Andrei Cherny

Environment / Energy With his experience as a climate entrepreneur, Andrei will lead on bringing public investment to unleash economic growth. Andrei believes we should take the successful CHIPS Act as a foundation for action on clean energy. This bipartisan legislation, supported by President Biden and former Republican Governor Doug Ducey – but opposed by David Schweikert, has already brought an enormous amount of opportunity to Arizonans. Environment / Energy From water issues to record-setting heat to wildfires, Arizona is at ground zero of the climate crisis. Unless we take action, Arizona’s quality of life will shrivel up. But Arizona can also be ground zero for a climate response that spurs economic opportunities for our people. Andrei has worked for years to make Arizona ‘The Solar State.’ We should be to clean energy jobs what Detroit is to cars or Silicon Valley is to computers. Whether it is solar or wind or electric batteries, Arizona has the talent and technology and terrain to generate thousands of high-paying clean energy jobs. Environment / Energy We also must continue to pursue all avenues of protecting and expanding our water supply. Schweikert voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is bringing extensive upgrades to Arizona’s water infrastructure, including the Salt River Project. That’s the wrong choice for Arizona. Andrei will fight for an “all of the above” approach to solving our water crisis and urgent investments in research and development to bring next generation technologies into action sooner, not partisan politics as usual that block bipartisan solutions. Education Andrei will work to invest more in schools and skills, making sure we give everyone the education they need to succeed and thrive. That means funding and improving our public schools and ensuring their budget isn’t drained by misguided, unaccountable voucher programs. And we need to make it possible for everyone to be able to afford to continue education after high school whether it is at a four year college, community college, or skills training programs or apprenticeships. Taxes / Budget Andrei will work for a tax code that values and rewards work not wealth. That means raising taxes on billionaires and cutting taxes for the middle class by restoring the family tax credit. And Andrei will work to make sure we stand up to big corporations that abuse their power to prey on consumers or avoid competition. Economy Andrei will work to help entrepreneurs do the work that they do best: create new jobs, new companies, and new industries. As an entrepreneur himself, Andrei built a company that created thousands of jobs and helped millions of people have access to fairer banking and investment accounts. He saw that we need clear and updated rules of the road for this new era of digital financial services and assets so that we can expand economic opportunity, update our financial system for the 21st century, and ensure regulatory agencies protect people from catastrophe instead of protecting big corporations from competition. Economy Andrei knows that our economy doesn’t grow from the top down but from the middle out. A strong middle class, with money in its pocket to buy the things they need, will drive our economy. Economy America must build again. We need a new wave of innovation to power the growth of the 21st century – new electric grids to handle the clean energy and digital economies, new housing so that people can afford their rents and mortgages, new options for higher education, and faster availability of medical cures and treatments. Economy Whether it is in solar energy or digital assets or artificial intelligence, the jobs and opportunities of the future will be created, and the rules will be written, somewhere – it’s up to us to decide if we want that to happen in places overseas or right here in America. Without Congressional action, it will be the values of governments of places like China and Russia that will shape the future and we can’t allow that to happen. Guns Mandate background checks for all firearm purchases and transfers. Guns Reinstate the bipartisan Congressional Assault Weapons Ban and banning Bump Stocks. Guns Pass and implement Red Flag laws (Extreme Risk laws) and to create a Federal Extreme Risk law system. Guns End the gun manufacturers’ immunity. Guns It is past time to take action to end the growing epidemic of gun violence in America and hold the NRA accountable. As a former Navy officer, Andrei knows that weapons of war do not belong in our neighborhoods. Guns Establish community-based programs to help break the cycle of gun violence. Guns Regulate the manufacturing and sale of ghost guns and 3-D printed guns. Guns Close the Charleston Loophole and prevent prohibited purchasers from accessing guns. Wages / Job Benefits Andrei will work to make paid family and medical leave and quality child care available to every parent – so that people can go to work while still caring for their parents and children and loved ones. It’s not enough to talk about “family values.” Andrei will work to make sure our government actually values our families. Government Reform Restore and expand voting rights laws. Government Reform Prohibit Members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Government Reform Make it illegal for politicians to accept campaign cash from PACs of foreign-owned corporations. Government Reform Create opportunities for national service for more Americans to build a more united country. Healthcare Andrei will work for health care reform that lowers costs for all Americans. He has been a champion for the Affordable Care Act and lowering prescription drugs and he will continue that work in Congress. He will work to combat abuses in the health insurance system, lower prescription drug prices, fight price gouging, and stop surprise medical billing, and cap out-of-pocket expenses for seniors. He’ll fight to pass a public option that will give every Arizonan access to an affordable and high quality health insurance plan, while lowering costs for everyone through better competition and greater choice. Abortion / Contraception The very first bill Andrei will sponsor when he is sworn in to Congress will be legislation to make Roe v. Wade, once again, the law of the land. Abortion / Contraception With the Arizona Supreme Court restoring the extreme 1864 near-total abortion ban into law, we must act urgently to ensure every Arizonan has the healthcare rights and freedoms of prior generations. Social Services Social Security is a sacred trust that must be defended – and that’s what Andrei will do in Congress. Social Services In Congress, Andrei will protect Social Security for the long term by lifting the Social Security tax cap for the highest incomes, ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share. And he’ll work to expand Medicare and save seniors money by expanding the ability to negotiate for lower prescription prices to more drugs and covering hearing, dental, and vision care for seniors. Housing That starts with boosting housing supply to bring more homes and apartments onto the market at affordable rates. Arizona is ranked the 4th most undersupplied housing market in America. Andrei will work to boost funding for housing construction, and work with local communities to help them navigate the zoning and regulatory changes needed to surge housing capacity. Housing In order to maintain our high quality of life, we must fix our broken housing market. In the past 10 years, the average new home price has increased by 2.5 times in our area and rents are up 68% in the Phoenix metro area. Housing We also need to make it easier for first time homebuyers to afford homes. Our region has a severe shortage of starter homes that work best for young families and those looking to move from renting to owning. Andrei will push for an expanded first time homebuyers tax credit that can make the homebuying process more affordable and help them weather higher mortgage rates.