John Day for Congress

The Platform

Lower costs. More money in your pocket.

  • Cut everyday costs — groceries, gas, utilities
  • Lower insurance premiums and stop unfair rate hikes
  • Increase competition to bring prices down
  • Protect taxpayers from wasteful spending
  • Put working families ahead of special interests

Build it here. Pay people fairly.

  • Bring good-paying jobs back to Louisiana
  • Support small businesses and local employers
  • Invest in job training, trades, and apprenticeships
  • Reward work with higher take-home pay
  • Keep Louisiana talent from leaving the state

Secure borders. Fair laws.

  • Enforce the law and secure the border
  • Stop illegal trafficking and fentanyl at the source
  • Fix a broken system with clear, legal pathways
  • Support law enforcement and border agents
  • Put safety and stability first

Care you can trust — decisions you control.

  • Protect your right to make your own medical decisions
  • Expand access to care in rural communities
  • Keep hospitals open and properly funded
  • Lower prescription drug costs
  • Put patients — not politicians — in charge

Protect what you’ve earned.

  • Defend Social Security and Medicare benefits
  • No cuts to earned benefits
  • Strengthen programs for long-term stability
  • Protect seniors from rising healthcare costs
  • Honor the promises made to working Americans

Spend smarter. Tax fairer.

  • Cut wasteful government spending
  • Keep taxes low for working families
  • Simplify the tax system
  • Increase transparency and accountability
  • Make government live within its means

Lower energy costs. Protect jobs. Power the future.

  • Support Louisiana oil and gas jobs
  • Invest in renewable energy to reduce costs and strengthen the grid
  • Pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy
  • Keep America energy independent
  • Lower gas and utility bills for families

Safe communities. Real enforcement.

  • Crack down on violent crime
  • Stop fentanyl trafficking and distribution
  • Support police and first responders
  • Make communities safer for families

Strong country. Strong commitments.
  • Strengthen national defense
  • Support troops and military families
  • Fully fund veterans’ healthcare and services
  • Improve access to VA care
  • Honor service with real support — not red tape

Protect homes. Protect Louisiana.

  • Invest in roads, bridges, and critical infrastructure
  • Strengthen flood protection systems
  • Fund real storm recovery — faster and fairer
  • Protect and restore Louisiana’s coast
  • Hold agencies accountable for results

Freedom means respect — and real limits on government.
  • Government should not control your body or your personal life
  • Protect bodily autonomy and individual freedom
  • Defend the basic dignity and worth of every person
  • Keep politicians out of private medical decisions
  • Treat people with respect — no matter who they are

REAL SOLUTIONS

How WE win in Louisiana’s 3rd District

We win the same way South Louisiana has always won: by sticking together, showing up, and outworking everyone. Not with national talking points. Not with Twitter politics. With neighbors talking to neighbors, with real solutions, and with a campaign that earns trust parish by parish.

Most people in this district aren’t looking for ideology — they’re looking for someone who gets their life. Insurance you can afford. Healthcare that takes care of people. Jobs that pay and stay safe. Storm and flood protection that actually happens. That’s not left or right. That’s common sense.

This race won’t be won by one big moment. It’ll be won by thousands of small ones:

  • doors knocked
  • calls made
  • texts sent
  • rides to early voting
  • “Have you voted yet?” follow-ups
    If we build a serious turnout machine in Calcasieu, Lafayette, and Iberia, we can win the Democratic primary — and we can carry that same organization into November.

This district has a lot of voters who don’t feel represented by anybody. They’re not “party-first” people — they’re Americans First people. They hunt and fish, go to church, work turnarounds, teach school, run small businesses, and they want leaders who respect them and focus on results. That coalition is bigger than people think.

I’m from Lake Charles. I’ve served in the Navy. I’ve worked in business, insurance, finance, and storm recovery — I understand the real-world costs that families face and the fine print that traps them. I’m not running to be famous. I’m running to do the job.

And in a district that’s tired of embarrassment and division, I can be the candidate who brings people together around what we already agree on: work, family, faith, freedom, safety, and a fair shot.

If we vote early, bring two friends, and build this parish-by-parish, we can win in May — and we can make history in November.
I can win — because we can win — and because this district is ready for representation that puts Americans first.

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