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 Press Release – Pay AR Teachers

Press Release – Pay AR Teachers

I support Chris Jones for Governor‘s plan for teacher salaries and I will continue to advocate for better working conditions for teachers and staff as well as raises they so desperately need. Teachers raises NOW >> tax cuts to the…

 Education Matters

Education Matters

I’m an educator, student, and research scientist. My grandmother was an educator, and my husband’s family are educators. As an adjunct instructor, I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck on a salary that doesn’t pay you for…

 Islamic Community Meeting

Islamic Community Meeting

Last week, Steven and I visited with the Islamic community at the Islamic Center of Jonesboro. We learned a great deal about their faith and community and listened to their concerns. I was surprised to hear that few politicians have…

 Phone Bank Training

Phone Bank Training

Want to get involved in the campaign? The best way to help is by making calls to voters. We will have our first phone bank training on May 3 at 6:30. Join us if you can! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/bec2dmrCmQTiRBhw7

 I’m a scientist

I’m a scientist

In case you didn’t know, I’m a scientist. I’m a physicist, environmental scientist, and now I consider myself a plant ecologist. I gave a talk over my current research project at Arkansas State University’s Create@state Research Symposium. We need folks…

 heLp

heLp

We need help making calls! We will be starting our phone banks soon – sign up at chenoa4ar.com/volunteer to heLp us out!

 Expand Medicaid

Expand Medicaid

Did you know – when the federal Public Health Emergency ends, nearly 1/3 of Arkansans will be kicked off of Medicaid? We need to improve access to Medicaid by better funding DHS and expanding the eligibility requirements. This is unacceptable.…

 April Fundraising Goal

April Fundraising Goal

Can you help us reach our April goal of of $5,000? We love math over here on the Chenoa for Arkansas campaign. We’ve calculated a few interesting things: – The average donation so far is $40. – We had the…

 International Transgender Day of Visibility

International Transgender Day of Visibility

On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, I want to be loud and clear: trans rights are human rights. As your state senator, I will fight against those trying to silence trans and LGBTQIA+ voices, those trying to take away…

 Qualifications

Qualifications

Wondering what the qualifications are to run for state senate? Here they are, copied and pasted directly from the Running for Office Handbook published by the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners (https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/…/2019_Running_for_Public…, pg 11): • Generally, a four year…