Scientist scopes out District 3 Senate race
Democrat
She said that, if elected, her top priority would be working to establish paid family leave in
"For a small investment, we could gain an economic advantage," Brannan said, adding later, "There's no reason that American families shouldn't have that, and it's clear that it's not going to come from the federal government."
Having family leave would help women stay in the workforce, she said, and thereby increase
The
Brannan also said she was evaluating ways to reduce the cost of child care and provide universal prekindergarten education.
"Some things we are just going to have to invest in," she said, adding that investing in children's education can save on social services when they are older. She also said there was a moral imperative to provide early childhood education.
Brannan said she supported the "Fight for
One reason she is running for the District 3
The self-identified progressive will take on Sen.
"I appreciate everything
Young voted to establish
Brannan considered running for office after the 2016 election. The election of President
She shared ideas to encourage civic engagement, including automatic voter registration and open primaries. Brannan said open primaries would lead to more people voting in primaries, which in turn would lead to better candidates. In response to concerns that people from other parties might vote to "sabotage" the other, she said people shouldn't base policy on "lowest common denominator" behavior.
Brannan said that she hoped to be part of a movement to bring new people to the party and focus on progressive issues such as single-payer health care instead of working on incremental changes.
The senior research scientist at the
"We've really moved away from evidence-based policymaking," she said, noting some politicians' attacks on climate change science.
The 2018 primary election is on
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