ASBL 42 Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera, Candidate for Congress, FL District 6

ASBL 42 Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera, Candidate for Congress, FL District 6

Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera is running for Congress as a Democrat in Florida’s District 6. A community activist, EMS (Emergency Medical Services) veteran, police officer, deputy sheriff, and local youth football coach, he is committed to Medicare and Medicaid, affordable housing, economic security for working families, safer communities, and making sure that every voice is heard.

Learn all about him at www.ron4congress.com.

Highlights:

Ronnie was raised in New York City. His EMS godmother inspired him with stories of helping people. He volunteered as a teen for ambulance services and qualified in EMS at the age of 18.

At 21 he formed a non-profit on Rockaway Beach to provide free or low-cost ambulance services to compensate for the 30-minute wait that the community was dealing with. That effort was thwarted but they did other good things for the community.

In 2017 he moved to Florida and became a policeman, then deputy sheriff. The current representative of his district has pulled funding from teachers and from schools. Because of such things, Ronnie launched his campaign for the House of Representatives.

He’s unhappy about the government shutdown, which is hurting millions of people and will hurt more if SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) expire on November 1 as they are scheduled to.

He is a staunch supporter of women’s rights, proud to be part of the Democratic Party with its tradition of being “the party of the people, working for the good of all the people.”

Healthcare is important because he saw people literally choose to die rather call an ambulance and face a high bill, between $900 and $1,500 where he was in NYC.

Healthcare (Medicare for all), food, and education are the three main things he will work; also, 100% universal childcare to allow mothers and fathers to work full-time without the burden of finding reliable people and the burden of the cost (“$400 to $900 per child, per week, just for you to work.”) As he campaigns, people are confirming, yes, “these are the things we need help with.”

Then we discussed our www.dontcheatwomen.com project. In response, Ronnie has drafted and will campaign for the Women’s Economic Fairness and Small Business Empowerment Act. He said working for this will probably be one of his first goals when he gets to Congress.

Our Don’t Cheat Women agenda:

We want everyone to tell Congress to:

• Raise from 5% to 15% the amount of federal contract dollars that must go to women-owned small businesses.

• Define a small business as 100 or less employees – because 98% of all businesses in America have less than 100 employees. (Small business contracts should not go to firms with 500, 1,000, or 2,000 employees, as they do now.)

• Make the Small Business Administration prove that small business contracts go to small businesses (and give the SBA a budget and staff as big as its mission, to help small businesses – the Trump administration is cutting the SBA budget and staff and plans to burden it with the $1.7 trillion dollar student loan portfolio).

Because:

Women are half the population. They own 40% of all businesses. And they sell what the government buys.

Without economic fairness, women can’t be political equals.

Men dominate in politics because they earn and save more than women. They give more to politicians and therefore have more influence. It’s easier for men to run for office. Men hold roughly 75% of seats in the House, Senate, State Legislatures, and cabinet positions, almost that many governorships, and 90% of committee chair and party leadership positions.

Women have different political values and priorities, which deserve equal representation.

See how to contact your Senators and representative at www.DontCheatWomen.com.

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