State House 82
1. Abortion: Arkansas’ current law that prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency.
Steve Brown (Republican)
Support
I do not believe that abortion should used as a means of birth control.
I do not believe that abortion should used as a means of birth control.
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.
Steve Brown (Republican)
Undecided
I have not studied this issue and need more information before taking a stance.
I have not studied this issue and need more information before taking a stance.
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.
Steve Brown (Republican)
Undecided
I have not studied this issue and need more information before taking a stance.
I have not studied this issue and need more information before taking a stance.
Tony Furman (Republican)
I believe citizens should be able to amend the constitution as they deem necessary, while ensuring safeguards are in place to prevent well funded special interests from buying ballot access.
8. Guns: Confiscation of firearms from citizens that the government deem a danger to themselves or others, otherwise known as red flag laws.
9. Marriage: The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage.