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Quintessa Hathaway
Quintessa Hathaway (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
On January 6, 2025, Hathaway announced her campaign for chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Click here to read more.
Biography
Quintessa Hathaway graduated from Glencliff Comprehensive High School. Hathaway earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Jackson State University and a master's degree and doctorate in education from Tennessee State University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the CEO and lead consultant of Q. Hathaway & Associates, LLC.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill defeated Quintessa Hathaway and Michael White in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | French Hill (R) | 60.0 | 147,975 |
 | Quintessa Hathaway (D) | 35.3 | 86,887 | |
 | Michael White (L) | 4.7 | 11,584 | |
| Total votes: 246,446 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Quintessa Hathaway advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Incumbent French Hill defeated Conrad Reynolds in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | French Hill | 58.5 | 49,488 |
 | Conrad Reynolds | 41.5 | 35,078 | |
| Total votes: 84,566 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 2
Michael White advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 2 on February 20, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Michael White (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Hathaway's campaign website stated the following:
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Prekindergarten-Secondary Education We must seek to be the dream that our forefathers and foremothers wished for, and procreate generations that are the definition of academic excellence. It is up to us as policy makers, educational experts, and leaders to advance the cause of education. Each has to work collaboratively to build a transformational educational agenda for the future. Educational attainment is mandatory. It is going to take more than a high school diploma to have a decent quality of life in this country. Education is the fastest way to pull oneself up the socioeconomic ladder. Like the economy, the American educational system has had many peaks and valleys, periods of expansion and contraction, and has grown in expectations. It is like no other. American education is the most ethnically, nationally, and racially diversified in the world. It is inclusive and the students have ability levels that range from genius to intellectually disable who are all in one schoolhouse. School leaders and educational experts play a key role in improving schools and district outcomes. Their influence reaches through every fiber of our society. School leadership is a policy priority around the world; and as nations advance, the challenges will demand higher stakes. With increased school autonomy and a greater focus results, we have forced nations and districts to reconsider the role of how we educate children. It has become essential for educational leaders to transform systems in a short tenure. It can be done and it must be done. We are able to:
In order to overcome higher educational disparities and shrink the income gap, America must take ambitious steps. The cost of higher education must decrease and the nation and students have to see greater returns on this investment. Education starts in the mother’s womb, and be reinforced in households. Education must be considered as the lifeblood of a people. It can light up the darkest most desolate places of our lives. Education is one of the most potent weapons that can be used against an oppressor. Education can pull one out of poverty and lead to economic prominence. Education can shape one’s worldview and deconstruct ignorance. Education is able to create social justice and break down walls of bigotry. Education can fortify a family and cultivate a community. Education will employ political power if a people seek it wholeheartedly. We must realize that the status of minority education is a 400-year long problem and there are no quick fixes or magic bullets. We must create awareness that post-secondary educational attainment is one of the best things that one may seek; and that youth cannot simply go to college but must graduate. We must increase consciousness that there is a linkage between educational advancement and socioeconomic mobility. We must state to our youth that we are engaged in a regional, national, and global competition. We must recognize that there is emotional pain and trauma attached to the plight of the undereducated. We are able to: Lead Minority And Culturally Responsive Education
Academic
Financing
Enrollment
Graduation
America is on a quest to improve the quality of life and advancement for citizens in urban areas. There are grave concerns about the rehabilitation and economic advancement of dilapidated communities. From an emerging city to a megalopolis, their growth is potentially the most transformative issue of a nation. It is one that must be addressed strategically, methodically, and with the objectives of stabilizing forgotten and blighted neighborhoods. As citizens and those in positions of authority, we are mandated to use our collective voices and power for the greater good. Government officials and stakeholders ought to build consensus and capacity to address areas of concern in urban localities. More must be done to improve the lives of all people, but particularly those in “beloved communities.” Citizens, elected officials, developers, and the like must employ all resources in their toolboxes. There has to be full-throated, intentional, and expeditious efforts to do more than create a discourse, but a plan of action on the issues of sustainability and improvement. Too much is at stake and lives are being transformed based on the decisions we make today. We are able to:
There is a direct correlation between a nation’s deteriorating infrastructures, economic health, and public safety. While this nation's infrastructure is ebb and flow, other industrialized nations have gotten into the race. If America is going to sustain itself and remain competitive in this global economy, there must be a domestic industrial revolution. The most successful economies in the world have large scale and efficient infrastructure. It is time for America to create ostentatious development projects. We are able to:
There has always been an underclass in this nation. The American economy was built on free labor. Underserved and underrepresented groups have been linked to poverty since America’s inception. Low wealth has lasting and long term consequences even after an individual as risen the economic ladder. Poverty is not limited to the economy. Therefore, sociopolitical policy is needed to address the issue from a broader perspective. There is real economic injustice which is felt by hard working citizens. Ownership is a key to their advancement. An economic floor must be created for the poverty stricken on the topics of saving, entering the money market, owning stocks and bonds, obtaining a mutual fund and certificate of deposit, homeownership, and monitoring credit and restoration. We must bring centrist, liberals, and conservatives together around the issue to eradicate poverty according to a realistic and strategic timetable. Poverty reduction has a correlation to long-term economic prosperity at the microeconomy and macroeconomy levels. We must do more to create stability, security, and opportunity for current and future generations. It is going to take a serious and concerted force to pull the impoverished out of their condition. The message of wealth accumulation is going to have to be taught by parents and in the pulpit, in schools and in the streets, and from womb to tomb. This message has to convict one’s conscience. It is going to take a collective to correct it. It is going to take wealthier members of society and the one percent to jump on the bandwagon to preach, teach, and mentor those in low wealth communities about finance and do more than “living comfortable.” We are able to:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards serve as the world’s conscience and guidepost for human rights. Presently, over one hundred fifty (150) countries and territories worldwide follow its goals of combating discrimination, inequality in all forms, and political repression. It ought to be without saying that each nation must make the Declaration a reality and not simply rhetoric for its citizenry and globally. We are able to:
Across this nation, housing is considered a basic need and it the obligation of any administration, local, state, or national; to ensure policy is enacted and executed to meet desirable ends. The nation has to improve the overall quality and access to fair housing in this country. Housing equals human flourishing, because it has the ability to determine: wealth creation and assets, ownership, detterence of criminal activity and involvement, improve graduation rates and educational quality, life expectancy, household income, health, and the like. The government, residents, and developers are expected to create inclusive communities which are strong and sustainable. We are able to:
America is great because our servicewomen and servicemen protect and promote our fundamental freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Those that wear the uniform and their family members are our heroes and heroines. They are valuable and are honorable. It is in the nations forefront to engage in diplomacy. We seek to negotiate, expand the lines of communication, gather and share intelligence, and implement foreign policy that benefits stakeholders. We seek to continue to beat the drum of freedom and champion democracy. We seek to respect individuals and commit to increasing opportunity for every human being. America has a mission to transform futures in a positive way and playing a prominent role on the world stage. With our current and future allies, we can obtain the unfathomable. We can make peace and put back together pieces. If those things fail, we will employ further diplomatic and military faculties. All phases of U.S. military operations are designed to provide safety and security to citizens and institutions both domestic and abroad. At times, our country must take direct action against terrorist targets within our borders and internationally in areas of active hostilities. Only when there is an imminent threat, the nation will engage in armed conflict. When those days arise, we are able to:
Rural America is more than grassy prairies, rolling hills, leveled farmland, and airy pastoral landscapes. It is the heartland. It is a political force which ought not be ignored. It is far from monolithic or homogeneous. Rural America is a complex and growing mix socially, economically, and its demographics. The fate of rural and urban America is interwoven. Therefore, the robustness of these regions is significant. This cross-section of the country must be spoken for, spoken to, and an agenda should be set. Rural America has the potential to lead this country to new economic heights. Our local, state, and federal governments must do more research and development, improve the efficiency of resource use, and reduce the environmental impact in the rural sector. As pastoral communities depopulate and age due to limited economic and social opportunities, the nation will be at a loss. The country will face an inflection point and a crisis will loom large. Before we arrive at such a time, we are able to:
The woman is a life giver, life breather, life feeder, and holds up a society. Dr. Mary McCleod Bethune states, “The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood.” Through advocacy, blood, sweat, tears, childbearing, litigation, and the like; women have gained access to quality healthcare, educational attainment at all levels, civic participation, and broke economic barriers. In the United States of America, generations of women were treated as the lesser gender. Despite gains in gender equality over the past centuries, women are still victims of harassment, assault, and discrimination in the workplace and at home. It is time to broaden the conversation and legislation about women’s rights, increase public consciousness about women, and truly acknowledge women’s history and contribution to this American experiment with democracy. Every contribution a woman makes, a society makes. Therefore, the role of a woman cannot be pigeonholed into a single set of issues or solutions. Her reach is social, political, economic, and cognitive. We are able to:
Migration of human beings dates back to the prehistoric era. Then, like now, people move for the purpose of maintaining their basic needs. The United States of America and other former European colonized nations have a unique history with migration. The pillage and genocide of the native people were commonplace. The aboriginals were coerced from their land two hundred years ago. They carried disease infested blankets in horrific weather conditions under the orders of the Jackson Administration. They were mandated to live west of the Mississippi River in enclaves; which most still reside to present-day. A once thriving presence and a spirit of a people has been erased from most textbooks and curriculums. And, they account for less than three percent of the populace. The global Slave Trade from Alkebulan, as the ancient Romans called it “Africa,” and what historians call, "The Birthplace Of Humanity," touched the American shores. The Motherland's forced laborers endured the largest mass deportation known on the planet. Forced laborers moved more earth than any other group in this hemisphere. Forced laborers erected the structures in the nation’s capital and nearly all the capitol buildings in this country. Forced laborers were assailed and have toiled here for nearly four hundred years. In spite of it all, they rose to the highest office seat twice; under President John Hanson during the colonial period and President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Immigrants pick this nation’s food in extreme weather conditions. Immigrants monitor and raise our children. Immigrants clean away our waste. Immigrants pave our streets and manicure our lawns. Immigrants are cracking the glass ceiling in all institutions and bursting through doors of Ivy League colleges and universities. Immigrants who are first and second generation are the engine that moves American technology and innovation. Immigrants are contributing to a Social Security system which they may never be the recipients. Immigrants have and are pouring into an American dream that defers their dreams. Immigrants are shaking off prejudices and barriers. Immigrants are walking and marching in the light. Immigrants call attention to inequalities in America when they strike from work and use their collective vote as their voice. Immigrants have transformed this land and they will not be silenced. Immigrants have given more than they have taken! Immigrants are the quintessential definition of “new Americans,” hardworking and resilient. For those reasons and many others, something has to be done to address the issue of the day, Immigration. If this dilemma continues to go unsolved, America will be at a loss. The economy will falter and talent will wane. We are able to:
Voting rights is a fundamental ingredient in democratic societies. Whereas, in the United States of America it is an age old issue that is one of the most contested and controversial. The outcomes of elections determine citizenship, freedom, majority and minority status, and matters of national security, healthcare, and overall quality of life. Citizens and American inhabitants ought to have the right to be cynical about voting. In part, the frustration comes from six presidential elections not going in the favor of the popular vote. But, the citizenry have to take control of the voting reform process. The politically aware must increase engagement and the unaware have to engage in voting and voter turnout. Because, if voting was not important men and women that sit in city councils, state capital buildings, and Capitol Hill; would not fight so aggressively to suppress suffrage rights. If it were not important, there would not have been a Civil War. If it were not important,the ancestors would have been given suffrage when the United States Constitution was written. If it were not important, it would not have been gradual for non-white males to gain access to the ballot box. If it were not important, legal action would not be taking place to protect it. If it were not important, it would easily be expanded. We are able to: Youth Political Engagement
Overturn Citizens United/Campaign Finance Reform
Voting Rights Act
Criminal Re-Enfranchisement
Polling Places/Precincts
The Electoral College Abolish Electoral College Cybersecurity
Foreign Involvement In Elections
Voter Identification
The Absentee Ballot
Voter Registration, Early and Election Day Voting
Gerrymandering
Improve Voting Awareness
If the United States employs all of these measures, it will become a global leader in the implementation of free and fair elections. It will set the standard for what suffrage looks like. The nation will demonstrate what full enfranchisement is in practice. The country will cast off years of discrimination in its voting practices. Therefore, America, must lead the world anew and enact comprehensive voting reform.
America has a strong constitutional heritage rooted in the usage and possession of private firearms. With that right comes a great responsibility to our families, friends, colleagues, communities, and global neighbors. We must take intentional and motivational action to increase educational and legal rights related to firearms and all lethal weaponry. We ought to call upon our civic leaders, elected and appointed officials, clergy, and influencers to advance legislation on gun rights. Law-abiding citizens are standard bearers for the use of said weapons for self-defense purposes, residential protection, animal hunting, competition, predator and varmint control, and recreational shooting in a reasonable and responsible way. Included is a list of premises, overviews and ultimately policies to our Second Amendment right and responsibility. We are able to:
National security starts in our households and branches out to international affairs. It is going to take our global alliances and a coalition to spread national and international security. We must secure both borders and build bridges of hope. We are able to:
The American Labor Movement has a history of radical progressive change. This movement, like others, were long fraught. It produced overtime pay, brought about child labor laws, minimum wage, workers' rights, brought about workplace safety, formulated unions, and continues to challenge us to move earnings upward and empowering people forward. We are called to collaborate and culminate to correct economic conditions surrounding jobs and wages. We are able to:
We ought to create a redemptive and rehabilitative justice system. There is a sense of urgency to remove the blindfold on the criminal justice systems. It is stirred into economic development and quality of life. Currently, there is an estimated 500,000-600,000 laws on the books regarding civil and criminal law. America’s mass incarceration and supervision policies are not working to say the least. According to Dr. Paul Butler, author and former federal prosecutor; there are more African American people under criminal justice supervision than there were in slavery in 1850. This is greater than an outcry, bigger than sounding an alarm. It is a sonic boom that penetrates every dynamic of America life. We are able to:
Our lives are based upon a myriad of decisions, actions, beliefs, attitudes, generalizations, stereotypes, biases, and the like. Those cognitive constructs are folded into our social fabric, democratic society, and economy. America is unique because we are a conglomeration of cultures. Our interconnectivity opens doors and positions us to solve major problems, address world issues, and be the change we seek to see. Equality pushes us to examine our modes, sensitivities, thoughts, and capacities. Our country is changing at lightning speed. As our population expands, so will our physical environments, political developments, and conflicts. That is when we have to tap into the American spirit and our value systems. We are conveying a message to the entire world. We must learn to love and lead in our households, our street corners, our blocks, our neighborhoods, our communities, our cities, our states, and our nation. We must be greater truth-tellers and dig deeper into our consciousness. We must do more than tolerate one another. We must achieve understanding, overcome limitations, create cross-cultural awareness, and allow growth to be a form of change. We are conveying a message which requires us to teach about sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and advocacy for members of the LGBT community. We must be thought provoking and forward thinking in our pedagogy and how we interact with one another in our families and enclaves. We ought to trace the treads of inferiority and superiority. We ought to aggressively seek to break down the walls of bigotry, racism, ableism, and xenophobia. We ought to promote social action, deter crime and violence against all members of society, especially in black, indigenous, and communities of color. We ought to strive and thrive in being cosmopolitan. We are able to:
Our physical, mental, and spiritual health is our wealth. Health care is about quality of life and longevity of life. In addition, a strong workforce is a healthy workforce. A strong people are a healthy people. We are able to:
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| —Quintessa Hathaway's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ HathawayForCongress, "Meet Dr. Quintessa Hathaway," accessed March 28, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ HathawayForCongress, “Platform,” accessed March 24, 2022
