Linda Pondexter Chesterfield
F
18%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2023-2024 Sessions
Arkansas: Senate
Score: 27
Government-Subsidized Housing and Loans
Appropriates $60.4 million, including at least $15 million from federal funds, to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for "low-income housing" and "student loans."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$51.00
Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives
Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$12.00
Article V Convention: Delegate Rules
Provides false assurance by stating it "regulates" the state's participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Gun & Property Rights
Specifies that a property owner who permits all non-employees to carry loaded firearms on their property will not be held liable for any resulting damage, injury, or death caused by such firearms use.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Sound Money
Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
Food Stamps
Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
"Proof of Life" for the Preborn
Requires that an obstetric ultrasound, along with a simultaneous verbal explanation and medical description of the "unborn child" it depicts, be performed on and displayed to a pregnant woman prior to an abortion.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Drop Box Ban
Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Divesting ESG Assets
Authorizes the Treasurer of State to divest public funds with a financial services provider due to the use of "environmental, social justice, and or governance-related (ESG) factors," such as "diversity and inclusion (DEI) policies."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Universal "Education Savings Accounts"
Provides annual state funding for qualifying educational expenses on behalf of "any resident" who is "eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Freeing Youth from “Child Labor Laws”
Eliminates the requirement that minors who are under 16 years of age have to obtain a state-issued work permit prior to employment.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
No Local Income Tax
Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
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