Arkansas State Representative District 69
Arkansas State Representatives make up the lower chamber of the Arkansas General Assembly. There are 100 members who each represent about 30,000 Arkansans. They are responsible for enacting state legislation, setting state taxes and approving the state budget.
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Kwami Addul-Bey
(Dem)
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David Ray
(Rep)
Why are you running for this elected position?
Removing taxes on feminine hygiene products and baby and adult diapers is important.
What are the two most compelling issues on which, if elected, you feel you can make a
difference?
Arkansas should allow for online voter registration.
All parties in Arkansas should have open primaries.
What knowledge, skills and experience do you bring to this position?
Campaign Phone
501-436-9119
Facebook
www.facebook.com/kwami.arkhouse69th
Education
Liberty University School of Law (Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies); University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (Master of Public Service); Vermont Law School (Professional Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice)
Over the last several legislative sessions, the General Assembly has continued to wage war against the citizens of the State of Arkansas through a sustained campaign of legislative violence that has specifically targeted marginalized communities throughout the state with public policy initiatives drafted by out-of-state special interests and in-state corporate interests. This sustained campaign has left our General Assembly morally bankrupt, as a whole, and is leading our state treasury down the road to becoming fiscally bankrupt sooner than later. It is my goal to work to stop the present harm and repair the damage. I also envision creating the House District 69 Youth Advisory Council to prepare high schoolers for public service roles.
It is my primary goal to fully represent the constituents of Arkansas House District 69 in a way that I am regularly meeting with them and taking their collective ideals to the legislature to voice their interests. I have been learning about the issues that House District 69 constituents find to be compelling, and I want to convene a district-wide citizens' assembly to give true voice to those concerns. Secondarily, I do have my own ideas on necessary legislation that is a little more nuanced, actually a list of about two dozen ideas. I believe that the two most compelling issues from that list--at this time, on this day--are: fully-funded and resourced public education and sustainable, livable communities for ALL Arkansans.
I currently serve as the Elections Coordinator for the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, where I am responsible for teaching electoral justice and direct democracy skills and techniques to Arkansans in all 75 counties. I also am the Co-Director of the Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective, where our longest-running initiative (since 1994) has been V-REP (Voter Registration, Education and Participation). I started my decades-long, continuous public service journey in 1987 shortly after my 17th birthday when I joined the U.S. Army Reserves. Between then and now, I have also served as both a public and a private school educator for a total of 10 years, an afterschool administrator for 5 years, and an Advanced EMT for 12 years.
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