Florida, home to the stand-your-ground laws that arguably have led to the unjust killings of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis, has Black excellence on the ballot this Tuesday. Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum is running a campaign message built on one fundamental principle: The people.
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Blavity: If you’re elected governor, what are some of the things you want to focus on your first year?
Gillum: The first thing we have to do when we win is expand Medicaid. [Florida] has 800,000 who deserve access to health care. Those 800,00 people will have access when we expand Medicaid, and that access to health care will allow them to take care of their families. And it will also have to affect reducing the cost of health care for everybody. So my number-one priority is expanding Medicaid.
I will also have the responsibility of appointing three new justices to the state Supreme Court, when we win this race. That’s going to be an important job, because it will shape the next 30 years of the Court, and will also play an important role in the redistricting in my state.
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