Sean Spiller

Guns As a teacher, I have had to watch too many students partake in active shooter drills. I support commonsense gun violence prevention measures that will keep our schools, streets, homes, and common spaces free from mass violence. Civil Rights I am a strong ally to the LGBTQIA community, and I’ll always fight for their right to marry who they love, to start a family, and to be free from discrimination by employers or corporations. Environment / Energy Continue to innovate and invest in clean energy, looking for private/public partnerships especially where Federal dollars may be decreasing. Education I’m a leading voice on New Jersey education policy as the President of the NJEA, and we have the second-ranked pre-K-12 education system in the country. When I’m serving as our governor, we’ll boost that ranking to first. Environment / Energy Continue to electrify our ports and public transit systems. Education Streamline the licensing processing for childcare centers, and address the barriers to sustainability, so that government bureaucracy is not in the way of opening more early childcare centers. Housing Build the housing (over 200,000 homes) needed to reduce the critical shortage that contributes to rising costs. Healthcare Continue to negotiate health care plans for public sector employees that deliver high quality, affordable plans that are able to save both the employer and employee money. Environment / Energy Collaborate with our education institutions to create a pipeline for the jobs of the green economy. Housing Limit the corporate buy up of properties that result in rising rents and house prices. Housing Partner with municipalities to meet their housing obligations without overreliance on developers. Every community needs to have homes that are affordable but too often we see developers build hundreds of luxury units in order to build just a few affordable units. Taxes / Budget Expand the Childcare Tax Credits and other financial assistance for families that are struggling with the costs of childcare. Economy I will be laser focused on making this state more affordable for people like you and me. That means addressing the biggest cost drivers - such as housing, healthcare, childcare, higher education, and climate change. When we prioritize our needs above those of special interests and the well connected, we can make New Jersey more affordable for us all. Environment / Energy Expand EV infrastructure and the EV tax credit. Housing Establish statewide benchmarks for rent increases to reduce the number of people priced out of staying in their homes. Wages / Job Benefits I’ll work hard to make New Jersey the best state in the country for new jobs and small businesses. I’ll champion our workforce, unions, and the right to collectively bargain for better wages and living conditions in our state. Education Continue to invest in universal pre-K across the state which must include investment in facilities and transportation costs. Healthcare Require pricing and cost transparency from our hospitals and insurance companies. We cannot allow them to hide the costs that they are increasing every year. Healthcare Codify the Office of Health Care Affordability and Transparency and establish an independent board to set benchmarks, and evaluate hospital compliance with pricing.