State House 46
1. Abortion: Arkansas’ current law that prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.
Tonya Fletcher (Republican)
Support
I support Arkansas’s current abortion law, with an exception to save the life of a mother and I believe cases involving rape or incest of a minor child require special consideration and protection.
I support Arkansas’s current abortion law, with an exception to save the life of a mother and I believe cases involving rape or incest of a minor child require special consideration and protection.
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.
Tonya Fletcher (Republican)
Support
Arkansas parents know their kids best, and I trust them to make those choices.
Arkansas parents know their kids best, and I trust them to make those choices.
Curtis Varnell (Republican)
Oppose
Strong support of public schools. Private education is available but not funded by public funds
Strong support of public schools. Private education is available but not funded by public funds
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.
Curtis Varnell (Republican)
Support
The state law has changed recently making it to restrictive for the public to initiate change
The state law has changed recently making it to restrictive for the public to initiate change
8. Guns: Confiscation of firearms from citizens that the government deem a danger to themselves or others, otherwise known as red flag laws.
Curtis Varnell (Republican)
Support
The state should have some control on gun possession if a person is deemed mentally incompetent or a danger to the public. The ability to restrict should require specific evidence of danger and approved by a judge, similar to a Warrant.
With judgmental approval only.
The state should have some control on gun possession if a person is deemed mentally incompetent or a danger to the public. The ability to restrict should require specific evidence of danger and approved by a judge, similar to a Warrant.
With judgmental approval only.
9. Marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage.