Kati McFarland

Civil Rights

Arkansans are protected from wage theft, workplace discrimination and harassment, and all forms of workplace exploitation. Learn more

Drug Policy

I'm equally dedicated to making sure physician-approved patients in Arkansas have unencumbered access to the vital alternative of medical cannabis Learn more

I'm firmly dedicated to the funding and accessibility of research-proven strategies like medication-assisted addiction treatment, harm reduction strategies like overdose reversal kits, and mental health education and treatment. Learn more

Economy

I'm committed to both maintaining an environment where business, especially small local business, can thrive Learn more

Education

we must protect and encourage comprehensive sexual education to reduce Arkansas's unenviable 2nd-highest national teen pregnancy rate and highest national teen birth rate and thus help break the cycle of systemic childhood poverty before it even starts. Learn more

We must not only protect our public schools and hold charter institutions accountable. Learn more

Guns

We must prohibit anyone with a history of psychosis, dementia, dissociative fugue, and involuntary hospitalization for organic, active homicidal or suicidal ideation (organic, in contrast to medication-induced, as some antidepressants will have a paradoxical effect and people might gain a single hospitalization that does not reflect their true mental health) from owning a firearm. Learn more

We must prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from owning a firearm Learn more

make sure that such weapons cannot fall into the hands of those most likely to use them against other people Learn more

We must (also, perhaps, following countries like Israel and Switzerland's examples) require comprehensive, regular training and mental health check-ups for the ownership of both firearms and ammunition. Learn more

the best starting point might be a ban on all center-fire, semi-automatic rifles with a magazine capacity of more than 6, a ban on any handgun with a magazine capacity of more than 10, and a 1-year exchange program for high capacity magazines. Learn more

make sure that all firearm owners stay up-to-date with training, licensing, and mental health checks Learn more

we must strengthen background checks to prohibit anyone with a conviction for assault, domestic violence, or sexual assault/rape from owning a firearm. Learn more

we must have common-sense measures in place to reduce the proliferation of weapons or high-capacity ammunition that no civilian or self-respecting hunter needs Learn more

Healthcare

protect disabled Arkansans from proposals like GPS tracking for Medicare and Medicaid recipients Learn more

reduce premiums and costs for the remaining Arkansans on marketplace or employer insurance plans Learn more

I'm committed to improving legislative protections and solutions that will protect and expand coverage for the 35% of Arkansans overall and 76% of Arkansas children on Medicare and Medicaid Learn more

remedy legislative missteps like the 2017 Arkansas Works reforms by the State Legislature that cost 60,000 Arkansans their healthcare. Learn more

I also believe that our current legislative solutions don't go far enough, and that free, comprehensive, and full coverage healthcare for all can be achieved in this country the same way it has been in every other industrialized nation on Earth. Learn more

Legislation

remedy legislative missteps like the 2017 Arkansas Works reforms by the State Legislature that cost 60,000 Arkansans their healthcare. Learn more

Social Services

We must mitigate Arkansas' record child poverty rates by protecting free and reduced-cost school breakfast and lunch programs, protect funding for arts programs Learn more

Wages / Job Benefits

all humans deserve honest pay and benefits for honest work. This means a living wage Learn more