Safety, Affordability, Transparency.
Stephanie Petersen's Three Pillars:
Safety & Protection
Affordability for Everyday People
Affordability for Everyday People
Government’s first responsibility is protecting its people.
That includes safe communities, protected children, secure infrastructure, and strong democratic guardrails that prevent corruption and abuse of power.
Affordability for Everyday People
Affordability for Everyday People
Affordability for Everyday People
Hardworking Americans should be able to afford a home, raise a family, and retire with dignity.
Our economy should work for everyday people.
Transparency & Restoring Trust
Affordability for Everyday People
Transparency & Restoring Trust
The American people deserve a government that answers to them, not lobbyists or special interests.
Transparency and accountability must be restored.
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The People's Platform
Government should do three things well:
1. Protect the People
2. Make life affordable
3. Tell the truth.
Every policy I support falls under one of these three pillars.
Pillar I: Safety & Protection
Protecting Children
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
- Investigate elite child exploitation networks
- Accountability, transparency, and prosecution surrounding the Epstein scandal
- Stronger action against human trafficking
- Protect children from online exploitation
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
- Phase down the use of glyphosate
- Require stronger residue testing in U.S. food supply
- Provide incentives for farmers transitioning to regenerative agriculture
- Increase transparency in food labeling
Safe Communities
Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
- Support safe neighborhoods and law enforcement accountability
- Address violent crime and trafficking networks
- Protect families raising children
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
- Temporary (18-36 month) moratorium on large developments to assess environmental and infrastructure strain
- Ensure communities can safely support population growth
Democratic Guardrails
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
Veteran & Military Safety
- Congressional term limits
- Reduce congressional salaries
- Public service requirements for elected officials
- Stronger ethics rules for government officials
Veteran & Military Safety
Developmental Infrastructure Safety
Veteran & Military Safety
- Streamline disabled veterans with affordable childcare
- Improve support systems for veterans and military families
- Vocational Rehab pays for veteran to study for post-graduate national exams
National Security
Disaster Preparedness
Environmental Safety
- Secure borders
- Stop reckless wars that risk American lives
- Put American interests first in foreign policy
Environmental Safety
Disaster Preparedness
Environmental Safety
- Protect Florida water supply
- Stop AI data centers that drain water resources
- Environmental impact assessments before large developments
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness
- Strong hurricane resilience planning
- Infrastructure planning for Florida
- Emergency preparedness for coastal communities
Safety & Protection Key Priorities
1. Protect Children & Families
- Investigate trafficking and exploitation networks
- Hold powerful institutions accountable when they fail to protect children
- Strengthen protections against online exploitation
2. Safe Food & Clean Agriculture
- Support phasing down the use of glyphosate and similar chemicals while rapidly expanding regenerative agriculture practices.
- Restore soil health, reduce chemical dependency, and strengthen our long-term food security.
- Food safety is national safety.
3. Safe Communities
- Support safe neighborhoods and law enforcement accountability
- Address violent crime and trafficking networks
- Improve disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience
4. Protect Democracy from Corruption
- Congressional term limits
- Reduce congressional salaries and perks
- Stronger ethics rules and accountability
Pillar II: Affordability
Housing Affordability
Florida Insurance Crisis
Florida Insurance Crisis
- Require new developments to include 10–25% affordable housing
- Address corporate real-estate investors buying neighborhoods
- Protect locals from being priced out of communities
Florida Insurance Crisis
Florida Insurance Crisis
Florida Insurance Crisis
- Investigate insurance market failures
- Stop price manipulation by insurance companies
- Reform Florida’s property insurance system
Cost of Living
Florida Insurance Crisis
Economic Fairness
- Rising grocery prices
- Rising fuel costs
- Rising utility bills
Economic Fairness
Retirement Security
Economic Fairness
- Address loopholes that allow billionaires to pay lower effective taxes
- Fairer balance between capital gains vs wage taxes
- Close tax loopholes for ultra-wealthy individuals
Healthcare Costs
Retirement Security
Retirement Security
- Focus on preventing illness.
- Lower prescription drug prices
- Improve healthcare affordability
- Protect seniors from being priced out of care
Retirement Security
Retirement Security
Retirement Security
- Protect Social Security
- Protect retirement savings
- Improve long-term care affordability
Young Adult Economic Opportunity
Young Adult Economic Opportunity
Young Adult Economic Opportunity
- Make it easier for younger generations to buy homes
- Address wage stagnation
- Strengthen pathways to entrepreneurship and trades
Affordability Key Priorities
1. Housing Affordability
- Require 10–25% affordable housing in large developments
- Address corporate ownership of residential neighborhoods
- Protect locals from being priced out of their communities
2. Lower Cost of Living
- Investigate Florida’s insurance crisis
- Reduce healthcare and prescription drug costs
- Address rising everyday household expenses
3. Economic Fairness
- Close tax loopholes for ultra-wealthy individuals
- Balance taxation between wages and capital gains
- Support small businesses and local economies
Pillar III: Transparency & Restoring Trust
Ending Corruption
Transparency in Government
Government Accountability
- Ban foreign lobbying
- End corporate PAC dominance
- Reduce influence of money in politics
Government Accountability
Transparency in Government
Government Accountability
- Independent investigations into government misconduct
- Protect whistleblowers
- Stronger oversight of federal agencies
Transparency in Government
Transparency in Government
Transparency in Government
- Declassification of information when possible
- Improve FOIA transparency
- Public accountability for government agencies
Lobbying Reform
Campaign Finance Transparency
Transparency in Government
- Prevent lobbyists from writing legislation
- Longer cooling-off periods before officials become lobbyists
- Full disclosure of lobbying activity
Campaign Finance Transparency
Campaign Finance Transparency
Campaign Finance Transparency
- Clear disclosure of campaign funding
- Strengthen grassroots political participation
Transparency & Restoring Trust Key Priorities
1. End Lobbyist Control
- Ban foreign lobbying
- Reduce corporate PAC influence
- Prevent lobbyists from writing legislation
2. Open Government
- Strengthen whistleblower protections
- Increase transparency in federal agencies
- Improve access to public records
3. Accountability in Washington
- Independent investigations into government misconduct
- Clear disclosure of campaign funding
- Restore integrity to public service
Why I am Running for Congress:
I’m not a career politician.
I’m a Marine Corps combat veteran, a mother of three, and a small business owner right here in our community.
Like many families in Florida, I’ve watched the cost of living rise while trust in government continues to fall.
People are working harder than ever, yet housing, insurance, healthcare, and everyday expenses keep climbing.
At the same time, many Americans feel like the system in Washington no longer answers to them.
I decided to run for Congress because I believe government should do three things well: protect the people, make life affordable, and tell the truth.
Protecting children and families, ensuring our communities are safe, and building guardrails against corruption should never be partisan issues.
Hardworking Americans should be able to afford a home, raise a family, and retire with dignity.
And our government should answer to the people—not lobbyists, special interests, or powerful insiders.
My goal isn’t to become part of the political class.
My goal is to represent the people who live here, raise their families here, and want a future they can believe in again.
This platform is a reflection of that mission.
I AM NOT FOR SALE
I publicly declare and pledge that I will never accept money from corporate PACs, foreign lobby groups, or special interests seeking to buy influence in Washington.
This campaign belongs to the people of Florida's 17th District.
NO corporate PAC money
NO foreign influence
NO backroom deals
This campaign will not be funded by those who expect favors in return.
UNBOUGHT. INDEPENDENT. GRASSROOTS.
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This campaign is NOT for sale. My loyalty is to the people I serve -- not the money in Washington.
This campaign is NOT for sale. My loyalty is to the people I serve -- not the money in Washington.
This campaign is NOT for sale. My loyalty is to the people I serve -- not the money in Washington.
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