Austin Dyches

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

I support redirecting police budgets toward community services because militarizing local police departments doesn't make communities safer. That means investing in mental health responders, housing, education, and violence prevention programs. Learn more

Education

I support universal free school breakfast and lunch for every student because no child should be hungry in the richest country on earth, and no kid should be shamed at the lunch line for what their parents earn. Hungry children can't learn. Learn more

I support free public college, free community college and trade school, and canceling the 1.7 trillion in student debt because education should be a right, not a debt sentence. Public education is the foundation of democracy and opportunity. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I support the Green New Deal because climate action and good union jobs are not in conflict, they go together. There are more jobs to do than there are people, and we can rebuild this nation by investing in infrastructure projects all over the country. Learn more

I support a moratorium on data centers and I oppose the carve-outs that let AI data centers skip the environmental reviews every other major facility has to complete. Your electric bill shouldn't subsidize a tech billionaire's server farm. Learn more

Foreign Policy

I support ending the Cuba embargo because sixty years of failed policy is enough, and starving 11 million people is not a foreign policy. I also support removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list and restoring full diplomatic and travel relations. Learn more

I oppose unconditional military aid to Israel and will never take AIPAC money, because foreign lobbying arms should not be writing American foreign policy. Israel is committing a genocide, and the United States is complicit in every bomb we send. Learn more

I support Ukraine and support bringing the war to an end, because that is the will of the Ukrainian people. The United States should back a negotiated settlement that protects Ukrainian sovereignty, ends the killing, and stops the bleeding of resources that defense contractors are profiting from on both sides of the Atlantic. Learn more

I oppose war with Iran and any military strike that hasn't been authorized by Congress, because the Constitution gives that power to Congress alone. We have tried endless war in the Middle East for 25 years, and the only winners have been defense contractors. Learn more

Government Reform

I support banning members of Congress from owning, trading, or holding individual stocks because lawmakers should not profit from the laws they write. That includes prohibiting participation in online prediction markets and any promotion of those platforms. Learn more

I support overturning Citizens United through a constitutional amendment because corporations are not people and money is not speech. Our democracy should not be for sale to the highest bidder. Learn more

I support expanding and rebalancing the Supreme Court because the current Court has shown a dangerous bias toward executive power and against the rights of the people. The Court's legitimacy has been stolen through norm-breaking and outright corruption. Learn more

Guns

I support the right to bear arms, and do not support a ban on 'assault rifles' because that term is overly broad and has unclear definitions. I do support universal background checks and red flag laws for domestic abusers. Learn more

Healthcare

I support Medicare for All because healthcare is a human right, not a privilege tied to your job or your bank account. I support the Medicare for All Act (H.R. 3069 / S. 1129), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Sen. Bernie Sanders, which would establish a single-payer national health insurance system covering every U.S. Resident. Learn more

Housing

I support the Homes for All Act and the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act because housing is a human right, not a Wall Street asset class. We need to build 1.3 million permanently affordable homes and treat housing as infrastructure, not speculation. Learn more

Immigration

I support abolishing ICE because the agency is beyond reform after two decades of family separations, deaths in detention, and raids that terrorize entire communities. No human being is illegal. Learn more

Legislation

I support banning corporations from using AI to replace workers or from firing workers simply to boost shareholder value. Technology should make workers' lives easier, not make workers disposable. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

I support the Ultra-Millionaire Tax and the Billionaires Income Tax because the richest Americans pay a lower effective rate than nurses and teachers, and that's indefensible. I support Senator Warren's wealth tax legislation and closing the loopholes that let billionaires pay less than their secretaries. Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

I support the PRO Act (H.R. 20) and a 25 federal minimum wage because no one working full time should live in poverty. The PRO Act is the most significant labor legislation since the New Deal — it would transform the balance of power between workers and corporations. Learn more