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— Awards:
Outstanding Legislator Award, Tennessee Nurses Association, 2014
Faculty Senate's Presidential Citation, University of Tennessee-Memphis, 1996
Good Guys Award, Memphis Women's Political Caucus, 1995
Save Shelby Farms Award, 1988
Top 100 Most Powerful People in Tennessee, Business Tennessee, 2007
Best Local Politician, Readers' Poll, Memphis Magazine, 1996
Bird Dog Award for Ethics, Common Cause of Tennessee, 1997
"Power 100", Business Tennessee Magazine, 2004
Legislator of the Year Award, Community Mental Retardation Agencies of Tennessee, 1991
Holocaust Commission Award, 2000
Doctor Peter Cooper Award, Unitarian Fellowship, 1994
Award, Tennessee Association of County Election Officials, 1992
Tennesseans for the Arts Advocate Award, 1992
Executive Seminar for Legislative Leaders, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2001
Legislator of the Year Award, Boys and Girls Clubs of Tennessee, 2003
Public Leadership Award, Tennessee Human Rights Campaign, 2002
Commendation, Memphis Arts Council, 1987
Keeping the Blues Alive Award, The Blues Foundation, 1991
Top Rating in Senate, Green List, Sierra Club, 1992
Bird Dog Award for Ethics, Common Cause of Tennessee, 1992
Tennessee Bill of Rights Award, 1992
Lorin Hollander Arts Award, Tennessee Arts Academy, 1995
Opening Day First Pitch, AutoZone Park, 2000
Legislator of the Year, Knoxville News-Sentinel Columnist, 2003
Excellence in Education Award, National College Board, 2003
Eye of the Tiger Award, University of Memphis, 2004
Forward 50, The Forward, 2008
Walter Barret Distinguished Service Award, University of Memphis Society, 2004
Legislative Achievement Award, Tennessee Humane Association , 2006
Political Award, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Region IV, 2007
Mid-South Newsmaker of the Year, Memphis Gridiron Show Headliner Award, 2007
Bob James Award, Planned Parenthood, 2007
Honorary Degree, LeMoyne-Owen College, 2008
Award of Excellence for Public Service, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 2008
Work Recognition Award, Vida Foundation's D. Emelio Castelar, 2008
Humane Champion Award, Humane Society, 2009
Tennessee Equal Justice Legislative Leadership Award, Memphis Area Legal Services, 2010
Appreciation Award, Trinity Community Coalition Outreach, 2010
Defender of Children Award, First Focus Campaign for Children, 2012
Legislator of the Year Award, The Institute of Real Estate Managemeent, 2013
America Hero Award, ProtectingAmerica.org, 2009
Gridiron Greats Award, National Football League, 2010
Tribute of Hope Award, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, 2012
Legislator of the Year Award, American Automotive Association (AAA), 2000
Leadership Award, Governor's Awards in the Arts, 2001
William W. (Bill) Farris Political Leadership Award, Shelby County Democratic Party, 2004
Humane Champion Award, United States Humane Society, 2007
Friend of Education Award, Tennessee Principals Association, 2008
Most Outstanding Politician, Stone Award, 2008
Best Memphian, Best of Memphis Reader's Poll, Memphis Flyer, 2008
Urban Peace and Courage Award, Exhoodus Council, 2009
Politician of the Year, Stone Award, 2009
Day Award, American Bar Association, 2010
Public Policy Award, Tourette Syndrome Association, 2013
Perfect Voting Record, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, 2013
Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Memphis Alumni Association, 2013
Award, National Urban League, 2012
Most Valuable Policymaker Award, Sports Fans Coalition
Humane Champion Award, Humane Society, 2012
Legislator of the Year Award, Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Institute, 2013
Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement, Chickasaw Group, Sierra Club, 2013
Memphis Theatre Award, Memphis Arts Council, 1998
Friend of Children Award, Tennessee Pediatrics Society, 1999
Award for Outstanding Public Service in the Area of the Economic Keys to Success, Alpha Kappa Alpha Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter Arkansas, 2008
Communicator of the Year, Tennessee Communication Association, 2008
Candle on the Bluff Award, Memphis Chapter, Morehouse College Alumni/New Olivet Baptist Church, 2009
Public Official of the Year, Tennessee Chapter, National Association of Social Workers, 2012
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1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes
1. Abortions should always be illegal.
- No Answer
2. Abortions should always be legal.
- X
3. Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
- No Answer
4. Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
- X
5. Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
- X
6. Prohibit public funding of abortions and of organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase
3. Environment
- Greatly Increase
4. Health care
- Slightly Increase
5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Maintain Status
7. Welfare
- Maintain Status
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Capital gains taxes
- No Answer
3. Cigarette taxes
- Greatly Increase
4. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease
5. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
6. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate
7. Property taxes
- No Answer
8. Sales taxes
- Greatly Decrease
9. Vehicle taxes
- Maintain Status
10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
11. Should Internet sales be taxed?
- Yes
12. Should Tennessee implement a flat tax on income?
- No Answer
13. Should Tennessee implement a graduated income tax?
- No Answer
14. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the current limit of two consecutive four-year terms for Tennessee governors?
- Yes
2. Do you support limiting the number of terms for Tennessee state senators and representatives?
- No
1. Individual
- Yes
2. PAC
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Parties
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
6. Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
- Yes
7. Do you support adopting statewide standards for counting, verifying, and ensuring accuracy of votes?
- Yes
8. Do you support prohibiting the reporting of media exit polling results until all polling locations in Tennessee are closed?
- Yes
9. Should Tennessee provide property tax relief for seniors?
- Yes
10. Should Tennessee recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
- Yes
11. Should Tennessee restrict marriage to a union only between a man and a woman?
- No
1. Other or expanded principles
- Be tolerant, don't discriminate, don't hate, be bipartisan.
1. Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
- No Answer
2. Support the death penalty in Tennessee.
- X
3. Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
- X
4. End parole for repeat violent offenders.
- X
5. Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
- X
6. Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
- X
7. Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
- X
8. Increase funding for state and local emergency agencies to prevent and to respond to terrorist attacks.
- No Answer
9. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
- X
2. Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
- No Answer
3. Create a separate crime of "severe child abuse" for parents who make methamphetamine with their children present.
- X
4. Limit purchases of over-the-counter ingredients that are used to make methamphetamine.
- X
5. Quarantine all methamphetamine labs until they are cleaned up by state-approved contractors.
- X
6. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Support national standards and testing of public school students.
- No Answer
2. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any public school.
- No Answer
3. Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
- No Answer
4. Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure).
- No Answer
5. Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers.
- No Answer
6. Support teacher testing and reward with merit pay.
- No Answer
7. Endorse voluntary prayer in public schools.
- No Answer
8. Require public schools to administer high school exit exams.
- X
9. Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
- X
10. Increase funding for Head Start programs.
- X
11. Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
- X
12. Support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods.
- X
13. Support abstinence-only sexual education programs.
- No Answer
14. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers and teach skills needed in today?s job market.
- X
2. Reduce state government regulations on the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
- No Answer
3. Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
- X
4. Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.
- X
5. Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
- X
6. Include sexual orientation in Tennessee?s anti-discrimination laws.
- X
7. Increase the state minimum wage.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Public employment
- No Answer
2. State college and university admissions
- No Answer
3. State contracting
- No Answer
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology.
- X
2. Support increased production of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, and oil).
- No Answer
3. Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, or abandoned.
- X
4. Support funding for open space preservation.
- X
5. Enact environmental regulations even if they are stricter than federal law.
- X
6. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
2. Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
3. Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
- No Answer
4. Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
- X
5. Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
- No Answer
6. Require background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows.
- No Answer
7. Require a license for gun possession.
- No Answer
8. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
- X
2. Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs.
- X
3. Limit the amount of punitive damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- No Answer
4. Support patients' right to sue their HMOs.
- X
5. Support patients' right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied.
- X
6. Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
- No Answer
7. Legalize physician assisted suicide in Tennessee.
- X
8. Allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
- X
9. Other or expanded principles
- X
1. Support increased work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients.
- X
2. Increase funding for employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
- X
3. Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
- X
4. Support current limits on benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
- X
5. Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
- No Answer
6. Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to extend health and child care subsidies to the working poor.
- X
7. Support marriage promotion programs for welfare recipients.
- No Answer
8. Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
- No Answer
9. Other or expanded principles
- X
Please explain in a total of 75 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) Vigilant oversight of lottery; maintain standards for scholarships and provide for pre-K funding and after school funding - allow scholarships for transfer students.2) Protect arts funding by keeping special license plates.
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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