Steven Gene Parsons
Steven Gene Parsons (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Parsons' career experience includes working as a consultant and as an adjunct professor.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Democratic primary)
Arkansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1
Incumbent Rick Crawford defeated Rodney Govens and Steven Gene Parsons in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rick Crawford (R) | 72.9 | 194,711 |
 | Rodney Govens (D)  | 24.0 | 64,113 | |
 | Steven Gene Parsons (L) | 3.1 | 8,353 | |
| Total votes: 267,177 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Rodney Govens advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rick Crawford advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 1.
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 1
Steven Gene Parsons defeated Roger Daugherty in the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Arkansas District 1 on February 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Gene Parsons (L) | 87.8 | 36 |
| Roger Daugherty (L) | 9.8 | 4 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 41 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Parsons in this election.
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3
Stetson Painter defeated Steven Gene Parsons in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stetson Painter (R) | 82.7 | 9,205 |
| Steven Gene Parsons (L) | 17.3 | 1,929 | |
| Total votes: 11,134 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3
Stetson Painter defeated Tom Bryant in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stetson Painter | 63.1 | 3,444 |
| Tom Bryant | 36.9 | 2,016 | ||
| Total votes: 5,460 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3
Steven Gene Parsons advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 3 on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Gene Parsons (L) |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Parsons' campaign website stated the following:
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Cut Inflation Real actions rather than rhetoric and hand-waving are critical now. Five steps are needed to cut inflation: 1) Eliminate trade tariffs (the 2018 trade war with China alone costs America $50 billion a year and 166,000 jobs); 2) Cut regulations. Federal regulations are costing the US over $6.5 trillion per year. One example is the 1920 Jones Act forcing the use of vessels that cost between 2.7 and 4 times as much to ship between US ports; 3) reduce the bureaucracy in granting green-cards and work visas; fill the job openings that will produce more goods and services at lower prices; 4) cut federal spending; 5) eliminate (or at least limit) the Federal Reserves’ ability to “create” money out of thin air to fund deficit spending; this money creation is a crucial cause of inflation. Immigration The current situation is the worst of all possible worlds. We need to 1) Cut the bureaucracy in granting green-cards and work visas. 2) Eliminate tariffs on Latin American goods (think keeping jobs south of the border to reduce migration flows north); 3) Eliminate the 3/10 rule that incentivizes remaining as an illegal immigrant. We need a clearer path to legal permanent residency for long-time immigrants who have made a life in the US; 4) Eliminate government subsidy/safety-net programs for non-citizens. The first four items above will reduce migration flows. 5) Expand manpower for asylum cases. Social Security Social Security is worst social program ever created in the U.S. It is based on a failed pyramid scheme. However, Americans have been forced to pay into this scheme for decades. Congress has an ethical responsibility to try harder to avoid cutting social security benefits and work towards a long-term fix. World Police The US provides aid to 169 countries, 29 of which we also sanction. US military spending is twice that of all other NATO countries combined. We have agreements to come to defense of more than 50 countries and we have over 750 military bases around the world making us a drone target for anyone. Russia has 3 dozen bases and China just 5. Studies indicate our military presence in predominantly Muslim countries is a net creator of terrorists. In 2021 Brown University estimated the US has spent $8 trillion on the war on terror and which led to approximately 900,000 deaths outside our borders (which fuels additional terrorism). Prison Reform The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Most inmates have a substance abuse disorder and most have some form of mental illness. Incarceration is extremely expensive especially as a response to victimless non-violent crimes. Over four decades of academic studies have shown that treatment is far more cost effective than incarceration (between 10 and 20 times more effective dollar-per-dollar); this is particularly pronounced when one recognizes our extremely high prison recidivism rates. Knee-jerk tendencies to simply build more jails and prisons is not working.[2] |
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| —Steven Gene Parsons' campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Arkansas District 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Steven Gene Parsons' campaign website, "About," accessed September 18, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Steven Gene Parsons' campaign website, "Platform," accessed September 18, 2024
