Konawel emphasizes lowering the overall cost of living so seniors, working families, and small businesses can stay and thrive in New Jersey. His plan focuses on capping property taxes, expanding relief for homeowners, cutting wasteful spending in Trenton, and lowering income and business taxes to keep jobs local. He also supports tax-deductible student loan interest and incentives for graduates who choose to live and work in the state.

Konawel prioritizes public safety and first responder support. He proposes repealing “Sanctuary State” policies, fixing bail reform laws so violent offenders are held accountable, and restoring protections like qualified immunity so officers can do their jobs effectively. He also wants to reduce administrative burdens so police spend more time fighting crime, not paperwork, and restore COLA pensions for police and fire personnel.

Konawel supports a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” to ensure curriculum transparency, age-appropriate lessons, and limit political agendas in classrooms. He calls for fixing the broken school funding formula so South Jersey gets its fair share, expanding vocational training and career pipelines, and supporting school choice so families have real options.

Konawel seeks to end Phil Murphy’s Energy Master Plan and reform the Board of Public Utilities to break up monopoly control and lower utility costs. He opposes offshore wind farms that threaten the shore and raise rates, and instead supports an all-of-the-above energy plan — natural gas, nuclear, and renewables — to provide affordable and reliable electricity.

Konawel opposes state mandates that force high-density housing into towns without adequate schools, jobs, or infrastructure. He supports protecting open space and farmland from overdevelopment and requiring developers — not taxpayers — to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Konawel calls for cutting excessive regulations and fees that burden farmers and small businesses, streamlining permitting and licensing, protecting farmland preservation while maintaining collateral value for farmers, and supporting NJ-grown products to keep agriculture strong.

Konawel wants to get state employees back in the office, create a Department of Government Efficiency to expose fraud and abuse, and require transparency on major spending bills by mandating a two-week public review before votes. His “Customer First Initiative” aims to make state agencies responsive and respectful to residents.

Konawel proposes cracking down on insurers who deny claims or hike premiums, ensuring out-of-network emergency care is covered, supporting free-market health options to lower costs, protecting Social Security and Medicare for seniors, and expanding mental health and telehealth access, especially for working families.

Konawel supports guaranteeing full funding for veterans’ benefits, expanding tax relief and career transition programs, and bringing federal veteran support programs home to South Jersey.

Konawel calls for voter ID (free and easy for every legal resident), ballots received by 8 p.m. on Election Day, a ban on ballot harvesting, a Voter Fraud Task Force inside the Attorney General’s office, and removing party bosses from election boards.

Konawel supports reforming hunting and fishing regulations to make them fair and simple, protecting the NJ Fish & Game Council from political meddling, managing the fishing industry scientifically rather than politically, and restoring wildlife management like the bear hunt guided by experts.

Konawel prioritizes South Jersey roads, bridges, and transit projects first, opposes the expensive and “disastrous” Gloucester Camden Line (GCL) project, calls for disbanding the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and supports auditing NJ Transit to cut waste and improve service.

At a recent meet-and-greet, Konawel addressed concerns from the portion of LD-3 spanning Gloucester and Cumberland Counties. He noted strong local opposition to state-mandated high-density housing, a call for more police resources in under-served townships, and the outsized burden of New Jersey’s broken school funding formula on this area. These comments signal a willingness to speak directly to district-specific needs rather than applying one-size-fits-all policies.

Konawel supports capping property taxes and expanding relief so seniors and working families can remain in their homes, framing it as an immediate step to make New Jersey affordable again.

He proposes repealing New Jersey’s “Sanctuary State” policies and fixing bail reform laws so violent criminals aren’t released back into communities.

Konawel wants to fix the broken school funding formula so South Jersey gets its fair share and pass a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” for curriculum transparency and age-appropriate lessons.

He opposes the current Energy Master Plan and offshore wind farms, arguing they threaten the shore and drive up rates, and instead advocates for a balanced energy policy.

Konawel opposes state-imposed high-density housing in towns without sufficient infrastructure and calls for developers, not taxpayers, to fund necessary upgrades.

He proposes a Department of Government Efficiency, mandatory two-week public review of major spending bills, and a “Customer First Initiative” to improve how state agencies serve residents.

Konawel highlights cracking down on insurers who deny claims, ensuring emergency care coverage, and expanding mental health and telehealth options to reduce costs and improve access.

He pledges full funding for veterans’ benefits and expanded tax relief and career transition programs for military families.

Konawel calls for voter ID, banning ballot harvesting, timely ballot deadlines, and a Voter Fraud Task Force within the Attorney General’s office to ensure fair elections.

He wants to halt the costly Gloucester Camden Line, disband the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and audit NJ Transit to cut waste and prioritize South Jersey road and bridge improvements.