Kevin Volk

Economy Instead of slogans and budget gimmicks, we need to focus on solutions that will bring down the costs of living over the long-term - unlocking housing innovation and affordability, applying technology to bring down energy costs, and increasing the efficiency of our state's agriculture. Environment / Energy We must take action to incentivize smarter water usage, invest in high-return technologies for water conservation, and work on diversifying our water supply for the long term. Education We need to expand access to high-quality early childhood education and kindergarten to attack the achievement gap early and give parents the freedom to enter the workforce if they choose to. Education We need to pay teachers a wage that matches their importance and fully staff our schools. And we need to track all state spending to make sure our taxpayer dollars are doing the most good for our children and families.