Candidate Comparison
While Courtney’s "Homegrown Hope" platform focuses on local autonomy and community-driven solutions, Representative Chad Puryear’s legislative record relies on top-down Little Rock mandates that prioritize corporate special interests over working families.
Here is why Courtney King is the clear choice for House District 25, and how she will FIGHT for our rural communities:
F - Fully Funding: Public Schools Rep. Chad Puryear voted for the LEARNS Act (Act 237), which drastically increases funding for unlimited private school vouchers ("Education Freedom Accounts"). This top-down mandate drains essential taxpayer funding away from the rural public schools that serve 95% of District 25’s children, funneling it to out-of-district private institutions. In contrast, Courtney King demands fully funded and well-staffed rural public schools, prioritizing local resources, community wellness, and free school breakfasts for all students.
I - Industrial Land Grabs: While claiming to protect the rural way of life, Puryear was a primary architect and co-sponsor of Act 576. This law authorizes unaccountable regional Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) to use the power of eminent domain to seize family farms for corporate industrial parks. Puryear failed to include a "small county protection" clause, creating a loophole that leaves local property owners in landlocked areas like Madison County permanently outvoted 6-to-1 by outside interests. Courtney King vehemently opposes these "shadow government" boards and fights to protect property rights and total local autonomy.
G - Growing the Vote vs. Government Overreach: Puryear voted to block online voter registration, maintaining unnecessary hurdles for rural voters. Conversely, Courtney King is actively working to make registration more accessible through her "Grow the Vote" initiative, ensuring that rural voices lead local policy decisions rather than politicians in the dark.
H - Healthcare and Human Rights: Puryear supported extreme government overreach in healthcare, voting for one of the nation's strictest total abortion bans with zero exceptions for rape or incest. He also supported SB199 (Act 125) to end access to gender-affirming care by threatening doctors with liability. King’s platform champions equality, protects reproductive health, and focuses on shared humanity for all Arkansans.
T - Taxes and Top-Down: Mandates Puryear’s record prioritizes corporate welfare and special interests. He voted to spend the state's multi-billion dollar surplus on dropping the top income tax rate to 3.9% for the wealthiest (HB1001/SB1), voted to roll back child labor protections by removing state work permit requirements for minors under 16 (HB1410 / Act 195), and voted to artificially decrease the amount citizens can recover from negligent corporations (Act 28). King’s “Homegrown Hope” platform counters this by prioritizing family affordability, practical solutions like grocery tax relief, and universal broadband infrastructure.
Join the Fight for District 25 If you are looking for a representative who combines academic excellence, certified technical expertise, and a heart for protecting our land, Courtney King is your voice for Homegrown Hope
Here is why Courtney King is the clear choice for House District 25, and how she will FIGHT for our rural communities:
F - Fully Funding: Public Schools Rep. Chad Puryear voted for the LEARNS Act (Act 237), which drastically increases funding for unlimited private school vouchers ("Education Freedom Accounts"). This top-down mandate drains essential taxpayer funding away from the rural public schools that serve 95% of District 25’s children, funneling it to out-of-district private institutions. In contrast, Courtney King demands fully funded and well-staffed rural public schools, prioritizing local resources, community wellness, and free school breakfasts for all students.
I - Industrial Land Grabs: While claiming to protect the rural way of life, Puryear was a primary architect and co-sponsor of Act 576. This law authorizes unaccountable regional Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) to use the power of eminent domain to seize family farms for corporate industrial parks. Puryear failed to include a "small county protection" clause, creating a loophole that leaves local property owners in landlocked areas like Madison County permanently outvoted 6-to-1 by outside interests. Courtney King vehemently opposes these "shadow government" boards and fights to protect property rights and total local autonomy.
G - Growing the Vote vs. Government Overreach: Puryear voted to block online voter registration, maintaining unnecessary hurdles for rural voters. Conversely, Courtney King is actively working to make registration more accessible through her "Grow the Vote" initiative, ensuring that rural voices lead local policy decisions rather than politicians in the dark.
H - Healthcare and Human Rights: Puryear supported extreme government overreach in healthcare, voting for one of the nation's strictest total abortion bans with zero exceptions for rape or incest. He also supported SB199 (Act 125) to end access to gender-affirming care by threatening doctors with liability. King’s platform champions equality, protects reproductive health, and focuses on shared humanity for all Arkansans.
T - Taxes and Top-Down: Mandates Puryear’s record prioritizes corporate welfare and special interests. He voted to spend the state's multi-billion dollar surplus on dropping the top income tax rate to 3.9% for the wealthiest (HB1001/SB1), voted to roll back child labor protections by removing state work permit requirements for minors under 16 (HB1410 / Act 195), and voted to artificially decrease the amount citizens can recover from negligent corporations (Act 28). King’s “Homegrown Hope” platform counters this by prioritizing family affordability, practical solutions like grocery tax relief, and universal broadband infrastructure.
Join the Fight for District 25 If you are looking for a representative who combines academic excellence, certified technical expertise, and a heart for protecting our land, Courtney King is your voice for Homegrown Hope
