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Kate Schaffer
Kate Schaffer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 10. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kate Schaffer was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University in 1989. Her career experience includes working as a volunteer, community organizer, outreach specialist, and in investor relations for an oil and gas company.
Schaffer has served with the following organizations:[1]
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, board member
- Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, board member
- Emerge Arkansas, board member
- Arkansans for the Arts, advisor
- Methodist Church
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10
Incumbent Mindy McAlindon defeated Kate Schaffer in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mindy McAlindon (R) | 56.5 | 8,567 |
 | Kate Schaffer (D) | 43.5 | 6,590 | |
| Total votes: 15,157 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Schaffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mindy McAlindon advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schaffer in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10
Mindy McAlindon defeated Kate Schaffer in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mindy McAlindon (R) | 56.3 | 6,519 |
| Kate Schaffer (D) | 43.7 | 5,059 | |
| Total votes: 11,578 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kate Schaffer advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mindy McAlindon advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 10.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kate Schaffer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Kate Schaffer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schaffer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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● I believe wholeheartedly in commitment, loyalty, and compassion, and we need more state representatives who prioritize those values.
● My time working as a non-profit community organizer, serving as a dedicated volunteer and board member for several arts orgs and children’s advocacy groups, and a lay leader for my church has equipped me with valuable skills and experiences that will help me be an effective state representative.
- ● I care about the value of Arkansas’ creative economy, investing in more art and technology at all levels of education—Pre K through Higher Ed—means keeping our kids in our home state
- ● I support the state doing its part to boost Public/private partnerships to solve our workforce development, transportation and affordable housing hurdles.
- ● I’ll fight for quality and affordable early childhood education through Pre K and head start programs. I support the RAISE Act, we must pay teachers more. I will champion these issues in the state house.
Voting rights and accessibility
President Jimmy Carter
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ida B Wells
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
My grandmother, now deceased, Sue Deener, she worked as a single mother raising my mom in the 1940s and sent her to college.
Governor suggests, legislature should drive the momentum, and the governor adapts to the situation. I believe special sessions are the governor’s purview, to focus on specific issues as they arise.
Arkansas will continue to focus on Agribusiness challenges, energy needs and climate change.
It always encourages civic engagement if the results are not a foregone conclusion.
Compromise is a necessary aspect of a functioning government. In order to compromise, legislators must disagree in good faith to reach a common goal. When legislators can trust their colleagues’ good intentions, a stronger working relationship flourishes, which can lead to success on otherwise
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 9, 2022
