Gubernatorial campaign websites: on Civil Rights
Chase LaPorte:
I believe in the Biblical standard for marriage
I believe in the Biblical standard for marriage, the traditional family unit,
as well as the Biblical model for parenting
Source: 2022 Kansas Governor campaign website LaPorte4KSgov.com
Jun 24, 2022
Dan Cox:
Critical Race Theory is Marxist propaganda
Remove CRT (Critical Race Theory) from public schools: "CRT is Marxist propaganda and it has no place in our civil and free society.
I will also fight to restore local control of education and curriculum and will support parental rights in education."
Source: 2022 Maryland Governor campaign website CoxForFreedom.com
Apr 24, 2022
Deirdre Gilbert:
Include people from varied backgrounds for policy diversity
Policy diversity is the practice or quality of including and involving people from different social and ethnic backgrounds, of different genders or sexual orientation.
Diversity means practicing mutual respect for qualities and experiences that are different from our own. We must become sensitive to issues of other people's values, beliefs culture, language and religion.
Source: 2022 Texas Gubernatorial campaign website gilbert4gov.com
Jun 26, 2022
Deirdre Gilbert:
Diversity is not divisive: include different genders
POLICY DIVERSITY: Policy diversity is the practice or quality of including and involving people from different social and ethnic backgrounds, of different genders or sexual orientation.
Diversity means practicing mutual respect for qualities and experiences that are different from our own. We must become sensitive to issues of other people's values, beliefs culture, language and religion.
{DIVERSITY IS NOT DIVISIVE}
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTABILITY: In a democracy, the principle of accountability holds that those that have been given authority, the responsibility to serve the citizenry.
That responsibility must have morally based obligations and duties to "ALL" and not "SOME."
Source: 2022 Texas Gubernatorial campaign website gilbert4gov.com
Jun 26, 2022
Doug Gansler:
Received Equality Maryland award for support of LGBT rights
Guided by his values, Doug was the first statewide elected official in Maryland history to support marriage equality.
He later received Equality Maryland's "Ally for Equality" award for support of LGBT rights.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website DougGansler.com
Dec 29, 2021
Greg Lopez:
Don't teach personal choices of sexual lifestyle in schools
Our current governor's policies on education are teaching our children that America is the villain and that our values are unfair and immoral. He demands that personal choices of sexual lifestyle become part of the school curriculum in all
178 school districts, in 1,888 schools. We now live in a state where over 53,000 teachers and 3,200 administrators are poisoning the minds of 905,000 public school students with extreme ideology.
Source: 2022 Colorado Gubernatorial campaign website Lopez2022.com
Nov 9, 2021
Jason Martin:
We need to protect our LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans
One of the primary responsibilities of government is to protect those who need protecting and provide a voice to those who feel silenced. We need to make sure that we protect our LGBTQIA+ Tennesseans. These hard working, integral
members of our communities have often been silenced and marginalized, and under my administration I will make sure that they are valued and heard. There is more than one type of family, and they all have love.
Source: 2022 Tennessee Governor campaign website MartinForTN.com
Aug 7, 2022
Jim Pillen:
Critical race theory is anti-American ideology
As the parent of a high school junior, I join thousands of Nebraska parents in opposing the proposed State Board of Education "health standards," which sexualize students and supplant parental values with a radical view.
I will continue to stand with Nebraska parents and families against attempts to inject anti-American ideology, like the "1619 project" and "critical race theory," into Nebraska classrooms.
Source: 2022 Nebraska Gubernatorial campaign website JimPillen.com
May 12, 2022
Josh Shapiro:
Ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in Pennsylvania
As Governor, Josh will put his full capital behind the effort to finally ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals in Pennsylvania so that LGBTQ+ community can work, attend school, and seek housing under the same rights as everyone else in the
Commonwealth. He'll expand our hate crime laws to cover our LGBTQ+ communities, invest in mental health resources to support LGBTQ+ youth, and finally ban conversion therapy for minors.
Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website JoshShapiro.org
May 18, 2022
Kai Kahele:
Enshrine protections for the LGBTQ+ community into law
We must address the epidemic of violence against the trans community across the country, end conversion therapy, lift the ban on transgender service members serving in our armed forces, and stop the bullying of LGBTQ+ youth which impacts their physical
and mental health and leads to a disproportionate level of suicide and homelessness among them. Kai supports the Equality Act to enshrine protections for the LGBTQ+ community into our federal nondiscrimination laws.
Source: 2022 Hawaii Gubernatorial campaign website KaiKahele.com
May 12, 2022
Katie Hobbs:
Explicitly ban LGBTQ+ discrimination in a variety of areas
Katie will work to secure ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which the state legislature continues to stall session after session. A Hobbs Administration will also work to enact anti-discrimination policies that will ensure equality by
explicitly banning LGBTQ+ discrimination in a variety of areas including housing, education, adoption, foster care, insurance, public accommodations, and procuring credit. Katie will also work to pass a ban on profiling by law enforcement.
Source: 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial campaign website KatieHobbs.org
Dec 20, 2021
Maura Healey:
Include health equity as part of Health Care Cost Trends
Maura is focused on addressing the affordability crisis and promoting health equity, while maintaining the highest quality of care. Last year, her office released a robust report on racial inequity in health
with recommendations in key areas to move toward racial justice in health care. As Governor, Maura will build on that vision to ensure we have a system that serves every community. This includes:-
Requiring health care providers and insurance carriers to improve the collection and reporting of patient race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics.
- Including health equity as part of the state's Annual Health Care
Cost Trends Hearing to measure the state's progress towards identified equity benchmarks.
- Ensuring that anti-racist, cultural humility, and implicit bias training is required of all licensed providers.
Source: 2022 Massachusetts Governor campaign website MauraHealey.com
Jun 7, 2022
Maura Healey:
End the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations
- Banning the LGBTQ+ panic defense, which is a legal strategy that allows a defendant to claim a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity/expression is to blame for their crime.
- Streamlining the process of co-parent adoption.
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Supporting comprehensive, LGBTQ-inclusive, consent-focused, and medically accurate sex education.
- Ending the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations.
- Advocating for passage of the Equality Act at the federal level.
Source: 2022 Massachusetts Governor campaign website MauraHealey.com
Jun 7, 2022
Mike Murphy:
Let people live their lives as they so choose
There is no place in our society where acts of violence, discrimination, or crimes based on gender, age, sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation should be accepted.
It is time that all members of our society stop pushing their personal views, biases, and policies upon others and let people live their lives as they so choose.
Source: 2022 Minnesota governor campaign website MikeMurphyForMN.com
Feb 16, 2021
Peter Franchot:
Appoint Secretary of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Franchot administration will create a new cabinet-level position focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). This Secretary of DEI will be charged with three major initiatives: - promote diversity in government, especially in leadership,
- assess existing and proposed policies to identify any biases, disparate impacts, or inadequate attention to existing inequity, and
- develop policies to promote economic relief for communities that have been structurally denied opportunity.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website TK.com
Jul 19, 2021
Rushern Baker:
Our differences are to be celebrated, accepted, protected
Every facet of government and life should reflect diversity and inclusion. Our administration would be a champion for all. This means that our differences in race, ability, religion, ethnicity, and sexual preference are celebrated, accepted, and
protected. However, solely governing with these ideals is not enough. We need to be intentional about restoring people's trust in a government that will see them, amplify their voices, and remove obstacles that were systemically put in place to hold
some down and lift others up. Every Marylander deserves to live their best life.Recovery is an opportunity to create a state where everyone can benefit from a thriving and competitive economy. We want to deliberately invest in the people and
infrastructure of underserved communities; eliminate discriminatory practices in lending; ensure equal access to grants; and make Maryland the Black Business Startup Capital of the Nation.
Source: 2022 Maryland Governor campaign website RushernBaker.com
Jun 24, 2022
Sonia Chang-Diaz:
Focus on equity in recovery/infrastructure spending
Implement rigorous goal-setting, tracking, and targeting of resources in the billions of dollars' worth of spending the state will undertake to deploy federal recovery and infrastructure funding--similar to the Racial Equity Scorecard that Sonia helped
design for the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act spending package. Massachusetts has the chance to make significant leaps toward equity with the jobs, contracts, and programming these funds will create.
Source: 2022 TK Gubernatorial campaign website TK.com
Apr 15, 2022
Tina Kotek:
Came out in early 20s; been with wife for 17 years
I also came out as a lesbian in my early twenties and it was liberating. While it wasn't always easy, each experience coming out to others strengthened my resilience. For me, coming out became a personal responsibility to undermine hatred and bigotry.
While getting my graduate degree, I fought for and won domestic partnership rights for faculty and students at the University of Washington. Tina and her wife Aimee have been together for 17 years. They live in North Portland with their two dogs.
My experience working at nonprofits on behalf of Oregon's most vulnerable led me to serve in the Oregon Legislature. In my first term, I rewrote the state's poverty program for low-income families. In 2013, I was honored to be elected Speaker of the
House. From expanding economic security for more families, combating climate change, and working hard to get us through an unprecedented pandemic, my time in the legislature has been dedicated to fighting for Oregonians.
Source: 2022 Oregon Gubernatorial campaign website TinaForOregon.com
Dec 15, 2021
Wes Moore:
Ensure Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies
Support students who identify as LGBTQ+ by fully implementing the newly passed Inclusive Schools Act, ensuring Maryland schools adopt LGBTQ+ affirming policies, create partnerships with organizations working with LGBTQ+ youth to provide additional
resources needed to support our students, and broaden access to trauma-informed mental health care in schools.Support the passage of the Trans Health Equity Act to ensure transgender Marylanders can receive the gender-affirming health care they need.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website WesMoore.com
Jul 24, 2022
Betsy Johnson:
Fight bigotry and protect marriage equality in Oregon
The gay community continues to face discrimination and threats of violence. I will fight bigotry and discrimination in all forms and protect marriage equality in Oregon. As Oregon's independent governor,
I will speak out against and act against racism, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. I will promote equal opportunity for all Oregonians.
Source: 2022 Oregon Gubernatorial campaign website RunBetsyRun.com
Oct 6, 2022
Helena Foulkes:
Supports state amendment to protect marriage equality
Helena is a fierce advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community. In light of the Supreme Court's recent actions, it's more important than ever that Rhode Island has a governor who will do everything in their power to protect LBGTQIA+ rights. Helena will support
a constitutional amendment here in Rhode Island that would specifically protect marriage equality. And if the Supreme Court were to overturn marriage equality, Helena would fiercely protect Rhode Island's existing state law.
Source: 2022 R.I. Gubernatorial campaign website HelenaFoulkes.com
Oct 3, 2022
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