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Ty Pinkins' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (MS) - Sr

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  • "Let us not forget that Roger Wicker and his allies imposed draconian bans on women's reproductive freedom. Ty Pinkins is an advocate to restore Roe v. Wade and safeguard women's healthcare decisions. Let's unite for reproductive rights! Learn more at (TyPinkins.com)
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  • "Exciting Campaign Update! Tomorrow, Attorney General candidate @gretakempmartin and I will be touring the Delta for press conferences. We'll be addressing essential topics: voting rights & campaign finance reform." (twitter.com)
  • "Greenville, Mississippi, we are headed your way! Join me and Attorney General candidate @gretakempmartin for a press conference addressing voting rights & campaign finance reform." (twitter.com)
  • "As your senator, Ty will fight for criminal justice reform measures that make sense for Mississippi–ensuring that everyone is on an equal playing field such as: Responsibly funding police–for activities that are sensibly a part of policing communities, not making them into a paramilitary force. Cultivating healthy relationships between police and the communities they serve." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Our criminal justice system is broken. We imprison people at a higher rate than any country in the world. The prison population is fueled by a system that criminalizes poverty, sacrifices the bodies of its most vulnerable citizens, and incarcerates people of color at disproportionate levels. While Ty believes serious crimes deserve serious punishments, he also believes in second chances, which is why as a community organizer, hr fought for Mississippians to have equal access to the protections of the justice system." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Ty believes we need to responsibly fund the police and also cultivate positive and effective relationships between police departments and the communities they serve. Ensuring accountability and building trust involves investing appropriate resources into the training of police officers and developing trust relationships with communities rather than stoking the flames of distrust." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "We're still demanding #JusticeforBre by calling on Mayor Greg Fischer to immediately fire all three officers for murdering Breonna. We are calling for the three police officers, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove, to be fired and charges for murder filed." (twitter.com)
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "For too many Mississippians, housing is either unavailable or unaffordable. From the Gulf Coast to the Mississippi Delta and beyond, Mississippians should be able to find quality housing and be able to pay their rent or mortgage." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Housing is the largest expense for most families and for homeowners, the biggest purchase they will make in their lifetimes. Where a person lives affects the jobs available to them, the schools their children can attend, and the kinds of communities in which they can live. That’s why we have to get housing policy right at the state and federal level. My first priority is to see that all Mississippians have the opportunity to live in affordable housing that provides safety and essential comforts to them and their families, as well as access to good jobs and safe, prosperous communities." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "That’s why, as your next Senator, Ty will give priority to: Ensuring affordable housing that provides safety and essential comforts to Mississippians and their families is available to all our citizens. Changing FEMA rules to ensure homeowners on our Gulf Coast can repair and upgrade their homes to keep them in compliance with codes and resistant to storm damage. Supporting new construction, infill construction, and rehabilitation of older homes/buildings to provide an incentive for people to move to Mississippi–to come back to our state–to take advantage of our high affordability in areas outside of housing." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Ty knows the current housing situation in Mississippi is unacceptable. In the U.S. Senate, he will fight to deliver quality, affordable housing for all Mississippians. That's why he will work to cut middle class taxes and fight for more funding for affordable housing for all Mississippians." (www.typinkins.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "I served 21 years in our military and served in three combat tours. One of the things I, and all our service members, have fought for is to protect–with our lives ( if necessary) - Americans' right to vote freely." (twitter.com)
  • "It's time Mississippi leads the way in expanding voting rights. We must eliminate unnecessary barriers and welcome every eligible voter to the polls." (twitter.com)
  • "Investing in sustainable, resilient infrastructure to meet the energy demands and preparing an energy structure that our kids and grandkids can depend on." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Politicians today are beholden to the fossil fuel industry–they are in the pay of corporations acting greedily and irresponsibly, in their own self interest. And as a consequence, they are reluctant to act on the environmental issues we are so starkly facing–while oil companies have been permitted to eat up billions of dollars in subsidies at the expense of our environment and hard-working families. As your next Senator, I will seek to stop handing out gigantic tax giveaways to big oil companies, and start investing in our children’s and grandchildren’s futures." (www.typinkins.com)
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  • "'Healthcare is a human right. It's unacceptable that in Mississippi, hospital closures have left many without access to care. As your next US Senator, I'll fight to expand Medicaid to keep our rural hospitals open and ensure affordable healthcare for all." #TyPinkinsforUSSenate" (twitter.com)
  • "Access To Affordable, Quality Healthcare Is A Human Right. Ty Pinkins believes healthcare is a fundamental human right for which we should always fight. That's why he will work to see that every Mississippian is adequately covered and no family goes broke from paying the expenses of filling a prescription, or urgent medical care." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Mississippi taxpayers already pay into, and have been paying into, Medicaid through their Federal taxes. This means that we have been paying for a benefit that the citizens of other states are taking advantage of, while we have been basically refusing to take back our own money to help fund our healthcare. We have, essentially, been double charged: we have paid for Medicaid, but are still having to pay out of our state taxes for Mississippians who would be eligible for expanded Medicaid assistance but currently aren’t getting it." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Too many Mississippians face significant challenges in accessing affordable healthcare. That's why he supports the expansion of Medicaid in Mississippi, which would make an additional 220,000 Mississippians eligible for coverage for vital and life-saving healthcare." (www.typinkins.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Ty Pinkins believes healthcare is a fundamental human right for which we should always fight. That's why he will work to see that every Mississippian is adequately covered and no family goes broke from paying the expenses of filling a prescription, or urgent medical care." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Sen. Roger Wicker voted against a crucial bipartisan border security bill, containing his own party's top priorities. He's clearly putting party over country. It's time for change. Support Ty Pinkins for U.S. Senate for a better Mississippi & America at" (twitter.com)
  • "As President Reagan understood and so eloquently said, since its inception the United States has always been a nation of immigrants. As a vital source of American strength, immigrants have helped to grow our economy, make our communities and our culture richer, and increase diversity. They are our neighbors, our co-workers, classmates, and our friends. They are just as much Americans as those of us born in the United States. We need comprehensive immigration reform that fixes a broken immigration system, keeps our nation safe, and provides a reasonable path to citizenship, particularly those fleeing oppression in their countries of origin, whether that oppression be based on politics, religion, race, or sexuality." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Decriminalizes migration and refocuses enforcement on serious criminal activity–people who want to work and become Americans should not be treated as criminals, but we should be able to deport more quickly anyone who comes here and abuses our laws and citizens." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Provides rights and due process in our immigration courts such as establishing professional, independent Article I immigration courts; and eliminates expedited removal and ensures due process to all." (www.typinkins.com)
  • "Supports legal immigration and establishes a fair and achievable path to citizenship." (www.typinkins.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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