Londrigan, Smith battle to face Davis in U.S. 13th
But unlike two years ago, Londrigan, 48, has competition in the
Davis is unopposed in the
The 13th stretches from the
"I am a daughter of the
Smith, a native of
"I'm rural-raised, grew up in extreme poverty, and have a perspective on the most deadly issues facing us," Smith said in response to the questionnaire.
Londrigan has worked as a middle-school teacher in
As in the 2018 race, Londrigan says health care is her top priority. She says she will work to "stabilize the Affordable Care Act so no one loses coverage," and protect the list of benefits the law says insurance plans must include. She also backs a bill to allow Medicare to negotiate with drug companies over prices. And she would "push to introduce a public option through Medicare to bring competition to the market, beginning with communities with one or zero providers and small business owners."
Smith, on health care, said: "Anything less than single payer is eugenics." The word refers to selective breeding of humans.
Smith also said last fall she developed a form of arthritis affecting the spine while in college, and while symptoms were brought under control, she was left with
Smith said her top priority is "restoration of human and civil rights, an end to imperialism, and with the money saved from that, health care and robust social and labor policies to support the working class."
Asked under what circumstances they would vote to authorize a president to use military action, Smith said: "Defensive action in concert with international law, never acting unilaterally."
Londrigan said
On abortion, Londrigan said she trusts women "to make the best health care decisions for themselves and their families. The right to access safe, legal abortion services must be protected." She noted she has backing of EMILY's List, which seeks to elect pro-choice women, and
She also said Davis "recently called for the
Davis was one of 207 members of
The Associated Press reported the brief, in addition to backing the
Londrigan and Smith appeared together on
Smith said her campaign did not coordinate with anyone on protests, but "we encourage non-violent protest, direct action, and civil disobedience." Someone was carrying a red umbrella in the video, and Smith said on Facebook the red umbrella is "the international symbol to end violence against sex workers."
While Smith accused Londrigan of avoiding a "real debate," a Londrigan campaign spokesman said no formal debate requests were turned down.
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