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Wed August 21, 2024

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Arkansas Democrats Kick Off School Year With Education Campaign Highlighting Extremist Diversion of Public Tax Dollars

Arkansas Democrats Kick Off School Year Extremist Diversion Public Tax Dollars
Arkansas Democrats Kick Off School Year With Education Campaign Highlighting Extremist Diversion of Public Tax Dollars
CHICAGO, IL – The Democratic Party of Arkansas announced today from their delegation meeting at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that they are kicking off the school year by informing thousands of Arkansas households about extremist Republican legislators’ records on public education. “Today, Arkansas Democrats are announcing a five-figure investment into a direct mail program that educates voters about how out of touch MAGA Republicans are with the public school families in their districts,” Battleground Arkansas director Will Watson said.
 Arkansas Republican legislators voted overwhelmingly for the controversial “LEARNS” voucher scam, which sends public tax dollars to the very small minority of Arkansas parents enrolling their children in private or religious schools. Most Arkansas communities, especially rural ones, do not have a single private school. The bill was passed on a party-line vote in both chambers, with every Democratic member opposing the handout to mostly wealthy families and opaque special interests.
“Governor Sarah Sanders called her voucher scam ‘bold,’” Watson said. “It’s incredibly ‘bold’ to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding from the public schools used by 95% of Arkansans families and send that money to unaccountable private schools that don’t have to release their test scores, their salaries, or whether they accept students with disabilities.” The direct mail campaign unveiled by the Democrats educates voters about the records of eleven Republican incumbent House members who voted yes on the LEARNS voucher bill:
  • Rep. DeAnna Hodges, Springdale
  • Rep. Mindy McAlindon, Bentonville
  • Rep. John Carr, Rogers
  • Rep. Steve Unger, Springdale
  • Rep. Jack Ladyman, Jonesboro
  • Rep. Matt Brown, Conway
  • Rep. Mark McElroy, Marianna
  • Rep. Karilyn Brown, Sherwood
  • Rep. Carlton Wing, North Little Rock
  • Rep. Brandon Achor, Maumelle
  • Rep. Keith Brooks, Little Rock

Concerned voters can call the Arkansas House of Representatives at 501-682-7771 and leave a back-to-school message for these Representatives, who voted to defund Arkansas public schools in favor of a special interest-led private voucher plan. 

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