Ballotpedia, Kenya Wicks

AJC/ACC Voter Guide - Local & Legislative Questionnaire

Hopes to modernize government contract processes and to encourage growth and prosperity for small businesses.

Plans to put in place programs that provide training opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Hopes to implement policies that prioritize local hiring by new businesses in the district.

Believes that affordable housing is "a fundamental right that should be accessible to all citizens, regardless of their income level" and that the government must ensure it is "available, adequate and accessible to everyone, especially to those in lower-income brackets."

- Hopes to modernize government contract processes and to encourage growth and prosperity for small businesses.
- Plans to put in place programs that provide training opportunities for entrepreneurs.
- Hopes to implement policies that prioritize local hiring by new businesses in the district.
- Believes that affordable housing is "a fundamental right that should be accessible to all citizens, regardless of their income level" and that the government must ensure it is "available, adequate and accessible to everyone, especially to those in lower-income brackets."

Economy

As of July 25, 2024, Kenya Wicks’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports expanding Medicaid and Telehealth services to improve accessibility.

Supports access to abortion, affordable contraception, and prenatal care.

Supports "comprehensive sex education programs in schools [that provide] accurate information about reproductive health and relationships."

Prioritizes mental health advocacy and wants to establish "community-based mental health clinics." 

Supports establishing community health clinics, and focusing on preventive care, wellness programs, and early intervention.

Plans to reduce stigma around mental health through awareness campaigns and initiatives focused on understanding.

- Supports expanding Medicaid and Telehealth services to improve accessibility.
- Supports access to abortion, affordable contraception, and prenatal care.
- Supports "comprehensive sex education programs in schools [that provide] accurate information about reproductive health and relationships."
- Prioritizes mental health advocacy and wants to establish "community-based mental health clinics." 
- Supports establishing community health clinics, and focusing on preventive care, wellness programs, and early intervention.
- Plans to reduce stigma around mental health through awareness campaigns and initiatives focused on understanding.

Healthcare

Advocates for government transparency through implementing open data policies, live-streaming government meetings, and establishing regular reporting and independent oversight.

- Advocates for government transparency through implementing open data policies, live-streaming government meetings, and establishing regular reporting and independent oversight.

Voting & Elections

Plans to develop trust between law enforcement and local communities through "community policing initiatives, encouraging positive interactions, and collaborative problem-solving."

Advocates for increased funding and training in mental health crisis intervention for law enforcement officers. 

Plans to implement educational, mentorship, and recreation opportunities to keep youth away from crime.

- Plans to develop trust between law enforcement and local communities through "community policing initiatives, encouraging positive interactions, and collaborative problem-solving."
- Advocates for increased funding and training in mental health crisis intervention for law enforcement officers. 
- Plans to implement educational, mentorship, and recreation opportunities to keep youth away from crime.

Public Safety

Advocates for mental health programs in schools for students to have access to emotional and academic support.

Advocates for preschool education, school counselors, and special education support.

Supports policies that "empower teachers, improve school infrastructure, and prioritize cutting-edge curricula."

- Advocates for mental health programs in schools for students to have access to emotional and academic support.
- Advocates for preschool education, school counselors, and special education support.
- Supports policies that "empower teachers, improve school infrastructure, and prioritize cutting-edge curricula."

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Kenya Wicks

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