Bradford, AR. — Rep. Wayne Long from House District 39 (covering parts of White, Jackson and Independence counties) stated: “I recently announced my intentions to seek re-election as State Representative. It has been a great honor to represent the citizens of District 39. It is my hope that after the voters examine the conservative bills that I sponsored, co-sponsored, or voted for they will support me for re- election. Information can be found at WayneLongforStateRep.com where I provide details on bills that I sponsored and links to my voting record.”
Rep. Long is known around the Capital as one of the hardest working candidates in the state. He related: “I was such an underdog in my first campaign in 2022 that I was picked to come in 4th place in a three man race. I knew going in to the campaign that I would be out spent by my two opponents, but I vowed not to be out worked. I knocked on thousands of doors from Judsonia to Tuckerman, over to Newark and all points in between. With that hard work and God’s blessing I won the race with the least amount of money spent by any elected candidate in the entire Legislature”.
Rep. Long continued: “Many newcomers in the House avoided sponsoring controversial bills. I did not, because we have no time to lose in combating the leftist WOKE agenda.
That is why I sponsored The Given Name Act; Act 542 safeguards the religious liberty of teachers, professors, students, employees and administrators of our public education systems. They are protected from repercussions if they choose to not affirm a student’s belief that he or she has changed their gender, by using their preferred pronouns or fictitious name. Out of the 890 bills that were passed this year, my bill was ranked by the Republican Party of Arkansas in the top 20 most important bills of the session. I also passed Act 743, making it easier for counties to use paper ballots if their Quorum Court votes to do so. I sponsored HB1686 to create the Arkansas Chemical Abortion Ban Act and HB1620 creating the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. This bill would have prevented credit card companies from collecting information about Arkansas citizens that purchase firearms and ammunition. I also proposed an amendment to the Arkansas constitution, HJR1005 the Arkansas Taxpayer Bill of Rights. It would have created a balanced budget amendment along with requiring a super majority in both the House and Senate to raise any taxes or fees. It also would have limited the growth of the state budget to a maximum of 3% per year. These are a small sample of the conservative bills I supported during my first session.”
