Issue Position: Building a Future for Our Families

Issue Position

The most vulnerable members of our community, our children and our elders, do not have it easy right now in the state of Tennessee.

As the husband of a Metro Nashville Public Schools educator, he has seen how tough it is for teachers, kids, and parents. Parents should not have to fear for their children's safety at school and on the bus. Teachers should have the support they need to teach without having to dip into their own pocketbooks for supplies. And Tennessee's children, no matter whether they attend Julia Green or Alex Green, should be able to access a quality education that prepares them for their futures.

Vincent has watched his mother, Glenda Dixie, suffer from stage 4 lung cancer. In addition to the physical and emotional toll an illness takes on a person and their family, there is also a significant cost for medicine and hospital visits. No one should ever have to choose between food, shelter, and medicine, but that's the situation many of our elders find themselves in. Vincent's mother is a fighter, and she's also got her son to help her make ends meet. But not every ailing parent has that luxury. After spending their lives building a community and raising a generation, all of our seniors should have the right to a basic quality of life.

At the legislature, Vincent will fight for public schools and be a stalwart supporter of Medicaid expansion. It's past time that real solutions were found for these issues.

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