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Jared Henderson
Jared Henderson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Arkansas. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Henderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
- See also: Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent Asa Hutchinson defeated Jared Henderson and Mark West in the general election for Governor of Arkansas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Asa Hutchinson (R) | 65.3 | 582,406 |
 | Jared Henderson (D)  | 31.8 | 283,218 | |
 | Mark West (L) | 2.9 | 25,885 | |
| Total votes: 891,509 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas
Jared Henderson defeated Leticia Sanders in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Henderson | 63.3 | 67,046 |
 | Leticia Sanders | 36.7 | 38,873 | |
| Total votes: 105,919 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent Asa Hutchinson defeated Jan Morgan in the Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Asa Hutchinson | 69.6 | 143,648 |
 | Jan Morgan | 30.4 | 62,757 | |
| Total votes: 206,405 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jared Henderson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jared Henderson's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1. Make Arkansas the best state in the country to be a public school teacher
2. Protect Medicaid expansion and rural hospitals |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | My campaign is centered on education. As a product of Arkansas public schools and later as the leader of Teach for America-Arkansas, I've seen the potential of our state's children firsthand. Unfortunately, I've also seen how our school system creates an uneven playing field for students and leaves teachers underpaid, under-appreciated, and frustrated. Since 2009, Arkansas has seen an alarming 56 percent drop in people entering the teaching profession. To truly empower all children across the state, it's crucial that we invest in teachers so that we able to attract and retain amazing leaders in the classroom.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jared Henderson answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My family. I'm so blessed to have been raised by amazing and inspirational people. My grandmother taught me the value of education - she attended the eighth grade twice because it was the highest level of education made available to her in rural Arkansas. My grandfather taught me service - he fought in Patton's Army and was wounded in combat twice. He was a model of patriotism, courage, and humility in my life. And of course my parents, whose decision to adopt me changed the course of my life. They taught me the power of generosity and integrity.[3] | ” |
| “ | First, I think public servants need to be able to pull from a reservoir of moral courage. Too many of our leaders today are acquiescing to policies that marginalize our most vulnerable and stigmatize people who have so much to contribute to our communities. It's crucial that we work to expand opportunity and provide real ladders of upward mobility and resist the politics of fear and division, which is the easy thing to turn to. The much harder work calls on elected officials to pursue creative solutions to problems that put working people first, even if they lay outside the orthodoxy of your political party or are opposed by powerful special interests. Second, it's important to have a vision for what your community can be, because without one, officeholders have nothing concrete to work towards. That vision requires an intimate connection to constituents and an understanding of the challenges they face. It requires the experience of having seen issues from multiple angles so that our elected leaders can approach policy problems with fresh eyes instead of proposing the same old tired and failed solutions.[3] | ” |
| “ | I want Arkansas to be a place where working people regain their dignity. That means we're valuing and appreciating our teachers and child care workers. We want people to be able to take for granted that when they put in an honest day's work, they'll be compensated with a living wage and good health insurance. We're going to make sure companies pay their employees a living wage. We're supporting small business owners so that rural towns become more vibrant and we have real competition in our economy instead of the dominance of big corporations. We're going to strengthen communities by listening to each other and finding solutions to our problems that are pragmatic and not partisan.[3] | ” |
| “ | We're living through a time of incredible change. We know that technology is disrupting lots of industries and creating opportunities in many others. One of our biggest challenges is making sure the next generation of Arkansans is equipped to lead and be successful in the context of a world that will be unrecognizable from this one. That means beefing up our education system at a time when new teachers are reluctant to enter the profession. That means being creative and dynamic in our government at a time when political polarization and gridlock are making it hard to build consensus. And that means building inclusive coalitions to push back on a reactionary party entrenched in power that doesn't truly stand with working people.[3] | ” |
| “ | It's all about the people. I've been lucky enough to spend time in other parts of the country, but nowhere else feels like home. Arkansans continually inspire me with their generosity, work ethic, and strength. Arkansas is a place where family and community are so strong, and that makes the state a great place to live and why I wouldn't want to raise my son anywhere else. The state has produced some of our most talented and visionary Americans, from Maya Angelou to J. William Fulbright to Johnny Cash, and when I see that same potential within the next generation of Arkansans, I feel so excited and proud of where I come from.[3] | ” |
Candidate website
Henderson’s campaign website stated the following:
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Teachers Infrastructure Ethics Reform Small Business Criminal Justice Ending the Cycle of Poverty Health Care |
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| —Jared Henderson’s campaign website (2018)[4] | ||
See also
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External links
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- Governor of Arkansas
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jared Henderson's responses," July 11, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jared Henderson for Governor, "Issues," accessed November 1, 2018
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