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Keith was born in Akron. He earned a degree in education from the University of Akron. He is Catholic. 

Keith is the director of operations of the organization, Make Ohio's Democracy Stronger. He owns a legal documents research and delivery business. He previously worked as an advisor at ACHC. 

Keith Mundy ran for US representative in Congressional District 16 in 2016, but he did not win. 

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Believes artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks to the economic security and dignity of the American working class and criticizes Congress for being "behind the curve" on regulating AI to protect workers.

Believes artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks to the "economic security and dignity" of working-class Americans.  

Believes in "leveling the economic playing field" to ensure fair competition and opportunities for all.

Wants a more equitable economic playing field. 

Believes workers should influence company technology adoption and receive compensation based on profit from technology implementation, not just hours worked.

Believes workers should be involved in making decisions about how their company's use technology and be paid based on profit from technology implementations, not just hours worked.

Believes Congress should regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace to protect wages and "the dignity of work."

Wants Congress to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the "workplace before it threatens wages and the dignity of work."

Believes federal and state policies create an unfair economic landscape that undermines competition and innovation.

- Believes artificial intelligence (AI) poses risks to the "economic security and dignity" of working-class Americans.  
- Wants a more equitable economic playing field. 
- Believes workers should be involved in making decisions about how their company's use technology and be paid based on profit from technology implementations, not just hours worked.
- Wants Congress to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the "workplace before it threatens wages and the dignity of work."
- Believes federal and state policies create an unfair economic landscape that undermines competition and innovation.
- Believes "Capitalism is GREED!"
- Plans to protect Social Security.

Economy

Supports abortion access and wants women's healthcare to remain between her doctor and family.

- Supports abortion access and wants women's healthcare to remain between her doctor and family.

Healthcare

Supports decriminalizing personal drug possession and shifting to health-centered drug policy reforms focusing on harm reduction and treatment.

Wants to decriminalize drug possession and change drug policies to focus more on reducing harm and providing treatment.

- Wants to end gun violence.
- Wants to decriminalize drug possession and change drug policies to focus more on reducing harm and providing treatment.
- Supports protecting civil rights.
- Supports protecting disability rights.
- Supports women's rights.

Public Safety

Believes families arriving at the U.S. border to escape persecution and violence have the right to seek asylum and should not be criminalized, turned back, or separated from their children.

Said, "How many Americans have actually been killed or injured by a terrorist who illegally crossed into the United States via the southern border? Zero. Zilch. Nada."

Wants the US to grant Puerto Rico independence.

Supports honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations.

- Supports immigration. 
- Said, "How many Americans have actually been killed or injured by a terrorist who illegally crossed into the United States via the southern border? Zero. Zilch. Nada."
- Wants the US to grant Puerto Rico independence.
- Supports honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports passing clean energy bills and electing pro-environment Democrats to address climate change.

Supports holding climate change as a "front and center" issue. 

Believes we must all commit to protecting the environment for future generations.

- Supports holding climate change as a "front and center" issue. 
- Supports environmental conservation. 

Energy & the Environment

Believes in "restoring and strengthening our democracy."

Supports "restoring and strengthening our democracy."

Wants to change "the Broken Campaign Finance System".

Wants to improve the U.S. Postal Service.

Wants to establish Washington, D.C. as the 51st State.

Supports freedom of religion and the press.

- Supports "restoring and strengthening our democracy."
- Wants to change "the Broken Campaign Finance System".
- Wants to improve the U.S. Postal Service.
- Wants to establish Washington, D.C. as the 51st State.
- Supports freedom of religion and the press.

Voting & Elections

Supports universal early childhood education.

Supports making higher education affordable and accessible.

Wants higher education to be affordable and accessible.

Supports providing relief from student debt.

Wants to provide "Borrowers Relief" for student debt.

Believes charter schools should meet the same accountability, transparency, and equity standards as traditional public schools.

Believes charter schools should be held to the same standards of accountability, transparency, and equity as public schools. 

Supports strong K-12 schools nationwide. 

- Supports universal early childhood education.
- Wants higher education to be affordable and accessible.
- Wants to provide "Borrowers Relief" for student debt.
- Believes charter schools should be held to the same standards of accountability, transparency, and equity as public schools. 
- Supports strong K-12 schools nationwide. 

Education

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Keith Mundy

Keith was born in Akron. He holds a degree in education from The University of Akron. He is Catholic. 

Keith Mundy ran for US Representative in Congressional District 16 in 2016, but he did not win. 

Believes Social Security is fixable by raising the tax rate from 6.2% to 8.1%, making it solvent for 75 years.

Wants to increase the tax rate from 6.2% to 8.1%, making it solvent for 75 years.

Supports abolishing the maximum taxable wage base (currently $147,000), so all wages are taxed, saying this would close three-quarters of the long-term deficit.

Supports economic empowerment of women and marginalized groups.

Believes successful economic empowerment requires understanding, commitment, and new approaches to address the unique causes of poverty in each community.

Believes taxes will increase for Medicare for All, but "almost every family will save money in the long run."

Believes lawmakers must protect workers in the digital age, saying, "AI has been impacting workplaces across sectors, and its impact will only be felt more as time goes by."

Voted against the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act on August 10, 2010.

Believes Congress is lagging on workplace artificial intelligence (AI) regulations and supports immediate action on the issue.

Believes Social Security is "beloved" and supports it, but acknowledges it pays out more than it collects and will face insolvency by 2034, leading to benefit cuts for 81 million Americans.

Supports "middle-class economics," believing the country thrives when "everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules."

Believes abortion is a federal issue and supports protecting abortion rights at the state level.

Believes Republicans "rigged the court to overturn Roe" despite previously arguing that abortion should be left up to the states.

Believes healthcare costs are too high, with some families paying as much as $20,000 a year.

Believes a government healthcare plan would benefit entrepreneurship by reducing employer health costs and slowing wage growth.

Believes there will "NEVER be loss of coverage and you will be covered even if you are not working."

Promises to streamline insurance processes for employers.

Supports decriminalizing drug possession, saying "In 2001, Portugal decriminalized the personal possession of all drugs as part of a wider re-orientation of policy towards a health-led approach."

Voted against the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act on April 23, 2008.

Voted against the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, which ensures that insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorder is equal to coverage for other medical conditions.

As a House Representative, voted against the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act.

Believes in confiscating drugs and imposing administrative penalties like fines or community service for possession.

Believes addressing the drug problem is crucial for public safety.

Believes in protecting communities and building trust by reforming the criminal justice system.

Wants to change the criminal justice system.

Believes his opponent will have to raise more money due to "a ton of lobbyist money heading his way."

Believes in holding individuals accountable for "sedition, lies, and insurrection."

As a House Representative, voted against the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act.

Supports public safety through improved internet connectivity, believing that access to faster internet will enable constituents to research and hold politicians accountable for their voting records.

As a House Representative, voted against the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act.

As a House Representative, voted against the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, which aimed to improve the ability of federal, state, and local law enforcement to investigate and prosecute fraud.

Wants to achieve racial justice and equity.

- Wants to end gun violence.
- Wants to change the criminal justice system.
- Wants to decriminalize drug possession and change drug policies to focus more on reducing harm and providing treatment.
- Supports protecting civil rights.
- Wants to achieve racial justice and equity.
- Supports protecting disability rights.
- Supports Women's Rights.

Said "How many Americans have actually been killed or injured by a terrorist who illegally crossed into the United States via the southern border? Zero. Zilch. Nada."

- Supports undocumented immigration. 
- Said "How many Americans have actually been killed or injured by a terrorist who illegally crossed into the United States via the southern border? Zero. Zilch. Nada."
- Wants the US to grant Puerto Rico independence.
- Supports honoring Indigenous Tribal Nations.

Believes the effects of climate change are already visible and impacting not just Ohio but the entire country.

Believes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a major accomplishment of President Biden’s first two years, and said "GOP lawmakers who opposed the legislation are now cheering its benefits."

Believes several Republicans who voted against the CHIPS and Science Act are "taking credit for the bill’s support for tech hubs, many of which are devoted to energy and environmental issues."

Believes fossil fuels receive excessive subsidies, citing $5.9 trillion in 2020.

Believes in investing in broadband internet for Ohioans.

Believes in regulating oil and gas profits, citing 2023's $85.6 billion combined profits for Exxon Mobil and Chevron as excessive.

Opposes Latta's voting against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, saying it "made the funding possible" for infrastructure improvements.

Supports providing a "world-class education."

Believes education, skills, and training are essential for fostering income earning, self-sufficiency, and societal value.

As a House Representative, voted against the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriages Act.

As a House Representative, voted against the Keeping All Students Safe Act, which aims to prevent student violence and ensure school safety.

Voted against the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act on February 23, 2009.

- Supports universal early childhood education.
- Wants higher education to be affordable and accessible.
- Wants to provide "Borrowers Relief" for student debt.
- Believes charter schools should be held to the same standards of accountability, transparency, and equity as public schools. 
- Supports strong K-12 schools nationwide. 
- Supports the Arts and Culture.

As of August 16, 2024, Keith Mundy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Keith Mundy managed the campaigns of Jeff Sites against Jim Jordan for two election cycles.

Supports "self-determination for Puerto Rico."

Supports revitalizing American diplomacy, rebuilding alliances, and transforming armed forces.

Believes in creating a "21st century immigration system."

Believes in addressing the "truth about the border" to improve foreign policy and immigration.

Believes false narratives have been spread about terrorists and migrants bringing Covid-19.

Questions the narrative that terrorists cross the southern border into the U.S.

Believes President Biden's statements on border patrol and immigration are false.

Believes addressing issues in Central America will help resolve U.S. border problems.

Believes there is no evidence of a "surge" at the border due to Biden administration policies, citing a UC San Diego study that attributes current increases in apprehensions to seasonal changes and a backlog of demand from 2020’s coronavirus border closure.

Believes voting is crucial to oppose authoritarianism.

Voted against the Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act, which provides funds to assist states in securing elections.

Believes in the importance of grassroots efforts and donations to defeat incumbent candidates and hold political figures accountable.

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