Gary Chambers in Survey of 2022 Senate campaign websites
On Principles & Values:
Lives by the motto "Do Good, Seek Justice" (Isaiah 1:17)
As a native son of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Gary Chambers Jr. leads, advocates and lives by the motto "Do Good, Seek Justice", an excerpt from the gospel of
Isaiah 1:17 which requires those in position to effect change to work diligently on behalf of the most vulnerable. It is this spirit of service that inspired his decision to run for the U.S. Senate.
Source: 2022 LA Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Jan 19, 2022
On Gun Control:
Ban the sale of military-grade assault weapons
Gary would work to enact background checks on all gun sales. As federal law currently stands, while licensed gun dealers are required to conduct background checks, numerous unlicensed dealers are not held to the same standards,
providing loopholes that give access to guns to abusers and people with troubling histories.The only purpose of a military-grade assault weapon is to harm other humans. You cannot use an assault weapon for hunting.
According to Everytown research: "In the 12 years from 2009 to 2020, mass shootings that involved an assault weapon accounted for 25 percent of all mass shootings deaths and 76 percent of injuries."
We need to get these weapons out of the hands of those who would perpetrate these crimes. Both the shooter in Buffalo and the shooter in Uvalde used assault weapons.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Abortion:
Codify Roe v. Wade, repeal the Hyde Amendment
Gary supports measures like the Women's Health Protection Act which codify Roe v. Wade's provisions into law and ensure that people have access to abortions until the fetus is viable. The Hyde Amendment which bans the use of federal funds to
pay for an abortion except to save a woman's life or in the case of incest or rape needs to be repealed. Women have the right to choose, and we need to ensure that all people have access to all of the healthcare that they need. Abortions are healthcare.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Civil Rights:
Legally protect sexual orientation, gender identity
Working to pass the Equality Act to codify the protections initiated by the Biden Bostock Executive Order and fill in gaps in existing civil rights law. The Equality Act would codify the Bostock decision by explicitly including sexual orientation
and gender identity in our nation's civil rights laws. This would make it much more difficult for opponents of equality in future administrations to refuse to enforce the Bostock decision and strip away LGBTQ civil rights protections in the future.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Crime:
End military equipment going to civilian law enforcement
Military equipment does not belong in the hands of civilians, which includes civilian law enforcement. In order for our police to function at all as local law enforcement, they have to stop showing up in our communities looking like soldiers ready to
conquer a foreign enemy. Gary would call for the end of the DoD 1033 Excess Use Program and supports a federal ban on the use of military weapons, equipment, and vehicles except for in hostage, terrorist, and mass casualty situations.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Drugs:
Fully legalize marijuana at the state and federal level
We must fully legalize marijuana at the state and federal level. Gary will advocate for and vote to pass legislation that will allow for the tax revenues created from the sale of marijuana to fund reparations programs for Black Americans.
Additionally, all individuals incarcerated for nonviolent marijuana offenses should be released and their records expunged.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Education:
Supports a fully-funded public education system
Gary's mother is a retired public school teacher and his father a retired public school employee. He believes in the power of a fully-funded public education system.
Specifically, Gary will advocate for the COMPLETE autonomous return and funding of Orleans Parish Public School System, using a Community Schools Model. Gary isn't against the charter system but believes we must follow the data and the research.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Education:
Recruit Black male teachers for K-5th grade
Gary will advocate for federal funding for the recruitment and subsidizing of Black male teachers in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Gary believes that if we can send--and subsidize--young white teachers to Black neighborhoods to teach our children
with tax-funded programs, then we can also fund Black male teachers to do the same. Research indicates that children perform better when the teacher shares that child's race, ethnicity, culture, and language.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Energy & Oil:
Supports the Green New Deal, environmental justice
Gary believes that the Green New Deal provides an opportunity and a blueprint for Louisiana to put people in the state back to work and to fix our crumbling infrastructure. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Health Care:
Medicare for All, healthcare is a right not a privilege
A single-payer healthcare system, also known as Medicare for All. The time for debate around this measure has long since passed.
It is clear that we need to overhaul the health insurance industry to ensure that all Americans are able to afford healthcare. Healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Homeland Security:
Cut defense budget; support nuclear disarmament
Gary believes in taking care of home first and holds the position that a significant portion of the military budget should be reallocated to domestic and non-military centered departments and policies, such as the H.R. 4864 Global Child Thrive
Act of 2020.Gary is also a proponent of nuclear disarmament and would support legislation that diverts funds away from the United States Nuclear Modernization and Replacement Program.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Immigration:
Reform immigration and immigration policy
Gary is committed to advocating for and passing legislation for the following priorities:- Comprehensive immigration reform, if not the complete abolition of ICE.
- Comprehensive immigration policy reform.
The current immigration policy is rooted in white supremacy and there must be a catharsis of that system.
- Congressional hearings to investigate the mistreatment of Black and Latin American detainees.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Jobs:
Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
With Louisiana's economy revolving around agriculture and energy, the workforces powering these industries have the right to collectively bargain for fair pay, safe work conditions and appropriate leave time. That is why Gary is a supporter of the
Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. This critical piece of legislation significantly strengthens the ability of workers in the private sector to form unions and engage in collective bargaining for better working conditions and fair wages.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Jobs:
Raise minimum wage to $15/hour
Louisiana ranks 43rd in household income with many working multiple jobs just to get by. By adopting a $15/hour minimum wage, working families will have the opportunity to earn a living wage and through that, are afforded more economic freedom.
With this, they will be able to start businesses, pay off debt, buy homes and ultimately revitalize a stagnant economy.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
On Tax Reform:
Make corporations and the ultrawealthy pay their fair share
Gary's conviction that a strong economy is built from a strong working class is the basis for making corporations and the ultra wealthy pay their fair share through the Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021. It
makes no sense that working families are paying more in taxes than some of the wealthiest individuals and companies in the country. This is a major opportunity to reinvest in our communities to give them the social and economic services they deserve.
Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com
Oct 12, 2022
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