Ballotpedia, Michael Kripchak

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Michael was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and attended  Chaney High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from the United States Air Force Academy and a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from the New York University Tisch School Of The Arts.

Michael currently works as an advisor at MGHeath Advisory. He previously worked as a prep cook and food runner at Homestead K&C and as a research scientist and acquisitions officer for the US Air Force for 3 years. 

Michael L. Kripchak previously ran for US representative in Congressional District 6 in the June 2024 special election, but he did not win.

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Believes sector-wide unions and government-backed programs will benefit businesses.

Supports strong worker's unions and collective bargaining. 

Supports establishing a minimum wage that is "indexed to a 40hr work week" to address underemployment.

Plans to change the hourly wage standards that enforce an hourly minimum wage that is indexed to a 40-hour work week to address underemployment.

Plans to direct the Department of Agriculture to invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices, particularly to reduce fertilizer use, which he says is "one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse emissions."

Plans to have the Department of Agriculture invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices, especially fertilizer use. 

Plans to create "new collar" manufacturing jobs that are safe, well-paid, and require advanced skills but not advanced degrees.

Wants to create well-paying manufacturing jobs that require having advanced skills, not an advanced degree. 

Believes the loss of manufacturing jobs to countries like China is irreversible without drastically lowering American wages.

Believes manufacturing jobs of "our grandparents" had moved "off to China and...the Far East."

Believes the tech sector boom benefits only California and New York, while the Heartland's manufacturing suffers due to GOP obstruction. Plans to legislate programs that bring federal dollars into the 6th district to ensure local prosperity.

Believes the technology sector disproportionately "helps tech companies and venture capitalists in California and financial institutions and private equity firms in New York" and harms the Midwest. 

Supports creating an advanced materials manufacturing hub in the Ohio River Valley to foster high-tech manufacturing small businesses.

Wants to develop an advanced materials manufacturing hub in the Ohio River Valley to help create small businesses in that industry. 

Plans to revitalize the mining and steel industries in the 6th district.

Plans to revitalize the mining and steel industries in the 6th District.

- Supports strong worker's unions and collective bargaining. 
- Plans to change the hourly wage standards that enforce an hourly minimum wage that is indexed to a 40-hour work week to address underemployment.
- Plans to have the Department of Agriculture invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices, especially fertilizer use. 
- Wants to create well-paying manufacturing jobs that require having advanced skills, not an advanced degree. 
- Believes manufacturing jobs of "our grandparents" had moved "off to China and...the Far East."
- Believes the technology sector disproportionately "helps tech companies and venture capitalists in California and financial institutions and private equity firms in New York" and harms the Midwest. 
- Wants to develop an advanced materials manufacturing hub in the Ohio River Valley to help create small businesses in that industry. 
- Plans to revitalize the mining and steel industries in the 6th District.

Economy

Supports Medicare for All, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."

Plans to work with Democrat colleagues to expand Medicare coverage to reduce medical costs.

Believes that "a woman's body is NOT the domain of the Government," and supports access to abortion.

Believes "guaranteeing your healthcare is the bare minimum the federal government can do. Americans should live, not merely survive."

Supports legislation that protects the right to life for women and maintains the life of a viable fetus, with medical exemptions for maternal health even post-viability.

Supports legislation prioritizing a women's health during their pregnancy over the fetus, but supports protecting the fetus once outside the womb. 

- Supports Medicare for All, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."
- Plans to work with Democrat colleagues to expand Medicare coverage to reduce medical costs.
- Suppots access to abortion.
- Believes "guaranteeing your healthcare is the bare minimum the federal government can do. Americans should live, not merely survive."
- Supports legislation prioritizing a women's health during their pregnancy over the fetus, but supports protecting the fetus once outside the womb. 

Healthcare

Believes Republicans in the State Legislature have "slashed government subsidies for essential services like police, EMT, and administrative functions."

Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but also have a responsibility for their actions and that officials must inform them of risks and protect them from fraud.

Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but are held accountable for anything that happens there. 

Believes in prioritizing civic engagement and listening to constituents to understand their concerns.

Supports civic engagement and listening to constituent's questions. 

Supports elevating the standard of judicial review for sex discrimination cases to "strict scrutiny" by reviving the Equal Rights Amendment.

Supports reviving and advancing the Equal Rights Amendment, believing that it will help reform women's rights and sex discrimination. 

Believes in encouraging community involvement by connecting youth with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

Wants youth to be involved in the community by connecting them with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

- Believes Republicans in the State Legislature have "slashed government subsidies for essential services like police, EMT, and administrative functions."
- Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but are held accountable for anything that happens there. 
- Supports civic engagement and listening to constituent's questions. 
- Supports reviving and advancing the Equal Rights Amendment, believing that it will help reform women's rights and sex discrimination. 
- Wants youth to be involved in the community by connecting them with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

Public Safety

Believes in strengthening the Diplomatic Corps, expanding international aid, and leading in global organizations.

Wants to strengthen the Diplomatic Corps, expand international aid, and recommit to being leaders of international organizations. 

Believes in restoring U.S. military strength by revitalizing Ohio factories.

Wants to restore U.S. "military might depleted...by Republican leadership" by revitalizing Ohio factories.

Believes in restoring the diplomatic corps and expanding international aid to counter "Communist Chinese influence."

Watns to expand international aid to counter "Communist Chinese influence."

Supports America being a "reliable partner and friend to all Free Peoples of the World" and believes in helping both ourselves and our allies "bathe in the Light of Liberty."

Wants the US to "live up to our own standards and be an example of the world...".  

- Wants to strengthen the Diplomatic Corps, expand international aid, and recommit to being leaders of international organizations. 
- Wants to restore U.S. "military might depleted...by Republican leadership" by revitalizing Ohio factories.
- Watns to expand international aid to counter "Communist Chinese influence."
- Wants the US to "live up to our own standards and be an example of the world...".  

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Believes fossil fuels are a major security threat and opposes the idea that energy independence through fracking is possible.

Believes fossil fuels are "the single greatest security threat to our Nation."

Believes state land should be protected for all Ohioans and opposes selling it to "foreign agents."

Believes state land should be protected "to the benefit of all Ohioans" and opposes selling it to other countries.

Supports initiating the "MARIETTA PROJECT" to commercialize fusion energy, believing it will spur economic growth and benefit Ohio's industries.

Wants to establish the "MARIETTA PROJECT," which would use federal funds to commercialize fusion energy. 

Believes investments in infrastructure will create "a robust and resilient America."

Believes investing in infrastructure will create "a robust and resilient America."

Plans to instruct the Department of Interior to create a water resource management plan that includes building aqueducts to prevent flooding and alleviate droughts.

Plans to have the Department of Interior create a water resource management plan that includes building aqueducts to prevent flooding and drought worries for farmers. 

Plans to advocate for Congress to mandate the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other cabinet agencies to set minimum standards for municipalities to provide essential utilities such as electricity, heat, water, sewage, and broadband.

Plans to advocate for Congress to mandate the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other cabinet agencies to set minimum standards for municipalities to provide essential utilities such as electricity, heat, water, sewage, and internet access.

Believes all people deserve "clean water, clean air, access to food, electricity, sewage, good roads, public transport, and fast internet."

Believes all people deserve basic necessities, essential infrastructure, and public services. 

Believes rural broadband infrastructure is essential for farmers to use modern agricultural technology and is committed to ensuring its rollout.

- Believes fossil fuels are "the single greatest security threat to our Nation."
- Believes state land should be protected "to the benefit of all Ohioans" and opposes selling it to other countries.
- Wants to establish the "MARIETTA PROJECT," which would use federal funds to commercialize fusion energy. 
- Believes investing in infrastructure will create "a robust and resilient America."
- Plans to have the Department of Interior create a water resource management plan that includes building aqueducts to prevent flooding and drought worries for farmers. 
- Plans to advocate for Congress to mandate the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other cabinet agencies to set minimum standards for municipalities to provide essential utilities such as electricity, heat, water, sewage, and internet access.
- Believes all people deserve basic necessities, essential infrastructure, and public services. 
- Believes rural broadband infrastructure is essential for farmers to use modern agricultural technology and is committed to ensuring its rollout.

Energy & the Environment

Supports ending gerrymandering and plans to legislate that citizens, not politicians, determine district lines.

Wants to end gerrymandering and for citizens to determine district lines, not politicians. 

Supports overturning Citizens United, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and changing Federal Election Commission voting access standards to be per capita.

Wants to overturn Citizens United by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and changing the Federal Election Commission's access standards to be on a per capita, not an administrative basis. 

Believes in strengthening voting rights and expanding voting access.

Plans to work to strengthen voting rights and expand voting access.

Believes claims of stolen or insecure elections are false and spread by "Republican politicians backed by Russian money."

- Wants to end gerrymandering and for citizens to determine district lines, not politicians. 
- Wants to overturn Citizens United by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and changing the Federal Election Commission's access standards to be on a per capita, not an administrative basis. 
- Plans to work to strengthen voting rights and expand voting access.
- Believes claims of stolen or insecure elections are false and spread by "Republican politicians backed by Russian money."

Voting & Elections

Opposes school vouchers, believing they divert funds from local public schools.

Opposes school vouchers and diverting funds from public schools to other educational institutions. 

Supports vocational training for students who want to enter the workforce directly.

Believes in moving away from "teaching to the test" and instead focusing on practical life skills and community-based civics education.

Wants to move away from focusing on testing and prioritize practical life skills and community-based civics education.

Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs focusing on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.

Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs that focus on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.

Believes the First Amendment does not require absolute separation of church and state. Supports accommodating religious activities in public schools.

Supports allowing religious expression in public schools. 

Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is illegal according to the State Constitution, and criticizes their opponent for worsening the issue and failing to address it.

Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is "illegal according to the State Constitution."

Believes the district's aging demographics and the trend of young citizens leaving for other states after college graduation indicate a need for improvement in local education.

Believes the district's aging demographics and trends of young adults leaving for other states after college indicate a need to improve local education.

Opposes legislation that enforces strict separation of church and state.

Opposes enforcing a strict separation of church and state.

Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of location.

Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of where they live. 

- Opposes school vouchers and diverting funds from public schools to other educational institutions. 
- Supports vocational training for students who want to enter the workforce directly.
- Wants to move away from focusing on testing and prioritize practical life skills and community-based civics education.
- Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs that focus on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.
- Supports allowing religious expression in public schools. 
- Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is "illegal according to the State Constitution."
- Believes the district's aging demographics and trends of young adults leaving for other states after college indicate a need to improve local education.
- Opposes enforcing a strict separation of church and state.
- Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of where they live. 
- Believes teachers need more resources.

Education

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Michael L. Kripchak

Michael was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and attended  Chaney High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the United States Air Force Academy and a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from New York University Tisch School Of The Arts.

Michael L. Kripchak previously ran for US Representative for Congressional District 6 in the June 2024 special election.

Believes being "pro-union or pro-business" are not mutually exclusive positions.

Believes "It is a mistake to think one is either pro-union or pro-business."

Believes manufacturing jobs "our grandparents" had moved "off to China and...the Far East."

Believes the technology sector disproportionately "helps tech companies and venture capitalists in California and financial institutions and private equity firms in New York." and harms the Midwest. 

Believes in creating "high-pay, high-skill, high-dignity industrial jobs" supported by Ohio Union Labor to revitalize the economy.

- Supports strong worker's unions and collective bargaining. 
- Believes "It is a mistake to think one is either pro-union or pro-business."
- Plans to change the hourly wage standards that enforce an hourly minimum wage that is indexed to a 40-hour work week to address underemployment.
- Plans to have the Department of Agriculture invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices, especially fertilizer use. 
- Wants to create well-paying manufacturing jobs that require having advanced skills, not an advanced degree. 
- Believes manufacturing jobs "our grandparents" had moved "off to China and...the Far East."
- Believes the technology sector disproportionately "helps tech companies and venture capitalists in California and financial institutions and private equity firms in New York." and harms the Midwest. 
- Wants to develop an advanced materials manufacturing hub in the Ohio River Valley to help create small businesses in that industry. 
- Plans to revitalize the mining and steel industries in the 6th district.

Believes "draconian" anti-abortion laws will deter young people from living in the state.

Supports abortion and believes in codifying reproductive rights, saying, "The legal manifestation of my position is best represented by Ohio's recently constitutionally codified 'Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety' amendment, i.e. Issue 1."

Believes Americans should "live, not merely survive" by lowering healthcare costs using US Government bargaining power.

Believes that advanced research and development (R&D) and improved medicine will lower healthcare costs and enhance quality of life.

Supports Medicare for all, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."

- Supports Medicare for all, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."
- Plans to work with Democrat colleagues to expand Medicare coverage to reduce medical costs.
- Suppots access to abortion.
- Believes "guaranteeing your healthcare is the bare minimum the federal government can do. Americans should live, not merely survive."
- Supports legislation prioritizing a women's health during their pregnancy over the fetus, but supports protecting the fetus once outside the womb. 

Believes electing mature Senators like Sherrod Brown and a President who shares your concerns like Joe Biden will ensure competent judges are appointed.

Believes in protecting individuals from scammers and advises following USDA fraud protection guidelines.

Supports public safety and has a specific judicial philosophy outlined in a publicly released document titled "Proclamation for Women."

Opposes the lack of transparency in the Department of Licensing and Consumer Services.

Believes Republicans are "weaponizing the Courts" in the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court justices.

Believes Republicans are "weaponizing the Courts" in the confirmation process for SCOTUS judges. 

Believes restoring the district "starts in our communities."

Supports after-school programs that teach practical skills, local civics, and volunteer work to strengthen communities and improve public safety.

Promises to uphold the "honor and integrity" of public service.

Believes in collaborating with the Department of Justice to uphold women's rights while adhering to "small and limited government" principles.

He supports reviving and advancing the Equal Rights Amendment, as he believes that it will help reform women's rights and sex discrimination. 

- Believes Republicans in the State Legislature have "slashed government subsidies for essential services like police, EMT, and administrative functions."
- Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but are held accountable for anything that happens there. 
- Supports civic engagement and listening to constituent's questions. 
- He supports reviving and advancing the Equal Rights Amendment, as he believes that it will help reform women's rights and sex discrimination. 
- Wants youth to be involved in the community by connecting them with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

Believes in strong foreign policy measures to protect national security.

Believes the Republic is "on the brink of collapse" and is motivated to run for office to address this urgent issue.

Believes America's "industrial might" is crucial for maintaining its status as "the greatest country on Earth," saying, "our grandfathers used it to beat the Nazis and our fathers used it to beat the Communists."

Believes in supporting global democracy and human rights, saying "American Exceptionalism means...ideals for all mankind."

Supports increasing high-quality American food aid to impoverished nations, particularly those affected by "cheap low-quality Chinese foodstuffs" and those contributing to the asylum and refugee crisis at the Southern Border.

Believes "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" and supports diplomacy to save "thousands of bullets and bloodshed."

Believes in strengthening the industrial base to support allies and maintain American military might.

Believes in comprehensive military training to prepare future officers.

Believes every dollar spent on diplomacy saves "hundreds of dollars in defense" and supports proactive measures to address complex threats.

Believes increasing State Department funding and strengthening the Diplomatic Corps will more effectively counter China, Russia, and Iran, and provide advanced warning of emerging threats.

Believes American credibility is "under attack" and "enemies hide behind hybrid warfare."

Supports enforcing anti-monopolistic practices in utility transmission, ensuring they are separate from utility generators or service providers, and advocating for Open Access Architecture in rural areas with limited options.

Believes state and local leaders, not federal ones, should determine energy rates.

Believes elections are about choosing the right person to represent the people's interests.

Believes "Republican politicians backed by Russian money" spread lies to undermine democracy and reclaim "election integrity" from "traitors."

Believes the GOP employs "perfidious and un-American tactics" to suppress voting.

Opposes House Bill 445, which allows students to leave school for religious instruction.

Believes in bolstering education and reintroducing Civics to combat foreign manipulation and authoritarian propaganda.

Opposes facilitating First Amendment activities but supports accommodating them.

Opposes unfunded mandates on schools, believing HB 445 will harm quality education by straining budgets.

Opposes Ohio HB 445's section, as he believes religious activities should be accommodated, not facilitated. 

Believes HB 445 violates the First Amendment by changing "may" to "shall" in ORC 3313.6022, shifting from accommodation to facilitation.

Michael L. Kripchak was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and attended  Chaney High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the United States Air Force Academy and a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from New York University Tisch School Of The Arts.

Michael currently works as an advisor at MGHeath Advisory. He previously worked as a prep cook and food runner at Homestead K&C and as a research scientist and acquisitions officer for the US Air Force. 

Michael L. Kripchak's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 6 is his 1st run for public office. 

Opposes government involvement with women's bodily decisions. 

- Supports Medicare for all, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."
- Plans to work with Democrat colleagues to expand Medicare coverage to reduce medical costs.
- Opposes government involvement with women's bodily decisions. 
- Believes "guaranteeing your healthcare is the bare minimum the federal government can do. Americans should live, not merely survive."
- Supports legislation prioritizing a women's health during their pregnancy over the fetus, but supports protecting the fetus once outside the womb. 

- Believes Republicans in the State Legislature have "slashed government subsidies for essential services like police, EMT, and administrative functions."
- Believes Republicans are "weaponizing the Courts" in the confirmation process for SCOTUS judges. 
- Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but are held accountable for anything that happens there. 
- Supports civic engagement and listening to constituent's questions. 
- He supports reviving and advancing the Equal Rights Amendment, as he believes that it will help reform women's rights and sex discrimination. 
- Wants youth to be involved in the community by connecting them with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

- Wants to end gerrymandering and for citizens to determine district lines, not politicians. 
- Wants to overturn Citizens United by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and changing the Federal Election Commission's access standards to be on a per capita, not an administrative basis. 
- Plans to work to strengthen voting rights and expand voting access.
- Believes claims of stolen or insecure elections are false and spread by "Republican politicians backed by Russian money."
- Believes the GOP employs "perfidious and un-American tactics" to suppress voting.

- Opposes school vouchers and diverting funds from public schools to other educational institutions. 
- Supports vocational training for students who want to enter the workforce directly.
- Wants to move away from focusing on testing and prioritize practical life skills and community-based civics education.
- Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs that focus on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.
- Supports allowing religious expression in public schools. 
- Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is "illegal according to the State Constitution."
- Believes the district's aging demographics and trends of young adults leaving for other states after college indicate a need to improve local education.
- Opposes Ohio HB 445's section, as he believes religious activities should be accommodated, not facilitated. 
- Opposes enforcing a strict separation of church and state.
- Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of where they live. 
- Believes teachers need more resources.

- Supports vocational training for students who want to enter the workforce directly.
- Wants to move away from focusing on testing and prioritize practical life skills and community-based civics education.
- Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs that focus on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.
- Supports allowing religious expression in public schools. 
- Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is "illegal according to the State Constitution."
- Believes the district's aging demographics and trends of young adults leaving for other states after college indicate a need to improve local education.
- Opposes Ohio HB 445's section, as he believes religious activities should be accommodated, not facilitated. 
- Opposes enforcing a strict separation of church and state.
- Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of where they live. 
- Believes teachers need more resources.

Michael L. Kripchak was born and raised in Youngstown, OH, where he graduated from Chaney High School in 2000. He attended the US Air Force Academy, majoring in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Japanese. He received a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from NYU-Tisch.

Michael L. Kripchak is a former research science and acquisitions officer at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base. 

As of August 17, 2024, Michael L. Kripchak’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes weak leadership has harmed state industry.

Supports indexing federal benefits, including minimum wage standards, to inflation.

Supports establishing an advanced manufacturing hub in the 6th district to utilize local coal and rare metal resources for high-skill applications, believing this will enhance tech progress and benefit local communities.

Supports unions and sector-wide collective bargaining, believing they enhance business efficiency, improve employee training, and prevent talent poaching by large monopolies.

Plans to direct the Department of Agriculture to invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices.

Supports investing in manufacturing with high salaries and continuous training for workers, as demonstrated by the DACH region and Benelux.

- Supports establishing an advanced manufacturing hub in the 6th district to utilize local coal and rare metal resources for high-skill applications, believing this will enhance tech progress and benefit local communities.
- Supports unions and sector-wide collective bargaining, believing they enhance business efficiency, improve employee training, and prevent talent poaching by large monopolies.
- Believes sector-wide unions and government-backed programs will benefit businesses.
- Believes being "pro-union or pro-business" are not mutually exclusive positions.
- Supports establishing a minimum wage that is "indexed to a 40hr work week" to address underemployment.
- Plans to direct the Department of Agriculture to invest in scientific innovations for sustainable farming practices.
- Supports investing in manufacturing with high salaries and continuous training for workers, as demonstrated by the DACH region and Benelux.
- Plans to create "new collar" manufacturing jobs that are safe, well-paid, and require advanced skills but not advanced degrees.
- Believes the loss of manufacturing jobs to countries like China is irreversible without drastically lowering American wages.
- Believes the tech sector boom benefits only California and New York, while the Heartland's manufacturing suffers due to GOP obstruction. Plans to legislate programs that bring federal dollars into the 6th district to ensure local prosperity.
- Believes in creating "high-pay, high-skill, high-dignity industrial jobs" supported by Ohio Union Labor to revitalize the economy.
- Supports creating an advanced materials manufacturing hub in the Ohio River Valley to foster high-tech manufacturing small businesses.
- Plans to revitalize the mining and steel industries in the 6th district.

- Supports Medicare for All, saying "Your health and well-being should not be tied to your employment status."
- Believes that advanced research and development (R&D) and improved medicine will lower healthcare costs and enhance quality of life.
- Plans to work with Democrat colleagues to expand Medicare coverage to reduce medical costs.
- Believes that "a woman's body is NOT the domain of the Government," and supports access to abortion.
- Believes "guaranteeing your healthcare is the bare minimum the federal government can do. Americans should live, not merely survive."
- Supports expanding Medicare.
- Supports legislation that protects the right to life for women and maintains the life of a viable fetus, with medical exemptions for maternal health even post-viability.

- Believes Republicans in the State Legislature have "slashed government subsidies for essential services like police, EMT, and administrative functions."
- Opposes the lack of transparency in the Department of Licensing and Consumer Services.
- Believes Republicans are "weaponizing the Courts" in the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court justices.
- Believes landowners have the freedom to act as they wish on their property, but also have a responsibility for their actions and that officials must inform them of risks and protect them from fraud.
- Believes restoring the district "starts in our communities."
- Believes in prioritizing civic engagement and listening to constituents to understand their concerns.
- Supports after-school programs that teach practical skills, local civics, and volunteer work to strengthen communities and improve public safety.
- Supports elevating the standard of judicial review for sex discrimination cases to "strict scrutiny" by reviving the Equal Rights Amendment.
- Promises to uphold the "honor and integrity" of public service.
- Believes in collaborating with the Department of Justice to uphold women's rights while adhering to "small and limited government" principles.
- Believes in encouraging community involvement by connecting youth with local volunteer organizations for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

- Believes in comprehensive military training to prepare future officers.
- Believes every dollar spent on diplomacy saves "hundreds of dollars in defense" and supports proactive measures to address complex threats.
- Believes in strengthening the Diplomatic Corps, expanding international aid, and leading in global organizations.
- Believes increasing State Department funding and strengthening the Diplomatic Corps will more effectively counter China, Russia, and Iran, and provide advanced warning of emerging threats.
- Believes in restoring U.S. military strength by revitalizing Ohio factories.
- Believes American credibility is "under attack" and "enemies hide behind hybrid warfare."
- Believes in restoring the diplomatic corps and expanding international aid to counter "Communist Chinese influence."
- Supports America being a "reliable partner and friend to all Free Peoples of the World" and believes in helping both ourselves and our allies "bathe in the Light of Liberty."

Supports the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Supports the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP).

Supports the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

Believes fossil fuels are a major security threat.

Believes "aimless construction" in China has led to bankrupt local councils burdened with maintaining unproductive projects.

- Believes fossil fuels are a major security threat.
- Believes state land should be protected for all Ohioans and opposes selling it to "foreign agents."
- Believes "aimless construction" in China has led to bankrupt local councils burdened with maintaining unproductive projects.
- Supports initiating the "MARIETTA PROJECT" to commercialize fusion energy, believing it will spur economic growth and benefit Ohio's industries.
- Believes investments in infrastructure will create "a robust and resilient America."
- Plans to instruct the Department of Interior to create a water resource management plan that includes building aqueducts to prevent flooding and alleviate droughts.
- Plans to advocate for Congress to mandate the Department of Housing and Urban Development or other cabinet agencies to set minimum standards for municipalities to provide essential utilities such as electricity, heat, water, sewage, and broadband.
- Believes all people deserve "clean water, clean air, access to food, electricity, sewage, good roads, public transport, and fast internet."
- Supports enforcing anti-monopolistic practices in utility transmission, ensuring they are separate from utility generators or service providers, and advocating for Open Access Architecture in rural areas with limited options.
- Believes rural broadband infrastructure is essential for farmers to use modern agricultural technology and is committed to ensuring its rollout.
- Believes state and local leaders, not federal ones, should determine energy rates.

- Supports ending gerrymandering and plans to legislate that citizens, not politicians, determine district lines.
- Supports overturning Citizens United, passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and changing Federal Election Commission voting access standards to be per capita.
- Believes in strengthening voting rights and expanding voting access.
- Believes claims of stolen or insecure elections are false and spread by "Republican politicians backed by Russian money."
- Believes the GOP employs "perfidious and un-American tactics" to suppress voting.

- Supports vocational training for students who want to enter the workforce directly.
- Believes in bolstering education and reintroducing Civics to combat foreign manipulation and authoritarian propaganda.
- Believes in moving away from "teaching to the test" and instead focusing on practical life skills and community-based civics education.
- Supports free school lunches made from locally grown foods and free afternoon school programs focusing on liberal arts, music, art, and physical fitness.
- Believes the First Amendment does not require absolute separation of church and state. Supports accommodating religious activities in public schools.
- Believes the current funding method for public schools in Ohio, which relies on property taxes, is illegal according to the State Constitution, and criticizes their opponent for worsening the issue and failing to address it.
- Believes the district's aging demographics and the trend of young citizens leaving for other states after college graduation indicate a need for improvement in local education.
- Opposes facilitating First Amendment activities but supports accommodating them.
- Opposes unfunded mandates on schools, believing HB 445 will harm quality education by straining budgets.
- Believes HB 445 violates the First Amendment by changing "may" to "shall" in ORC 3313.6022, shifting from accommodation to facilitation.
- Opposes legislation that enforces strict separation of church and state.
- Believes all American children deserve equal educational opportunities regardless of location.
- Believes teachers need more resources.

Michael L. Kripchak was born and raised in Youngstown, OH, where he graduated co-valedictorian from Chaney High School in 2000. He attended the US Air Force Academy, majoring in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Japanese.

Michael L. Kripchak is a former research science and acquisitions officer at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Hanscom Air Force Base. He also pursued a career in the entertainment industry, including acting, writing, and producing, and co-founded a start-up focused on electronic signal location tracking.

As of August 16, 2024, Michael L. Kripchak’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Ohio currently has 15 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Ohio, and have been a citizen of the United States for 7 years. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.