have formal education at a 4 year school, and I also am not afraid to ask experts questions when I do not have an expertise on the topic. One of the hardest things to do is to admit that one does not know everything, and I fully understand that I do not have all the answers. This is why it is important to build relations with experts in individual fields to gather their professional opinion.

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It would be an increase in payroll taxes, however the money individuals would save from decreased healthcare costs and free insurance would far outweigh the negatives of the increased tax on payroll.

I believe that environmental policy is a non-partisan issue. If elected I would be more than happy to work with any party and representatives to implement environmental protection. At the end of the day, environmental health is human health. What we breathe and what we drink directly affects our health.