Policy
In Congress, Shuwaski will tackle the immediate challenges in our community:
Social Justice and Community Investments
- Advanced investment for underserved communities and low-income residents
- Additional funding for social advancement programs that focus on racial equity
- Support for low-income residents from underrepresented and underserved communities
- Increased educational support for small business ownership programs and business owners, combined with priority land ownership opportunities
- Increased funding for criminal justice reform through restorative justice programs and restorative justice law models
- Investment in HBCU and support for legacy African American and low-income residents
Economic Policy
Shuwaski’s platform focuses on pro-worker community investment and economic development by:
- Developing a local pipeline for high-earning career pathways
- Bringing rural area jobs to Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional district
- Fighting for livable wages and national pay equity
- Lowering taxes for working-class families and small-business owners
- Supporting paid family leave and workers’ rights
- Prioritizing infrastructure investments, creating hundreds of local jobs while fixing roads, bridges, and waterways. Shuwaski will also focus on ensuring high-speed internet service expansion in the state.
