Sharon Hewitt on Government Reform

	Sharon Hewitt on Government Reform

We need LESS government in our lives, not more

The amount of government red tape and bureaucracy is often overwhelming to citizens and a burden to businesses. We need LESS government in our lives, not more. Government should work FOR the people, not the other way around. I will eliminate many of the licensing requirements that are a barrier to entrepreneurs and do not improve safety. I will stand up and defend your personal freedoms, pushing back against federal overreach, and giving you every opportunity to pursue the American dream. Source: 2023 Louisiana Governor campaign website SharonHewitt.com , Oct 3, 2023

Led discriminatory Congressional redistricting effort

Hewitt led the redistricting effort to redraw a congressional map in Louisiana to continue having only one majority-Black district out of six, despite the fact Black residents account for about one-third of the state's population. That map has been caught up in litigation for more than a year. Many believe the map will be found unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court found Alabama's map unconstitutional in a similar case. But Hewitt believes the two cases are different. Source: WWNO 89.9 FM on 2023 Louisiana Gubernatorial race , Aug 7, 2023

Favored sweeping tort reform making it harder to sue

HB57: Creates the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 which:

reduces the threshold for a jury trial,
transfers cases to district courts,
provides for evidence of medical expense payments, and
repeals the limitation on presenting evidence of the failure to wear a safety belt.

Analysis by the Baton Rouge Advocate (Jun 30, 2020): Business and insurance interests and their mostly Republican supporters supported sweeping changes to evidence laws that would reduce the number of court cases and limit the awards of people who seek compensation for injuries caused by someone else. Lawyers, healthcare providers and their mostly Democratic allies who opposed sweeping tort reform counter that the changes would make court cases so difficult that injured people will be more likely to accept insurance companies' offers.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 78-22-4 on 6/15/20; Passed Senate 29-9-1 on 6/22; State Sen. Sharon Hewitt voted YES; Signed by Governor 7/13.

Source: The Advocate on Louisiana legislative voting records HB57 , Jun 22, 2020

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