Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Ohio 14th Congressional District in 2026 Ohio General Election.
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Fight for specialty crops and Ohio’s wine country. Maria will work to modernize shipping and distribution rules that limit market access for Northeast Ohio’s vineyards and wineries and oppose tariff policies that raise costs on the materials and equipment our growers depend on. Learn more
Restore stable, reliable markets. Maria will push for trade policies that open doors for Ohio agricultural products rather than slamming them shut, and demand that Washington stop treating farmers as bargaining chips in trade disputes, then hand them a check after the damage is done. Tackle the cost squeeze. Maria will support policies that lower input costs, strengthen competition in seed, fertilizer, and equipment markets, and give family farms real tools — like a strong, affordable crop insurance system — to manage risk without relying on emergency bailouts. Learn more
Maria opposes large-scale data center development. She wants to stop its expansion into communities that don’t want it, end the public subsidies fueling it, and rebuild the federal protections that were torn down before it arrived. Learn more
Protect farmland for the next generation. Maria supports farmland preservation, smarter land-use planning, and tax policies that don’t reward paving over productive farm ground, so Ohio agriculture has a future, not just a past. Learn more
Defend environmental protections, because when polluters are allowed to pollute, regular people get sick and die. Ask Erin Brockovich. Learn more
This one should not even be controversial. Members of Congress regularly receive non-public information about industries, companies, and economic conditions through their official duties. Using that information to trade stocks is insider trading — full stop. The fact that it has been legal for members of Congress is an outrage that erodes public trust every single day. Maria supports requiring members of Congress and their immediate families to either divest their individual stock holdings or place them in a blind trust managed by an independent trustee. What is illegal on Wall Street should be illegal on Capitol Hill. We should not have to tell people not to cheat — but since we apparently do, we need real enforcement to back it up. Learn more
The Citizens United Supreme Court decision was a catastrophic blow to American democracy. Maria supports a constitutional amendment to make clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech — and that Congress has the authority to regulate campaign finance in the public interest. This is a long road, but it is the right destination and Maria will walk it. Learn more
Protect Social Security and Medicare. Learn more
Restore Medicaid and SNAP benefits. Learn more
People who were brought to this country as children — who grew up here, went to school here, built careers here — should not be punished for decisions made before they could walk. Maria fully supports a permanent legislative solution for DACA recipients, providing them a clear and certain path to citizenship. Learn more
Every person on American soil — citizen or not — has constitutional rights. Maria will fight to end warrantless detentions, ensure access to legal counsel, and hold ICE accountable for civil rights violations. No more disappearing people into detention without due process of law. Learn more
Right now, most people have very little say in how their data gets collected or used. Maria supports a real privacy law — not a symbolic one — that gives people actual control over what gets collected, how it’s used, and who gets it. And when companies ignore those rules, there need to be consequences that matter. Learn more
Americans should have clear, enforceable rights when AI is involved in decisions that affect their lives. Maria will push for a federal framework that guarantees basic protections — including knowing when you’re interacting with an AI, having meaningful human review for major decisions, getting an explanation when AI is used to deny you things like credit, employment, or benefits, and protection from biased or discriminatory algorithms. These aren’t extreme ideas. They’re basic safeguards for a system that’s already shaping people’s lives in very real ways. Learn more
Every dollar spent to influence an American election should be publicly disclosed. No exceptions. No shell corporations. No anonymous donors hiding behind nonprofit status. Maria supports the DISCLOSE Act and any legislation that brings full transparency to political spending so that voters know who is trying to buy their elections. Learn more
Improve tax policy for people who work for a paycheck, for small businesses, and for farmers. Learn more
Help the rich and corporations pay their fair share. Learn more
The economic disruption caused by AI automation is real and accelerating. Maria will fight for policies that support workers whose jobs are displaced by AI — including expanded job retraining programs, portable benefits that follow workers between jobs, and requirements that companies investing in AI automation contribute to workforce transition funds. The productivity gains from AI should benefit the workers whose labor made those companies successful — not just their executives and shareholders. Learn more
Create jobs, support unions, and increase the minimum wage. Learn more
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