Issues

Rhonda Shader will champion a simplified tax system that encourages innovation and investment. High taxes stifle job creators and small businesses. By lowering tax rates and offering incentives for equipment upgrades and workforce expansion, we can empower entrepreneurs to drive growth.

Building on her creation of California’s first joint City-County infrastructure district in Placentia, which generated 5,000 jobs, Rhonda will support public-private partnerships to fund roads, utilities, and broadband in the 34th District. These investments will drive economic growth and improve quality of life.

Rhonda will fight to root out inefficiency, fraud, and corruption in state agencies. By implementing stronger oversight and reforming entitlement programs, we can preserve vital services for future generations while ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.

High corporate and individual tax rates hinder job creation. Rhonda will work to overhaul the tax code, reducing rates to a competitive 25%. This will attract businesses, create jobs, and increase wages for hardworking families across the state.

Excessive regulations suffocate small businesses. Rhonda will advocate for streamlined rules that ensure market stability without stifling growth. By cutting red tape, we can empower local entrepreneurs to innovate, expand, and hire more workers. Rhonda will support exceptions of benefit requirements for businesses with less than 50 employees.

Children are the future of our economy. Every child deserves a quality education to ensure future employment. Rhonda will support policies that let education funding follow the student, giving parents more options, including charter schools. Emphasizing STEM education and parental involvement will equip students for success and give teachers greater flexibility.

Cumbersome state licensing and enforcement boards hinder professionals and businesses with slow processes and excessive penalties. Rhonda will push for comprehensive audits of these boards to boost efficiency, simplify licensing, and curb overzealous enforcement, fostering a business-friendly environment that supports growth and opportunity.

Rhonda will promote innovative healthcare solutions, such as allowing small businesses and individuals to pool resources for better insurance rates and purchase plans across state lines. By reducing frivolous lawsuits, we can lower costs and improve access to care for all.

Rhonda will work towards creating a better environment to encourage employment by protecting employers from fraudulent employee claims. Including PAGA reform and timelines for filing complaints.

Rhonda Shader will prioritize policies that help local entrepreneurs thrive. She’ll support reduced permitting fees and revitalization incentives to breathe new life into aging commercial corridors. By focusing on local ownership, we can keep dollars in the community and preserve the unique character of neighborhoods across the 34th District.