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Matt Silverstein on Civil Rights
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Equal pay concept: level the field for women
Real Equality for Women: Equal pay concept.Women are paid less than men for the same work and that must change. Matt is a husband, father of a two-year old daughter, and grew up in a household as the older brother to two younger sisters.
He is an adamant fighter for women. Matt has pledged to support forward thinking policies that help level the field for women.
He is also a strong advocate for the Violence Against Women's Act, equality for women in the military, and overall women's health issues.
Congress should never turn a blind eye to inequality towards women and we should all support common sense efforts to help local officials address these inequalities. The first step is admitting they exist.
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website, MattForOklahoma.com, "Issues"
, Nov 11, 2013
Firm support of marriage equality for gays and lesbians
Matt Silverstein this week was in Oklahoma City where he met with the Cimarron Alliance, an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) advocacy organization.Silverstein expressed his firm support of marriage equality for gays and
lesbians. "I will not be on the wrong side of the civil-rights issue of the day and that is marriage equality," he said.
Source: RedDirtReport.com coverage of 2014 Oklahoma Senate race
, Aug 13, 2013
Grandmother beaten for speaking her native Choctaw language
Noting his Choctaw grandmother, Silverstein said her stories of being thrown into a government boarding school and beaten if she spoke her native language, taught him that government can't be allowed to get too
big or too powerful, while also helping him recognize the importance of supporting the 2nd amendment's right-to-bear arms.
Source: RedDirtReport.com coverage of 2014 Oklahoma Senate race
, Aug 13, 2013
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