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Linda Pondexter Chesterfield

Linda Pondexter Chesterfield

State Senator
SD-030
Democrat
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."
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$51.00
HB1076 Roll Call 1431100

Funding Anti-Tobacco "Public Health" Initiatives

Allocates $14.6 million to the Department of Health for "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs."
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$12.00
HB1025 Roll Call 1430539

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.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
HB1748 Roll Call 1295979

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.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
HB1737 Roll Call 1295872

Sound Money

Reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender in the state, exempting them from taxation as personal property.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1718 Roll Call 1294386

Food Stamps

Increases food stamp eligibility in the state and increases SNAP amounts.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
SB306 Roll Call 1292826

"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.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
SB542 Roll Call 1291511

Drop Box Ban

Prohibits the use of absentee ballot drop boxes during elections.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
SB258 Roll Call 1276019

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."
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1307 Roll Call 1273732

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."
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: No
SB294 Roll Call 1269981

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.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1410 Roll Call 1267071

No Local Income Tax

Amends state law to prohibit local governments from enacting an income tax.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
HB1026 Roll Call 1246698
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