State House 36
1. Abortion: Arkansas’ current law that prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.
Shamal Carter (Democrat)
Oppose
I Support women having complete autonomy over her body. I am not a gynecologist so I don’t feel i can make the best decision for a women.
I Support women having complete autonomy over her body. I am not a gynecologist so I don’t feel i can make the best decision for a women.
2. Abortion: Establishing a permanent funding stream to provide state-funded grants to charities that provide women with alternatives to abortion.
3. Education: The Arkansas LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts that lets families use public dollars to pay for an education at a private school or homeschool.
4. Drugs: Legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas.
5. Tech: Requiring major social media websites to verify all users’ ages in order to protect children on their platforms.
6. Gambling: Letting casinos in Arkansas conduct gambling online.
7. Elections: Current ballot initiative efforts to change the Arkansas Constitution to make it easier for private individuals or entities to place measures on the ballot for a statewide vote.
Shamal Carter (Democrat)
Support
I support preserving the people’s constitutional right to place measures on the ballot. Citizens should have a meaningful opportunity to bring important issues before voters while maintaining reasonable safeguards to protect the integrity of the petition process and ensure transparency. Government works best when the voices of the people can be heard directly.
I support preserving the people’s constitutional right to place measures on the ballot. Citizens should have a meaningful opportunity to bring important issues before voters while maintaining reasonable safeguards to protect the integrity of the petition process and ensure transparency. Government works best when the voices of the people can be heard directly.
8. Guns: Confiscation of firearms from citizens that the government deem a danger to themselves or others, otherwise known as red flag laws.
Shamal Carter (Democrat)
Oppose
I strongly support the Second Amendment and the constitutional right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. As a gun owner, I also believe we have a responsibility to promote public safety. I support thorough background checks and responsible safeguards to help keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a credible danger, while protecting the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners.
I strongly support the Second Amendment and the constitutional right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. As a gun owner, I also believe we have a responsibility to promote public safety. I support thorough background checks and responsible safeguards to help keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a credible danger, while protecting the constitutional rights of responsible gun owners.
9. Marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage.
Shamal Carter (Democrat)
Support
My job as a legislator is to make laws to improve quality of life not legislation that divides.
My job as a legislator is to make laws to improve quality of life not legislation that divides.