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  Schmidt, Laurel Lambert
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NameLaurel Lambert Schmidt
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Jul 15, 2010 12:29am
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InfoHi all I am 26 year resident of Riverside IL, married with two grown children, Sarah a PhD candidate in astronomy and Jeff a high school math teacher. I have been active in local schools, community and church for the whole of that time serving as Girl Scout leader, PTA board member, church President and Community House Trustee. I attended Barnard College and have a BA from UIC in history. I am a former insurance underwriter and free lance writer, co-founded and chair the Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice and was co-Director of the Peace Justice and Environment Project. I now spend my time organizing for peace and justice, doing volunteer work for church and community.

A recovering Democrat, I joined the Green Party to give a voice to those who want to stop wars, save the planet and give fair and equitable treatment to all people. I want to:

•Bring all troops home from Iraq now and take care of our vets!
•Establish a time line for withdrawal from Afghanistan, using diplomacy and humanitarian aid instead of escalation.
•Work to affect world wide nuclear disarmament.
•Get the insurance companies out of the health care business and establish a single payer or Medicare for all system for all Americans. Health care is a human right!
•Establish fair standard for immigration and stop treating undocumented workers like criminals.
•Have the US commit to stronger international standards than those of the Kyoto Treaty to heal the effects of global warming.
•Ensure access to quality public education for all children.
•Pass the Employee Free Choice Act; use stimulus money for jobs.
•Subsidize and expand public transportation.
•Give tax breaks and incentives for the establishment of Green businesses and green jobs. Allow tax breaks so individuals and businesses can convert to clean energy. Phase out nuclear power.
•Re-establish a truly progressive graduated tax system.
•Enact strict regulations and taxes on the financial institutions that created financial disaster and cost so many their homes and jobs.
•Work in concert with the 10 Key Values of the IL Green Party.
To contact Laurel Lambert Schmidt, email: llambertschmidt [at] ilgp [dot] org



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