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Supports tying minimum wage to local housing costs.

Supports creating a  "multi-tier top marginal tax rate in which lower (corporate) tax rates are tied to the creation of domestic living wage jobs."

- Supports tying minimum wage to local housing costs.
- Supports creating a  "multi-tier top marginal tax rate in which lower (corporate) tax rates are tied to the creation of domestic living wage jobs."

Economy

Supports subsidies for green energy industries.

Wants to pass legislation that would "hold companies accountable for their impact on our environment."

- Opposes subsidies for oil production.
- Supports subsidies for green energy industries.
- Wants to pass legislation that would "hold companies accountable for their impact on our environment."

Energy & the Environment

Jessica Fore

Supports codifying "body autonomy" into federal law.

Advocates for free contraceptives and improved sex education.

- Supports universal public healthcare.
- Supports codifying "body autonomy" into federal law.
- Advocates for free contraceptives and improved sex education.

Healthcare

Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.

Supports automatic voter registration, expanded early voting and same day registration for voting.

- Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.
- Supports automatic voter registration, expanded early voting and same day registration for voting.

Voting & Elections

Supports safety and proficiency training for licensed firearm carrying.

Supports expanded background checks for firearms purchases.

- Supports safety and proficiency training for licensed firearm carrying.
- Supports expanded background checks for firearms purchases.
- Advocates for red flag laws.

Public Safety

As of May 6, 2025, Jessica Fore’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Would condition further military aid to Israel on "respect for human rights."

- Would condition further military aid to Israel on "respect for human rights."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Supports rural economic development and prioritizes "education, job training, small business development, fair wages, and attracting private and public investment in innovative energy solutions."

Wants to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.

Prioritizes lowering costs for housing, food, and healthcare.

Wants to expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) First Home Buyer Program.

- Supports rural economic development and prioritizes "education, job training, small business development, fair wages, and attracting private and public investment in innovative energy solutions."
- Wants to raise the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
- Prioritizes lowering costs for housing, food, and healthcare.
- Wants to expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) First Home Buyer Program.

Supports sustainable energy sources and believes it is good for the environment and business, especially in the rural South.

Said, "Oil and gas companies have spent decades lining their pockets while the rest of us pay for the growing destruction climate change is causing."

- Supports sustainable energy sources and believes it is good for the environment and business, especially in the rural South.
- Said, "Oil and gas companies have spent decades lining their pockets while the rest of us pay for the growing destruction climate change is causing."

Supports expanding Medicaid coverage in Georgia.

Supports legalizing abortion at the federal level.

Wants to decrease maternal mortality rates, especially for Black women, by making maternal healthcare more accessible and reducing anti-abortion policies.

- Supports expanding Medicaid coverage in Georgia.
- Supports legalizing abortion at the federal level.
- Wants to decrease maternal mortality rates, especially for Black women, by making maternal healthcare more accessible and reducing anti-abortion policies.

Wants to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This act would identify districts that discriminate against minority voters, give the government the ability to send "federal observers" to these districts on election day, and requires voting officials to announce any changes to the voting process at least 180 days before an election. 

Wants to pass campaign finance reform and ban Congressional insider stock trading.

- Wants to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This act would identify districts that discriminate against minority voters, give the government the ability to send "federal observers" to these districts on election day, and requires voting officials to announce any changes to the voting process at least 180 days before an election. 
- Wants to pass campaign finance reform and ban Congressional insider stock trading.

As of May 6, 2025, Alexandra "Lexy" Doherty’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Alexandra "Lexy" Doherty

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