Barran for Congress: Platform & Priorities

Reigniting the American Dream for Small Business, Working Families, and a Freer Future

Where I Stand on the Issues

I believe government should do a few things well and leave the rest to the people. Here’s how I’ll fight to restore the American Dream — issue by issue.

🟥 Small Business & Jobs

• Cut red tape and unnecessary regulations that stifle small business growth.

• Expand access to loans and capital for rural entrepreneurs.

• Create tax incentives for startups and family-owned businesses.

• Invest in trade education and apprenticeships to build tomorrow’s workforce.

🟦 Public Safety

• Fully fund local law enforcement and community policing.

• Remove legal barriers that prevent officers from doing their jobs.

• Increase federal grants for training, recruitment, and mental health support.

• Crack down on organized retail theft and drug trafficking.

🟨 Infrastructure

• Invest in new bridge crossings across the Columbia River to reduce congestion.

• Upgrade roads and freight corridors critical to small business and trade.

• Streamline federal permitting to cut delays and costs.

• Secure federal funding for rural broadband and digital access.

🟩 Housing

• Incentivize duplex and triplex construction in Opportunity Zones for first-time buyers.

• Block private equity firms from dominating local housing markets with federal subsidies.

• Reform lending rules so working families can qualify fairly for mortgages.

• Cut permitting red tape to lower the cost of new housing.

🟪 Education

• Protect parental rights in education and curriculum transparency.

• Expand apprenticeships, trade schools, and STEM pathways.

• Secure fair federal funding for rural and small-town schools.

• Support school choice and local control.

🟫 Veterans & Military Families

• Ensure veterans receive timely healthcare and benefits.

• Expand job training programs for veterans transitioning to civilian life.

• Increase mental health resources and suicide prevention initiatives.

• Modernize VA facilities and cut bureaucratic wait times.

🟧 Immigration & Border Security

• Secure the border with effective enforcement and modern technology.

• End loopholes that encourage illegal immigration.

• Create a rational, legal immigration process aligned with American values.

• Stop exploitation of migrant workers that hurts citizens and legal immigrants alike.

🟨 Energy & Environment

• Promote an “all of the above” energy strategy — natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables.

• Cut burdensome regulations that punish rural industries.

• Incentivize conservation through market solutions, not federal overreach.

• Invest in infrastructure that balances energy independence with environmental stewardship.

🟦 Fiscal Responsibility

• Balance the budget by cutting waste, fraud, and duplicative programs.

• Begin paying down the national debt to restore the strength of the dollar.

• Audit federal agencies for efficiency and accountability.

• Oppose new taxes that burden working families and small businesses.

🟫 Healthcare

• Increase transparency in healthcare pricing and insurance costs.

• Expand access to rural healthcare services.

• Cut bureaucratic barriers for doctors and nurses.

• Protect Medicare and Social Security from cuts while reforming inefficiencies.

🟥 Constitutional Rights

• Protect the Second Amendment and the right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms.

• Defend free speech, religious liberty, and parental rights.

• Limit federal overreach into local communities.

• Ensure due process and fairness in the justice system.

🔔 Conclusion

This platform is simple: empower people, not bureaucrats. By cutting red tape, supporting small businesses, and investing in the basics — safety, housing, education, infrastructure — we can restore the American Dream and put power back where it belongs: in the hands of the people.

—Antony Barran
Candidate for Congress, WA-3