A Bright Future For The Next Generation
Restoring the American Dream for the Next Generation
Young Americans today are working harder than ever, yet the basic milestones of the American Dream — owning a home, living debt-free, and starting a family — feel like they've been locked behind a paywall. This isn't an accident; it's the result of a system rigged to favor corporate monopolies over people. John Paul is ready to go to Washington to unrig that system and ensure the next generation has the freedom and stability to thrive.
Tackling the Housing Crisis & Corporate Landlords: You shouldn't have to outbid a Wall Street hedge fund to rent an apartment or buy your first home. Private equity firms are buying up entire neighborhoods, driving up costs, and pricing a whole generation out of the market. We must ban corporate conglomerates from hoarding single-family homes and implement robust federal tenant protections so your paycheck doesn't just go straight into a billionaire's pocket.
Ending the Student Debt Trap: Education should be a ladder to the middle class, not a lifelong financial sentence. We must cancel predatory student loan debt and move toward making public colleges and trade schools tuition-free. No one should be penalized for wanting to learn and contribute to our economy.
Young people today are facing a world with fewer rights than their parents had. This is unacceptable. We must codify reproductive rights into federal law and safeguard gender-affirming care. Healthcare decisions belong to patients and doctors, not extremist politicians or partisan judges.
A Living Wage & Digital Rights: The “gig economy” shouldn't be a loophole for corporations to exploit young workers. We need a federal living wage and legislation that allows all workers to unionize. Additionally, we must rein in Big Tech monopolies that harvest our data for profit, implementing strict federal privacy laws that give you control (not corporations) over your digital life.
I have signed the One Fair Wage pledge, and I will support the Living Wage for All Act, which sets a federal minimum wage at $25 an hour.
Climate Action & Environmental Justice: Young people will inherit the consequences of decades of corporate greed. We must treat the climate crisis like the emergency it is by transitioning to 100% clean energy and creating millions of green union jobs. We will not allow fossil fuel lobbyists to trade your future for their short-term profits.
Freedom from Gun Violence: This is the “active shooter drill” generation. It is time to stand up to the gun lobby and enact universal background checks, red flag laws, and a ban on weapons of war. Every young person deserves to feel safe in their classroom, their grocery store, and their community. As a member of the Waterford School Board, John Paul is passionate about student and child safety from guns. He strongly supports Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action.
Defending the Right to Vote: John Paul will fight against the proposed SAVE Act, which would put strict barriers to voting in place against people of color and lower socio-economic groups. He is also against the recent Supreme Court ruling to allow majority-minority districts to be diluted. John Paul will stand strong against these injustices and use his position to take legislative action, ensuring a true balance of powers.