Kendra Horn in 2022 OK Senate race
On Abortion:
Endorsed in 2018 race by EMILY's List
Horn was endorsed by End Citizens United, which backs candidates who support overhauling campaign finance laws, and
EMILY's List, which backs Democratic women who support abortion rights.
Source: Roll Call magazine on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Nov 17, 2018
On Crime:
Don't defund the police, ban chokeholds and racial profiling
Horn said she doesn't want to defund the police. Instead, she said she supports bills that would ban choke holds and add ban racial profiling. She said she wants to give police funds for extra training to deal with 911 mental health calls. "What we need
are bipartisan solutions that address the issues of systemic inequality and injustice in a way that is sustainable," she said.
Source: Oklahoma Watch on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 10, 2020
On Drugs:
Decriminalize marijuana; let states chart their own course
[On drug legalization]: "To empower local businesses in this industry to succeed, we need to eliminate outdated federal regulations and allow Oklahoma to decide its own marijuana policy. By descheduling marijuana, this bill gives our state the
opportunity to chart its own path forward. The MORE Act (Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act) also corrects for decades of harm caused by misguided federal policies that have had a disproportionate impact on people of color."
Source: The Oklahoman on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Dec 5, 2020
On Education:
Invest in programs like Head Start, Early Head Start
[On pre-K education]: "It is clear a lot of love and care is put into this facility and the investment of long term potential of the children and of the Shawnee area is huge," Horn said. "I believe that by seeing this up front I can see the impact on
Shawnee Public Schools (SPS), the future workforce needs and the importance of investing in programs like Head Start and Early Head Start to set our children up for success and to support the families."
Source: Shawnee News-Star on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Jan 22, 2020
On Education:
2018 campaign: emphasized her support for public schools
Rather than talk about President Donald Trump or hot-button issues like abortion or immigration, Horn emphasized her support for public schools, an important issue in Oklahoma following a teacher walkout in the spring. "We focused on
talking to people across the 5th District about things that were important to them," Horn said. "And over and over again, we heard their concerns about health care and education, and that's what we talked to people about."
Source: Associated Press on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Nov 7, 2018
On Energy & Oil:
Against Green New Deal; include oil and gas in energy policy
[On energy policy]: "Addressing issues like climate change and tackling it in a smart, sustainable way, is incredibly important," Horn said. "I've continued to work for an approach that includes oil and gas. It includes natural gas as part
of the overall approach and as Oklahomans, we know the importance of taking care of our environment. Let me be clear, I don't support the Green New Deal, we need smart and sensible policies that tale care of our energy security and energy independence."
Source: Fox 25 on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 20, 2020
On Free Trade:
Called for a vote on Trump trade deal, joining Republicans
Horn joined the six Oklahoma Republicans on a news release about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Horn has been pushing for a vote on USMCA for months. Along with 13 other Democrats, Horn signed a letter to Pelosi in July stating that
it was "imperative that we reach a negotiated agreement early in the fall. Canada and Mexico are by far our most important trading partners, and we need to restore certainty in these critical relationships that support millions of American jobs."
Source: The Oklahoman on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Dec 5, 2019
On Government Reform:
Voted FOR first Trump impeachment
Horn said she did not want to allow "a dangerous precedent," apparently referencing Trump's controversial conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky."Our founders put in place checks and balances between three co-equal branches of
government to ensure that no one is above the law. Allowing one branch or president to ignore our laws and Constitution would set a dangerous precedent,"
Horn said. "The articles of impeachment before us allege an abuse of power and an obstruction of Congress. Inviting foreign interference in our elections strikes at the heart of our democracy, threatens our national security, and
is an abuse of power. It is never acceptable for any president, regardless of party, to ask a foreign country to put their finger on the scale of our democracy."
Source: NonDoc Media on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Dec 17, 2019
On Health Care:
COVID: we have to listen to advice of public health experts
[On the coronavirus pandemic]: "In order to get through this, we have to listen to the advice of public health experts. Those who understand how this virus works. This is not a political issue. It's not a partisan issue. But listening to the advice of
our public health experts means wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, and doing the thing we know help prevent the spread," Horn said. "We know mask requirements work. We've seen it right here in Oklahoma City."
Source: Fox 25 on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 20, 2020
On Health Care:
Healthcare is a right; build on present system
[On Medicare and ObamaCare]: "Healthcare is a right for all of us, not a privileged reserved for the few but I also know we don't need to throw out the entire system and start from scratch,"
Horn said. "I know we can and should improve upon the system we have."
Source: Fox 25 on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 20, 2020
On Homeland Security:
In Congress served on the House Armed Services Committee
Kendra served on the House Armed Services Committee. She was the Vice Chair of the Strategic Forces subcommittee, where she focused on strategic and nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, nuclear safety, missile defense, and national security space
policy. She played a leading role in improving housing conditions for our service members and their families and served as a conferee for the National Defense Authorization Acts in 2019 and 2020.
Source: 2022 Oklahoma Senate campaign website KendraHorn.com
Mar 27, 2022
On Immigration:
Favors a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients
Horn said as a country "founded by immigrants," can strive to meet the "ideals of who we are" without sacrificing national security. She said Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients need certainty on their future and said Congress should
establish a "pathway to citizenship" for them. "As we consider immigration issues, we have to make sure we are taking care of our national security without dehumanizing people in the process," she said. "We can, should and must do both."
Source: Oklahoma Watch on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 10, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Most are a little left of center, a little right of center
[On political philosophy] "I think there's a misperception that if you're not extreme, you're not standing up for things," she said. "The way that we consume [media] now, it drives these people who are the flamethrowers, who are going to say the most
outlandish things, who can speak to one constituency." She added, "Most of us live somewhere a little left of center, a little right of center."
Source: The Nation magazine on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Feb 18, 2020
On Principles & Values:
My faith has always been something more personal to me
The public demonstration of her faith marked a transformation of sorts for Horn, a 42-year-old native Oklahoman who grew up Southern Baptist but said she fell in love with the Episcopal Church's "combination of intellect and liturgy" as an adult. "My
faith has always been something more personal to me, so it has been an interesting journey working on sharing that and my expression of it," Horn said in an interview with Religion News Service before the prayer service.
Source: Religion News Service on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Feb 18, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Voted to condemn Trump's racist tweets at minority members
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to condemn President Trump's "racist" tweets about four Democratic lawmakers of color. Oklahoma Democrat Kendra Horn joined her colleagues in condemning him. Horn posted on Facebook following her vote, saying she
is "troubled by the remarks of the President," which she described as below the office of the Presidency.[OTI editorial note citing KTUL from 7/15/19: Trump had said that four progressive Democratic congresswomen should "go back and help fix the
totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Trump declined to identify which members he was talking about in his Sunday morning tweets, other than Rep. Ilhan Omar, but he appeared to be referring to the freshman Democrats known
as "the Squad": Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the House would vote on a resolution denouncing Trump's tweets."
Source: KTUL ABC-8 on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Jul 17, 2019
On Abortion:
Regulating abortion is government overreach
Horn explained why she had chosen to make abortion rights a centerpiece of her campaign to succeed longtime GOP Sen. James M. Inhofe, who is retiring at the end of the year. "Right here where we stand, in this state,
Oklahoma has the most extreme abortion bans in the entire country," she said. "Not only does this put all of us at risk--all of us, not just women; it's all of us at risk--it also is government overreach, plain and simple."
Democrats across the country have seized on the defeat of the Kansas ballot referendum as a sign that voters' fatigue over abortion bans and other GOP culture-war issues, combined with a string of legislative successes in
Washington, could improve the party's chances in the midterm elections. That's especially true in the Senate, where Republicans need a net gain of a single seat to gain the majority.
Source: Rollcall magazine on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Aug 18, 2022
On Health Care:
Mask mandates effectively decrease COVID risk
With Oklahoma still being in the red zone for COVID-19 cases, implementing mask mandates was one of the first issues highlighted. [Republican opponent Stephanie] Bice started the debate by making it clear that she does not support a
nation-wide or state-wide mask mandate. She explained that it doesn't make sense, in her view, to have national mandates when the circumstances are different for each city and state.
On top of that, she emphasized that the economy and schools can not take a back seat to the pandemic.
Horn, on the other hand, responded to the mask mandate question by saying that she does support it because health experts have suggested that wearing masks is an effective way of decreasing the spread of COVID-19.
Source: Oklahoma City Free Press on 2022 Oklahoma Senate race
Oct 20, 2022
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