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Napoleon earned his bahcelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to becoming a State Representative, Napoleon worked in finance.

Napoleon J Nelson currently serves as State Representative in State Assembly District 154 in Pennsylvania. He was first elected in 2020 and is serving his second term.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15.

Opposes tax breaks for big businesses and land developers.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15.
- Opposes tax breaks for big businesses and land developers.

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Supports ensuring all students have access to counseling, mental health, and nursing professionals.

Believes in requiring cyber, public, and other charter schools to be equally accountable and transparent.

Believes in focusing on "the whole child" rather than high-stakes testing performance.

Supports funding remediation programming for students who fall behind.

Supports universal Pre-K and full day Kindergarten.

- Supports ensuring all students have access to counseling, mental health, and nursing professionals.
- Believes in requiring cyber, public, and other charter schools to be equally accountable and transparent.
- Believes in focusing on "the whole child" rather than high-stakes testing performance.
- Supports funding remediation programming for students who fall behind.
- Supports universal Pre-K and full day Kindergarten.

Education

Believes in investing in new technology, green businesses, research, and educating future environmental scientists.

Supports a moratorium on practices that harm air, water, or soil without a remediation process.

Plans to join the Climate Caucus and advocate for restoring the Department of Environmental Protection's capacity, increasing fines on polluters, and imposing a moratorium on harmful industry practices.

Supports updating Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Program Standard to strengthen clean energy targets.

Supports developing a Climate Vulnerability Assessment to identify and address climate justice concerns.

- Believes in investing in new technology, green businesses, research, and educating future environmental scientists.
- Supports a moratorium on practices that harm air, water, or soil without a remediation process.
- Plans to join the Climate Caucus and advocate for restoring the Department of Environmental Protection's capacity, increasing fines on polluters, and imposing a moratorium on harmful industry practices.
- Supports updating Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Program Standard to strengthen clean energy targets.
- Supports developing a Climate Vulnerability Assessment to identify and address climate justice concerns.

Energy & the Environment

Supports strengthening anti-harassment laws and eliminating non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent protecting predators.

Supports requiring those convicted of hate crimes to complete diversity classes and allowing community impact statements.

Supports expanding the definition of a hate crime in PA to include the targeting of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender or gender identity

- Supports strengthening anti-harassment laws and eliminating non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent protecting predators.
- Supports requiring those convicted of hate crimes to complete diversity classes and allowing community impact statements.
- Supports expanding the definition of a hate crime in PA to include the targeting of individuals based on sexual orientation, gender or gender identity

Public Safety

Supports restoring voting rights for incarcerated citizens convicted of non-voting-related crimes.

Supports reforming campaign finance laws.

- Supports restoring voting rights for incarcerated citizens convicted of non-voting-related crimes.
- Supports reforming campaign finance laws.

Voting & Elections

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As of October 3, 2024, Napoleon J Nelson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Napoleon J Nelson currently serves as State Representative in State Assembly District 154 in Pennsylvania.  He was first elected in 2020. 

Supports extending and expanding benefits for both full and part-time workers.

Promises to remain aware of local neighborhood issues.

Believes in strong collaboration to achieve significant economic progress in 2024.

Believes in a collective economic future, supporting diverse visions such as "greener, prouder, union, or innovative" economies.

Supports providing property tax relief and ending tax breaks for big businesses and land developers.

Supports promoting adequate wages for full and part-time staff.

Supports increasing state funding for roads, public transit, traffic safety, and stormwater and wastewater systems.

Aims to address disparities in healthcare delivery.

Believes healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

Believes the scientific evidence on healthcare issues is "clear, compelling, and irrefutable."

Believes AAPI businesses in Philadelphia and the suburbs experienced significant racist backlash due to the Coronavirus pandemic prior to the implementation of social distancing.

Believes societies worldwide share a "pretty clear vision" of life progression, suggesting a need for universal healthcare standards.

Supports "affordable, physical and mental health care for every Pennsylvanian."

Believes in ensuring school facilities meet the health and educational needs of students.

Supports promoting learning spaces that are stimulative, engaging, and sensitive to student triggers.

Supports declaring equitable education as a right for all students.

Supports funding research and commercialization of advanced negative emissions, carbon sequestration, and carbon utilization technologies.

Believes in providing care and justice for those adversely affected by environmental decisions, saying climate change will worsen health issues, food quality and access, and create millions of refugees if unaddressed.

- Believes in investing in new technology, green businesses, research, and educating future environmental scientists.
- Supports a moratorium on practices that harm air, water, or soil without a remediation process.
- Plans to join the Climate Caucus and advocate for restoring the Department of Environmental Protection's capacity, increasing fines on polluters, and imposing a moratorium on harmful industry practices.
- Supports updating Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Program Standard to strengthen clean energy targets.
- Believes in providing care and justice for those adversely affected by environmental decisions, saying climate change will worsen health issues, food quality and access, and create millions of refugees if unaddressed.
- Supports developing a Climate Vulnerability Assessment to identify and address climate justice concerns.

Promises to advocate for increased funding for public safety.

Believes addressing local and state challenges is crucial for public safety.

Encourages public engagement and activism, saying, "With so much to fight for, don't dare just watch from the sidelines!"

Believes all rights must be protected regardless of birthplace, sexual orientation, religion, or lack of religion.

Supports extending protections to the LGBTQ and disabled communities.

Supports subsidies for public media to ensure government accountability and transparency.

Believes in protecting voting rights and combating voter suppression.

Supports strengthening state oversight of elections.

Believes in protecting voting rights and ensuring election integrity.

Supports independent commissions for drawing Pennsylvania's legislative districts to ensure fairness, opposing both Republican and Democratic map-drawing to prevent political bias.

As of October 1, 2024, Napoleon J Nelson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Napoleon J Nelson currently serves as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 62A. He was first elected in 2020 and is serving his 3rd term.

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