AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE - by restoring Child Health Care (CHIPS)/Medicaid funds, increasing funding for mental health, mental retardation, community-based health care, and drug and alcohol treatment.
STRONG PUBLIC EDUCATION - by focusing on quality public education, resisting private school vouchers, retaking control of state university tuition rates, continuing job training.
HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE - by assuring a jobs-based, state-wide economy that promotes family life, attracts new business, guarantees physical and environmental safety, deals well with transportation issues and is a pleasure in which to live.

Jim S. Dougherty
Attorney, Mediator, CPA