State Senate Survey FORM State Senate Candidate Survey Fall 2022 State Senate Candidate Survey Fall 2022 Full Name * District * Criminal Justice In Louisiana, incarceration remains high and still we continue to rank within the top 10 states in most crime reporting categories. Do you support reduction of crime by shifting funding from police and incarceration to increased investment in education, housing, employment, mental healthcare, infrastructure, equitable economic opportunity, and similar systems and programs? Yes No Do you support abolition of the death penalty? Yes No Do you support decriminalizing sex work on a state level? Yes No Do you support alternatives to youth incarceration and will you work to pass laws that reform our juvenile justice system and continue to move our state toward a therapeutic, child-centered environment? Yes No Considering the high percentage of students who have a parent impacted by the criminal legal system, do you believe schools should address this traumatic reality for children? Yes No Please expand on this answer. Do you think youth who commit crimes should be treated as adults? Yes No How will you invest in preventions and supports (such as addressing education, mental health services, and poverty) and rehabilitation as an alternative to incarceration? Do you believe we should ensure schools are being held accountable to the community in their implementation of alternatives to suspension such as PBIS and restorative justice practice? Yes No What provisions will you put in place to ensure this occurs? Comments on Criminal Justice Public Health Do you believe every woman should have access to the full range of reproductive health care services, including access to safe and legal abortion. Will you support a woman’s right to safe, legal abortion? Yes No Do you support Medicare for All? Yes No Do you support restricting access to firearms by requiring universal background checks? Yes No Comments on Public Health Democracy Do you believe formerly incarcerated people, regardless of their parole or probation status, should be allowed to vote? Yes No Will you support the expansion of voting rights and commit to restoring the full protections of the Voting Rights Act in our state? Yes No Extreme partisan gerrymandering is a threat to our democracy’s long-term health. Do you believe in the abolition of partisan gerrymandering and support establishing clear, uniform rules for drawing lines that make the redistricting process more transparent and participatory? Yes No What provisions do you think are particularly important? Comments on Democracy Economy Do you favor raising the minimum wage in Louisiana? Yes No If yes, what would you raise it to immediately? By 2025? Across Louisiana, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions, creating a housing crisis. Is addressing this potential crisis a top priority for you? Yes No Most workers in Louisiana don’t have access to paid family or medical leave that would support them when they get sick, need to care for an ill family member or when they need time to bond with a new baby. Do you support ensuring Louisianaians are covered by a paid leave policy that lets them take care of themselves or a family member? Yes No Comments on the Economy Education Do you believe in investing in the expansion of access to high-quality early care and education for children aged birth to three? Yes No Do you support policy and sources of revenue that will make early care and education investments in the community and will support children, families, businesses? Yes No Comments on Education Environmental Justice As one of the nation’s leading petrochemical exporters, what will you do to protect the citizens of the state and particularly in “Cancer Alley” from the harmful effects of producing these materials that can lead to respiratory complications and other severe health concerns? Do you support investment in renewable energy? Yes No Louisiana is one of the most vulnerable states facing impacts to climate change. The state is facing intense hurricanes and rising seas. State lawmakers are in a powerful position to address environmental impacts. Will you work to support mutual aid groups that can help support on the ground recovery efforts? Yes No We need increased public transparency around air pollution.Do you support the examination and study of the relationship between the emission of air pollutants and the discharge of wastes by facilities located in or near residential areas in our state? Yes No Comments on Environmental Justice Immigration Do you support comprehensive immigration reform that offers a path to citizenship for the undocumented who live in the US? Yes No Comments on Immigration Legislative Duties What do you perceive to be Louisiana’s greatest challenges as a state over the next decade? What Committees do you think you would add value to and why? What two things do you think you can accomplish in your first term? Upload Your Headshot Drop a file here or click to upload Choose File Maximum upload size: 52.43MB If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit Start Over Δ