Ballotpedia, Amy Cox

Amy is from Camden. She earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Wright State University and a master's degree in education from Indiana University East. She is married and has 2 sons. She is Methodist. 

Amy co-owns Guided By Mushrooms, where she works as a director of operations. She previously worked as a public school science teacher. 

Amy Cox ran for state representative in State House District 40 in 2022 and state representative in State House District 43 in 2020, but she did not win either race. 

Wants to change the current tax code and prevent tax reductions for large corporations. 

Supports labor unions and local communities to help establish a strong middle class.

- Wants to change the current tax code and prevent tax reductions for large corporations. 
- Supports labor unions and local communities to help establish a strong middle class.

Economy

Opposes government involvement in women's medical decisions. 

Wants to reduce prescription drug costs. 

Believes the pharmaceutical industry is financially responsible for opioid addiction, saying they "gave it to us, NOT the taxpayers."

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports nationwide Medicare. 
- Opposes government involvement in women's medical decisions. 
- Wants to reduce prescription drug costs. 
- Believes the pharmaceutical industry is financially responsible for opioid addiction, saying they "gave it to us, NOT the taxpayers."

Healthcare

Supports increasing funding for social workers and other first responders.

Supports law enforcement, and ensuring they have necessary resources to address criminal activity, prevent violent crime, and keep neighborhoods safe.

- Supports increasing funding for social workers and other first responders.
- Supports law enforcement, and ensuring they have necessary resources to address criminal activity, prevent violent crime, and keep neighborhoods safe.

Public Safety

Wants a "bipartisan fix" to prevent undocumented immigration but allows documented immigration and provides compassion for asylum seekers and children.

Wants to invest in military technology that ensures American's safety without deploying military personnel.

Supports making Wright Patterson Air Force Base a hub of research and innovation for the US military.

Supports "smart investments" in Ukraine's defense.

- Wants a "bipartisan fix" to prevent undocumented immigration but allows documented immigration and provides compassion for asylum seekers and children.
- Wants to invest in military technology that ensures American's safety without deploying military personnel.
- Supports making Wright Patterson Air Force Base a hub of research and innovation for the US military.
- Supports "smart investments" in Ukraine's defense.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Plans to sponsor legislation that aims to create green economy jobs that provide living wages, labor protections, and safe working conditions. 

- Plans to sponsor legislation that aims to create green economy jobs that provide living wages, labor protections, and safe working conditions. 

Energy & the Environment

Supports secure elections and opposes anyone " who wants to undermine our democracy..."

Wants to impose harsh sanctions on anyone who attempts "to overturn elections."

- Supports secure elections and opposes anyone " who wants to undermine our democracy..."
- Wants to impose harsh sanctions on anyone who attempts "to overturn elections."

Voting & Elections

Supports efforts to relieve debt from predatory student loans and wants to create a plan for debt-free college for middle class students.

- Supports efforts to relieve debt from predatory student loans and wants to create a plan for debt-free college for middle class students.

Education

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Amy Cox

Amy is from Camden. She has a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from Wright State University and a master's degree in education from Indiana University East. She is married and has 2 sons. She is Methodist. 

- Wants to change the current tax code and prevent tax reductions for large corporations. 

- Wants a "bipartisan fix" to prevent undocumented immigration but allows documented immigration and provides compassion for asylum seekers and children.
- Wants to invest in military technology that ensures American's safety without deploying military personnel.

As of August 7, 2024, Amy Cox’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Amy is from Camden, Ohio. She has a bachelor's degree in biological sciences and a master's degree in education from Indiana University

Amy is a director of operations at Guided By Mushrooms. She was a teacher of science in public schools. 

As of August 17, 2024, Amy Cox’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports rewriting the Trump tax "giveaways."

- Supports rewriting the Trump tax "giveaways."

Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and leaving personal medical decisions between a woman and her doctor.

Supports lowering costs of prescription drugs

- Supports Medicare for All.
- Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and leaving personal medical decisions between a woman and her doctor.
- Supports lowering costs of prescription drugs

- Supports increasing funding for social workers and other first responders.

Supports a bipartisan fix for the southern border that secures safety, but also allows for legal immigration and compassion for asylum seekers and children.

- Supports a bipartisan fix for the southern border that secures safety, but also allows for legal immigration and compassion for asylum seekers and children.

Believes "we must use the tax code to incentivize creating those jobs in places that have been hit hard from the decline of manufacturing jobs, like the Miami Valley"

- Believes "we must use the tax code to incentivize creating those jobs in places that have been hit hard from the decline of manufacturing jobs, like the Miami Valley"

Amy Cox lives in [location not provided], attended [school not provided], and is a member of [church not provided]. She has a family.

As of August 16, 2024, Amy Cox’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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