27 Apr JOSE VASQUEZ-MALODNADO
JOSE VASQUEZ-MALODNADO
Democrat
for
State Senate, District 24
Campaign Contact Phone: 7752332657
Website: josefornevada.com
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2022 Questionnaire
Please share briefly what inspired you to run for this office and why you feel you’re qualified for the position.
What inspired me to run was the fact our current labor laws are not pro-worker. I have a lot of experience dealing with exploitative employers. I want to use my experience create a good job standard in our state.
Given the success of the marijuana industry, should Nevada create a better licensing framework for consumption lounges which would allow tourists an opportunity to legally consume marijuana products?
Yes
Would you support allocating more state funds to help DACA recipients to help with higher education?
Yes
As Las Vegas lives in the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern history, what do you think it will take to end the gun violence epidemic and violence in our communities?
We should tax gun sells higher and make smart guns ubiquitous. We can reduce gun accidents if guns could identify and authenticate the user before firing
Nevada has historically protected the right to abortion, including protecting the right in statute 30 years ago by a vote of the people. However, there remain barriers to access in the state. Do you support not only the right to abortion but policies that improve equitable access to abortion care?
Yes. I believe abortion is a right.
The state of Nevada is facing an unprecedented shortage of health care providers – a problem that impacts every area of medicine, including the provision of sexual and reproductive care. Do you support removing the physician-only requirement and allowing advanced practice clinicians (APCs) to provide this vital care to patients with training and certification?
Yes
Comprehensive, age and developmentally appropriate, medically-accurate, inclusive sex education has been proven to improve students’ long-term health outcomes, yet it is not required that students be provided with this information in their sex-ed programs. Do you believe that public school sex-ed programs should be comprehensive, medically accurate, and inclusive?
Yes.
It is well documented that patients of color face greater obstacles to obtaining sexual and reproductive health care than non-Hispanic white Americans – a pattern that results in worse health outcomes overall for BIPOC patients. Do you not only acknowledge systemic racism’s role in public health disparities but will you pursue policies that seek to rectify the historical harm of systemic racism and advance equitable access to health care?
Yes
Knowing that the death penalty is exorbitantly expensive, racially discriminatory, and does not promote true healing for victims family members, do you support its abolition and do you think ending the death penalty is a crucial part of criminal justice reform?
Yes
True Colors United, a national organization that implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness that focus on the unique experiences of LGBTQ+ young people continues to rate Nevada as critically low, for its State Index on Youth Homelessness (in collaboration with the National Homelessness Law Center) that ranks and scores laws and policies related to preventing and addressing youth homelessness in the United States. Are you willing to support legislation that helps to fund and provide oversight regulations to youth homelessness services?
Yes
Anti-transgender bills are being introduced across the United States that attempt to trans prevent people from having access to health care, gender reassignment surgery, and access to sports in schools. Do you support transgender equality and access to healthcare and an athletic school experience?
Yes
We have seen rental rates increasing at a very alarming rate, in some instances upwards of 30%. How do you see the Nevada Legislature taking action to keep Nevadans in their homes and not being priced out?
Homes shouldnt be treating like a second banking account. In order to making homes affordable, we need to pass laws that prevent homeowners of refinancing their homes and collecting home equality. If we can do this, people are less likely to use their equality to buy a second home.
State investments in conservation provide resources for a wide range of public benefit, like the management of wildlife and state land, and the creation and maintenance of trails and other recreational facilities. In 2019, the Legislature approved $217 million of bonding authority for conservation purposes, including for the acquisition of land for new state parks. A) Do you support or oppose state investment in conservation? B) Has Nevada’s investment in land conservation been too little, too much, or about right, and how would you change it?
I support state investment in conservation. I want to invest more in land conservation. We need to invest in wildlife crossing. In the United States, over 1 million vertebrate animals are killed by vehicle collisions every day. Indeed, people have died from these collisions. I believe we need to take action now. Not only to protect wildlife, but to protect human life as well.
Nevada has one of the largest shares of federal public land of any state in the country, providing important wildlife habitat, places to hunt, camp, fish and hike, and acting as the foundation of a billion dollar outdoor industry. Even so, some lawmakers have promoted policies that seek wholesale transfer of federal ownership of our national lands to states. A) Would you support or oppose these land transfer policies? B) Would should the State of Nevada’s role be in the management and ownership of federal land?
It depends. If the land provides wildlife habitat, places to hunt, camp, fish and hike, and acting as the foundation of a billion-dollar outdoor industry, then I would oppose these land transfer. If the land doesnt impact or provide those activities, then we should use the land to either build more affordable homes or using the land to build more public transportation.
What legislative action would you take to address the ongoing COVID crisis in communities of color due to mistrust, targeted disinformation, and lack of culturally competent messaging that includes language accessibility?
We need to incentive people. It's the only way to combat mistrust and disinformation. The state could offer a free gasoline card or a free public bus pass if they get a covid vaccine
Would you support addressing public health disparities in Nevada’s diverse Spanish speaking population by funding a “Promotores de Salud” program through the Nevada Office of New Americans that provides year round, culturally competent education and community engagement in Spanish on public health issues?
Yes
How do you envision working within your state to pass care legislation (i.e. child care, elder care, paid leave, paid sick leave, and disability care) that will ensure that women of color and working families can easily access the care they need?
Yes. We also need to make health care cheaper.
What are you doing to center communities of color and low income communities in your work and how do you ensure that equity is part of every decision you make?
I have the same background, character, interests, and perspectives as those communities. Indeed, my views reflect my community. I am running because I understand many of us don't have the time nor the resources to follow politics. I will work hard to create a better system.
Communities of color are most impacted by air pollution; what would you do to ensure that our communities can breathe cleaner air?
In Reno, we get a lot of smoke from the California wildfire. Since many bipoc workers work outside, we should pass laws that require employers to provide N95 masks. We also need to put up stronger regulations when it comes to air pollution.
Latinx communities are extremely concerned about the drought and ongoing water shortages. What would you do to ensure our families have a sustainable water supply, not just now but also future generations?
First, we live in a desert. I dont know why we allow lawns when water is on short supply. Second, we need to look into how businesses use their water and decide if we need to put limits on their water usage. Nothing should be off the table.
Will you practice a just transition approach to Nevada’s clean energy & sustainability plans while holding accountable those who must consult and collaborate with Nevada’s Tribal Nations on decisions which may negatively impact their indigenous lifeways?
Yes
The APIA community faces the largest unmet financial needs when it comes to higher education. Nevada has the highest student loan default rate in the country. In Nevada, there are 333,100 student loan borrowers, $11.5 Billion in student loan debt, and $34,700 in average debt per borrower. What policies can we implement to ensure students and families are protected from predatory lenders and undue financial burdens?
I would like to limit the interest rate down to single digits. I would also like to pass laws that allow fixability when it comes to student loans. We could use the Australian model. If college-educated workers with student debt are not seeing the returns from their investment, then they dont have to pay it back until they're earning more than that threshold.
One out of seven people in Clark County are food insecure. What policies would you propose to ensure people are not residing in food deserts and have access to healthy food and water sources?
I want to pass policies that change the payroll laws so weekly pay is offered instead of biweekly. Therefore, low-income workers would always have money by the end of each week to spend on healthy food and water.
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