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Tarik earned a bachelor's degree from Davidson College, a master's degree in nursing from La Salle University, and a doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Tarik Khan is currently the state representative of Assembly District 194. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term. 

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Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $18 an hour.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to at least $18 an hour.

Economy

Believes everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. 

Supports eliminating copays and costs for PrEP and PEP and banning discrimination in life insurance for those taking these medications.

Supports eliminating copays and costs for HIV medications.

- Supports access to abortion.
- Believes everyone deserves access to quality healthcare. 
- Supports eliminating copays and costs for HIV medications.

Healthcare

Supports increasing school funding by $9 billion over the next 7 years, as determined by the Basic Education Funding Commission.

Wants to increase public school funding. 

Supports increasing school-based health centers to provide primary care and mental health services for children and young adults.

- Wants to increase public school funding. 
- Supports increasing school-based health centers to provide primary care and mental health services for children and young adults.

Education

Wants to reduce fracking and regulate it where it exists.

- Wants to reduce fracking and regulate it where it exists.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 30, 2024, Tarik Khan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Opposes "restrictive voter-ID laws, unlawful voter purges, and criminalizing the ballot box."

Opposes restrictions to voting, including voter ID laws. 

- Opposes restrictions to voting, including voter ID laws. 

Voting & Elections

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Tarik Khan

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