Kathy LaNatra
State House, Twelfth Plymouth · Democratic · Massachusetts
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Where they stand
Economic development: LaNatra supports policies that attract more businesses to the South Shore to create jobs and generate revenue for sustainable economic growth.
Workforce development: LaNatra supports targeted investments in infrastructure, housing, and workforce development, along with education grants that train students for skilled work in emerging economic sectors.
Public education funding: LaNatra supports fully funding the Student Opportunity Act and directing Fair Share Amendment revenue toward public schools.
Where Kathy stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Housing · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for affordable housing.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state taxes on the highest-income households to fund public services.
Economy and taxes · Likely supports: Massachusetts should strengthen state enforcement of equal pay laws.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should invest in career, technical, and workforce-development programs.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should expand collective bargaining rights to more workers.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should reduce property taxes through relief, exemptions, credits, deductions, or rebate options for residents.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should support small businesses and entrepreneurship through state economic-development policies.
Economy and taxes · Supports: Massachusetts should promote broad economic growth and job creation through state policy.
Public safety and justice · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for community-based violence prevention programs.
Rights and inclusion · Supports: Massachusetts should protect access to abortion care under state law.
Rights and inclusion · Supports: Massachusetts should expand services, accessibility, and opportunities for people with disabilities.
Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should expand clean electricity from renewable and other carbon-free sources.
Energy and environment · Supports: Massachusetts should strengthen state climate adaptation and resilience planning for communities and infrastructure.
Energy and environment · Likely supports: Massachusetts should conserve open space and invest in parks and public lands.
Education and families · Supports: Massachusetts should increase state funding for public K-12 schools.
Education and families · Likely supports: Massachusetts should increase state support for school-based mental health and wraparound services.
Education and families · Supports: Massachusetts should increase state support to make public higher education more affordable.
Elections and government · Likely supports: Massachusetts should ensure responsive constituent services from elected officials and state offices.
Elections and government · Likely opposes: Massachusetts should require voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand access to general health care coverage and services.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand access to mental-health and substance-use treatment and recovery services.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand state benefits and services for veterans.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should expand the health and human-services workforce.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should support older adults through state services, benefits, and protections.
Health and human services · Supports: Massachusetts should support public health and preventive health programs.
Health and human services · Likely supports: Massachusetts should expand access to long-term care.
In the news
Mass. Election 2024: Live results for 12th Plymouth District state House (masslive.com, Nov 1, 2024)
Kathleen LaNatra (wickedlocal.com, Oct 22, 2020)