
Kelly Kirschner
Member of the U.S. House now: No
Campaign website: kellykirschner.com: Kelly Kirschner
Economy, inflation, and jobs
What They Say
Restore the workforce opportunities our Manasota region lost by supporting nursing, teacher preparation, veterans’ education, workforce training, apprenticeships, and affordable four-year degree pathways.
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Healthcare access and costs
What They Say
Washington has been sold. It's time to take it back. Kelly is running for Congress to lower costs, defend health care, and bring opportunity home to the Gulf Coast.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedGovernment is supposed to solve problems for the people it serves. My first priority is, lowering the cost of living for Gulf Coast families — and protecting the healthcare and retirement security you’ve already earned. On day one, I will get to work on:
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedLowering insurance, healthcare, and prescription drug costs by creating an insurance backstop, repeal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and allow government to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices.
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Immigration and border enforcement
No stated position found — we found no position on this issue that we could quote from this candidate’s own campaign website. Silence is recorded honestly, never filled in.
Social Security and Medicare
What They Say
Lowering insurance, healthcare, and prescription drug costs by creating an insurance backstop, repeal cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and allow government to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedProtect people with pre-existing conditions, and keep Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, the promises they’ve always been – an earned right.
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Housing affordability candidate-added issue
What They Say
Expand affordable housing and stop Wall Street from buying up single-family homes and gouging renters.
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Renters and evictions candidate-added issue
What They Say
Expand affordable housing and stop Wall Street from buying up single-family homes and gouging renters.
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Climate and environment (national) candidate-added issue
What They Say
Protect Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, and our coastline by prohibiting offshore drilling, stopping open-water fish farming, and enforcing the Clean Water Act.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedKeep public lands public. Invest in more conservation land upstream to protect our water and wildlife, and stop the push to privatize state and federal lands for golf courses, development, and additional resource extraction.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedHold phosphate companies accountable and strengthen clean air protections, so toxic waste and dirty air don’t become the taxpayers’ cleanup bill.
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Growth, development and land conservation candidate-added issue
What They Say
Keep public lands public. Invest in more conservation land upstream to protect our water and wildlife, and stop the push to privatize state and federal lands for golf courses, development, and additional resource extraction.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedKeep AI hyperscale data centers out of District 16 until they prove they won’t drain our aquifers, raise utility costs, contaminate our air, or override local control.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedFix stormwater systems and stop rewarding the kind of overdevelopment that causes flooding and polluted runoff
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Energy and utilities candidate-added issue
What They Say
Keep AI hyperscale data centers out of District 16 until they prove they won’t drain our aquifers, raise utility costs, contaminate our air, or override local control.
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedSupport affordable, reliable alternative energy that lowers utility bills, strengthens our electric grid, and gives families and businesses more certainty.
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Water supply and drinking water candidate-added issue
What They Say
Keep AI hyperscale data centers out of District 16 until they prove they won’t drain our aquifers, raise utility costs, contaminate our air, or override local control.
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Storm resilience and flood protection candidate-added issue
What They Say
Fix stormwater systems and stop rewarding the kind of overdevelopment that causes flooding and polluted runoff
Source:kellykirschner.com (opens in a new tab)· From the candidate· retrievedA fully funded, proactive FEMA so that when hurricanes strike, our region isn’t left waiting for help.
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Career, vocational and higher education candidate-added issue
What They Say
Restore the workforce opportunities our Manasota region lost by supporting nursing, teacher preparation, veterans’ education, workforce training, apprenticeships, and affordable four-year degree pathways.
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