Chris and his reading circle at a local elementary
school. |
Campaign Platform
Now, more than ever, we need a strong leader to represent us in the state
legislature! Someone who shares our values and isn't afraid to tackle the
biggest problems we encounter in our daily lives. Together, we've created a real
plan to move our community and state forward.
Chris Vaughn will work hard for us!
As our new State Representative, Chris Vaughn will fight to:
Provide Access to Affordable Health Care and Prescription Drugs:
- Chris will fight for increased funding at the state level
for Grady Memorial Hospital. Born at Grady, Chris understands the
importance of maintaining healthcare institutions like Grady.
- Chris Vaughn will push our state government to create a statewide health
insurance pool in which individuals and small businesses can participate at
a substantially lower cost than they could obtain on their own.
- Chris will also work to make prescription drugs less expensive
and more readily available by using the state's purchasing power to
negotiate price breaks on widely-prescribed drugs.
Healthy Moms & Healthy Babies:
- Chris Vaughn will fight to
restore 48,000 children to the Children's Health Insurance Program, and
30,000 women to pre-natal care services for healthier babies, thereby
reducing premiums, avoiding unnecessary hospital emergency room use (and
uncompensated care), and keeping our hospitals strong and our families
healthy.
Improve Public Education - Chris Vaughn will work to:
- Reduce class sizes and create incentives to attract new teachers,
and keep the best and brightest teachers in the classroom.
- Expand charter schools to give parents a direct stake in their
children’s development and more involvement in their children's
education.
- Protect the HOPE Scholarships.
Ease Traffic Congestion - Chris Vaughn supports:
- Comprehensive regional transportation planning, spearheaded
at the state level,
- Use of old railways for light rail commuter lines, and
- More sidewalks in our neighborhoods and on state and county roads.
Reduce Property Taxes - Chris Vaughn will fight to reduce
property taxes for all citizens. Chris will work to reform the property tax
assessment system so that the county government doesn't give you a back-door
tax increase by increasing the assessed value of your property.
Protect Livable Neighborhoods - Chris Vaughn understands that
change is a given; that's why we need to manage and even facilitate change
so that our Intown neighborhoods exhibit a high quality of life. Chris will
stand on the side of his neighbors and fight to protect the character of our
communities and support sustainable growth.
Stop Insider Deals and Corruption - Chris Vaughn's tough new
Ethics Plan requires full disclosure of business deals by elected officials
and their family members, prohibits state officials and their family members
from receiving state government contracts, and bans lobbying by former state
officials for 3 years and by former legislators for 5 years.
Support Diversity and Rebuff Extremists - Chris Vaughn respects
the fact that State House District 59 is full of diverse communities, and
he enjoys meeting all of the great citizens that make our communities the
strong and vibrant neighborhoods they are. Chris will fight to protect human
rights for all Georgians, and will stand steadfast in support of equal rights for all,
regardless of race, gender, age, or sexual orientation. |
