Representative-elect · Ohio’s 10th district

Kristina Knickerbocker

Democrat

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What they campaigned on

Share of their campaign website’s words, by policy area.

602words on issues
  • Health37%
  • Defense and veterans21%
  • Taxes12%
  • Law, crime and courts11%
  • Government operations and elections10%
  • Everything else9%

Where they stand

34 issues in their own words, then everything else their site says, by policy area.

Health

Abortion ›
  • Protect abortion rights and access
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Health care costs ›
  • Lower health care costs, including premiums and out-of-pocket costs
“No one should have to choose between paying rent or their mortgage and seeing a doctor. I believe healthcare is a right, and I will work toward Universal Coverage so families don’t have to choose between keeping a roof over their heads and affording care.”
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Medicare ›
  • Protect and strengthen Medicare
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Health coverage ›
  • Guarantee health care for everyone
  • Create a public insurance option open to everyone
“No one should have to choose between paying rent or their mortgage and seeing a doctor. I believe healthcare is a right, and I will work toward Universal Coverage so families don’t have to choose between keeping a roof over their heads and affording care.”
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“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Access to health care ›
  • Expand access to health care
“Reliable access to quality health care saves lives, promotes stable and healthy lifestyles, and provides security across the social and economic spectrum. People need access to affordable health care at every stage of life.”
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Medicaid ›
  • Protect Medicaid from cuts
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Affordable Care Act ›
  • Protect, strengthen and expand the Affordable Care Act
  • Add more plan choices, such as a public option, to the ACA marketplace
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Mental health care ›
  • Increase funding for mental health care
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Long-term care ›
  • Make long-term and elder care affordable and available
“Access to affordable healthcare, housing, food, childcare and eldercare are essential to providing a robust economy and workforce.”
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“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Medical debt ›
  • Keep medical debt off credit reports
“I’ll protect Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act; support a public option to lower premiums and expand care; ban medical debt from wrecking people’s credit; invest in mental health care; and defend reproductive healthcare.”
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Insurance denials and prior authorization ›
“The system prioritizes profit over patient care and prevention, leading to inefficiencies and dramatically higher costs. In today’s system, insurance companies deny first, forcing American healthcare providers to spend time fighting insurance for basic needs, like insulin or chemotherapy. People can’t access the care they need, or simply can’t afford it. This makes us sicker and shifts the burden of healthcare costs away from the insurance companies and onto the taxpayers.”
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Defense and veterans

Veterans' health care ›
  • Give veterans the quality health care they earned
  • Fully fund and staff the VA and oppose cuts to it
“As a major and nurse in the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Kristina led teams to improve medical care for active duty, veterans, and military families. Her work was instrumental in developing and implementing solutions that directly resulted in better health outcomes and increased medical readiness for servicemembers.”
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“I’ll fight to fully fund and protect the VA, defend and grow Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, support military families, and make sure every veteran has access to the healthcare, jobs, and stability they were promised.”
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VA funding and staffing ›
  • Protect and strengthen the VA against cuts
  • Fully fund the VA
“I’ll fight to fully fund and protect the VA, defend and grow Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, support military families, and make sure every veteran has access to the healthcare, jobs, and stability they were promised.”
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Veterans' employment ›
  • Help veterans find good civilian jobs
“I’ll fight to fully fund and protect the VA, defend and grow Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, support military families, and make sure every veteran has access to the healthcare, jobs, and stability they were promised.”
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Other things the site says about defense and veterans (1)
“Veterans, service members, and military families deserve the highest gratitude and respect our country can offer. We must ensure a high quality of life for those who are willing to protect and preserve our democracy, liberty, and freedoms.”
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Taxes

Taxes on the wealthy ›
  • Raise taxes on the wealthy
“That means cutting taxes for working families, lowering costs, standing up for small businesses, and making billionaires pay their fair share. It means strengthening workers’ rights and raising wages so people can actually get ahead.”
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Taxes on low- and middle-income families ›
  • Cut taxes for working and middle-class families
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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“That means cutting taxes for working families, lowering costs, standing up for small businesses, and making billionaires pay their fair share. It means strengthening workers’ rights and raising wages so people can actually get ahead.”
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Overall tax levels ›
  • Cut taxes and keep them low
“In Congress, she’ll work on pragmatic approaches to end the affordability crisis, cut taxes, help small businesses, and take on the status quo of Washington corruption.”
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Law, crime and courts

Crime and public safety ›
  • Fund and support police and law enforcement
  • Fund violence intervention and crime prevention programs
  • Keep communities safe from crime
“Every neighborhood deserves to feel safe, and that starts with making sure our first responders have the support and resources they need to do their jobs. I’ll invest in law enforcement, fire departments, and prevention strategies that strengthen safety while building trust in our communities.”
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Police ›
  • Fund police departments and give them the resources they need
“Every neighborhood deserves to feel safe, and that starts with making sure our first responders have the support and resources they need to do their jobs. I’ll invest in law enforcement, fire departments, and prevention strategies that strengthen safety while building trust in our communities.”
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Other things the site says about law, crime and courts (1)
“I’ll fight for more resources for our local first responders who know their communities best and have the best-in-class training.”
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Government operations and elections

Government ethics and corruption ›
  • Ban members of Congress from trading stocks
  • Bar members of Congress from becoming lobbyists after they leave
  • End corruption in Washington
“In Congress, she’ll work on pragmatic approaches to end the affordability crisis, cut taxes, help small businesses, and take on the status quo of Washington corruption.”
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“Fix Washington, End Corruption”
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“Public service should not be a way to get rich. That’s why I’ll ban stock trading for members of Congress, end corporate PAC influence, pass term limits, protect voting rights, and shut down the revolving door that allows former members to cash in as lobbyists.”
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“We need to end elected officials enriching themselves while Ohio families struggle.”
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Campaign finance ›
  • Reduce the influence of big money in politics
“Public service should not be a way to get rich. That’s why I’ll ban stock trading for members of Congress, end corporate PAC influence, pass term limits, protect voting rights, and shut down the revolving door that allows former members to cash in as lobbyists.”
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Term limits ›
  • Set term limits for members of Congress
“Public service should not be a way to get rich. That’s why I’ll ban stock trading for members of Congress, end corporate PAC influence, pass term limits, protect voting rights, and shut down the revolving door that allows former members to cash in as lobbyists.”
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Economy and the federal budget

Cost of living ›
  • Lower the cost of living and inflation
  • Raise wages
  • Cut taxes for working families
“In Congress, she’ll work on pragmatic approaches to end the affordability crisis, cut taxes, help small businesses, and take on the status quo of Washington corruption.”
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“There is urgency in passing immediate legislation to help lower costs and make it more realistic for people to raise children and care for family members.”
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“Make Life Affordable Again”
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“That means cutting taxes for working families, lowering costs, standing up for small businesses, and making billionaires pay their fair share. It means strengthening workers’ rights and raising wages so people can actually get ahead.”
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Business and commerce

Small businesses ›
  • Support small businesses
“In Congress, she’ll work on pragmatic approaches to end the affordability crisis, cut taxes, help small businesses, and take on the status quo of Washington corruption.”
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“That means cutting taxes for working families, lowering costs, standing up for small businesses, and making billionaires pay their fair share. It means strengthening workers’ rights and raising wages so people can actually get ahead.”
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Civil rights and liberties

Voting laws ›
  • Protect voting rights and make voting easier
“Public service should not be a way to get rich. That’s why I’ll ban stock trading for members of Congress, end corporate PAC influence, pass term limits, protect voting rights, and shut down the revolving door that allows former members to cash in as lobbyists.”
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Energy

Data centers ›
  • Make data centers pay their own power, grid and water costs
  • Keep data centers from raising household utility bills
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Energy costs ›
  • Lower energy costs for households and businesses
  • Keep data centers' energy costs off household bills
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Environment

Drinking water ›
  • Keep drinking water clean and safe
“We must build public health infrastructure to make sure everyone has access to clean air, water, and resources that promote health.”
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Air pollution ›
  • Protect clean air and reduce air pollution
“We must build public health infrastructure to make sure everyone has access to clean air, water, and resources that promote health.”
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Housing and community development

Housing costs ›
  • Lower housing costs for renters and homeowners
“Access to affordable healthcare, housing, food, childcare and eldercare are essential to providing a robust economy and workforce.”
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Affordable housing construction ›
  • Build more affordable housing
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Labor and employment

Wages ›
  • Raise wages and make sure workers are paid fairly
“That means cutting taxes for working families, lowering costs, standing up for small businesses, and making billionaires pay their fair share. It means strengthening workers’ rights and raising wages so people can actually get ahead.”
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Social Security and welfare

Child care ›
  • Lower the cost of child care for families
  • Cap what families pay for child care
“Access to affordable healthcare, housing, food, childcare and eldercare are essential to providing a robust economy and workforce.”
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“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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Trade

Tariffs ›
  • Roll back the Trump administration's tariffs
“I’ll cut taxes for working families, repeal harmful tariffs that raise prices, build more affordable housing, cap childcare costs, support eldercare, and lower energy bills by making big corporations—not Ohio families—pay for data center infrastructure.”
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