Dan Whitfield in Survey of 2022 Senate campaign websites
On Abortion:
Pro-choice but focus on sex ed & access to contraceptives
We need to make sure that every American child has the proper sex education, as well as access to contraceptives.
By doing these two simple things we can end most unwanted pregnancies and then we would no longer have an abortion debate. Abortion should NOT be used as a form of birth control, but it should be available.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Civil Rights:
No discrimination for sexual orientation or identity
No one should ever be discriminated against for their sexual orientation or identity. It is unconstitutional to prevent a same sex couple from receiving the same tax benefits as any other American couple. I also support same sex couples adopting
children. As a cable guy I have been in thousands of peoples' homes. I have met so many wonderful people including same sex couples. Being a good parent has nothing to do with sexual orientation or identity.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Crime:
Need to reform, not "defund," the police
"Defund the Police" was a terrible title to the type of reform we need. I do think we need to demilitarize the police.- Higher educational requirements.
- Annual de-escalation training.
- Minimum force necessary requirements.
- Require a body camera while on duty and outside their precinct.
- Community Review Panels.
- Ending Qualified immunity.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Government Reform:
Favors ranked choice voting
The two party system has made it to where we are constantly faced with a lesser of two evils voting choice. A troubling poll asked two questions. First, are you enthusiastic to vote for Donald Trump? 68% said yes.
Second, are you enthusiastic to vote for Biden? 31% said yes. The majority of people that will be voting for Biden are only doing so to vote against Trump, not because they support Biden.
Ranked choice voting eliminates the need to vote for someone because you don't like their opponent. After the election if no candidate has more than 50% of the vote, the candidate with the lowest amount of votes will be eliminated,
and the people who voted for that candidate as their first choice will now add their vote to their second choice candidate. This continues until a candidate has over 50% of the vote.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Government Reform:
End gerrymandering, use computer algorithm to draw lines
Gerrymandering has been used by political parties to create district lines, in which best benefit their parties' ambitions, for too long. In order to fix gerrymandering for good
I propose we use a computer algorithm to create district lines, rather than having interested parties do it.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Government Reform:
Reform Postal Service; against privatization
The US Post has been serving Americans since 1775, when Benjamin Franklin was selected as the first Postmaster. There are approximately 471 million pieces of mail delivered every single day through the USPS. We need to remove the legislation that was
put into place to directly hurt the USPS in order to make it look inefficient to push for privatization. The USPS should never have been put in the hands of an individual that has a huge financial incentive to see it fail.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Government Reform:
Lower pay for elected officials
I propose we lower elected officials pay. Why does a senator need to make a huge salary while their constituents are making closer to $40,000? Yes, it is important to understand a congressman must own a residence in both his home state and in
Washington DC, but that doesn't require such giant lavish salaries. It should be up to constituents to determine if their representatives' salary either increases, decreases, or remains the same.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
On Homeland Security:
Invest in the VA: education on bases for soldiers' children
22 veterans commit suicide every day in America, this issue should be at the top of all headlines. The VA does not work. We need to have both Veterans and Doctors come together to find a way to make sure our soldiers get the care they need when they
come home. The funding for schools on military installations comes from the Department of Defense. If we can spend $740,000,000,000 a year on the military, we can afford to make sure our soldier's children are getting the best education possible.
Source: 2022 Arkansas Senate campaign website DanWhitCongress.us
Dec 6, 2020
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