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Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports adding work requirements to the Medicaid program. In September 2025 she announced she had negotiated average health insurance rate increases 35.8% lower than originally proposed, part of her stated strategy…

Love advocates for universal healthcare access, stating his belief that it is a right rather than a privilege. He supports protecting Arkansas' Medicaid expansion (ARHOME), warning that cutting Arkansans off Medicaid would close more…

Colt Shelby says the governor should take a lead role in ensuring Arkansas' Medicaid expansion (ARHOME) is extended, calling it a crucial lifeline for more than 200,000 Arkansans and for rural hospitals, and he would create a team to…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' economic policy focuses on reducing income taxes and streamlining processes for economic development to foster job growth and a strong economy in Arkansas.

Love's economic plan focuses on building opportunity everywhere by investing in small businesses, workforce training, and infrastructure.

Shelby says the biggest economic issue facing Arkansas is affordability, citing rising costs and stagnant wages, and he wants an insurance commissioner who holds companies accountable and ways to return money to taxpayers.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has officially recognized 'Clean Energy Week' in Arkansas. She has also stated her intention to 'unleash Arkansas energy' and nominated Shane Khoury as Secretary of the Department of Energy and Environment.

Love has expressed concern about the rapid growth of data centers in Arkansas and their impact on the environment and utility bills, saying he would not actively recruit them and supports moratoriums while their long-term effects are…

Shelby's focus is on affordability and rural infrastructure, and he has said he wants to make sure economic development doesn't drive up utility rates and that reliable power and water are available to rural areas.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is pro-life. She has joined Americans United for Life and the Arkansas Family Council to announce Arkansas as the most pro-life state. She also signed a bill to create a 'monument to the unborn' at the Arkansas State Capitol.

Love has said "my position on abortion is that a woman has a right to choose." He voted against Senate Bill 591, a bill that would restrict abortions based on the race of the fetus, according to the Arkansas Family Council scorecard, and…

Shelby has criticized the state's claim to be a "Pro-Life state" while noting Arkansas' high infant mortality rate and its 47th-place ranking in women's health, saying the state should focus on these issues rather than abortion politics.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced that the Arkansas National Guard will assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration enforcement.

Shelby has said he supports increased state police presence in high-crime areas and has no major problem with how Arkansas law enforcement has worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement so far, noting that Arkansas agencies target…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a strong proponent of Second Amendment rights and has signed legislation related to firearms. She has also participated in forums discussing the importance of the firearm industry.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has taken a strong stance against China, introducing a legislative package to divest state resources from the country and stating she was the first governor to remove China from state farmland.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation restricting bathroom use in schools and public facilities according to biological sex. LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, including the Human Rights Campaign, criticized the measure.

Love filed a lawsuit against Pulaski County alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment after his resignation as Director of Community Services, claiming he and other African American county employees were paid less than…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the LEARNS Act into law, which includes a universal school voucher program. She has also announced her higher education reform bill, Arkansas ACCESS, and has made education a policy priority for 2025.

Love has stated that if elected governor, he would not continue state-run Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) and would issue an executive order halting the administration of Arkansas' school voucher program, redirecting that money into the…

Shelby opposes ending the LEARNS Act voucher program outright, instead proposing income caps on school-choice vouchers so public funds help students who lack opportunity, and requiring transparency (public records) for private schools that…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has launched a working group to study and offer recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) within Arkansas.

Love says he would not actively recruit data centers to Arkansas and supports moratoriums on the projects while officials study their long-term effects on the environment and utility bills.

Shelby says data-center policy should be determined by the people at the local level, and that the state should ensure the government's economic development and ratepayer protections before approving large projects, including enough water…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders believes that the governor, not the courts, has the authority to set special election dates. She complied with court orders to reschedule special elections but stated that she views these orders as unlawful and that…

Shelby sued Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over the timing of a special election to fill the Senate District 26 vacancy, arguing the June 2026 date would leave the district unrepresented during the legislative session.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has championed rural community development in Arkansas, including the 'Capital for a Day' program that brings state government to rural communities, and her administration announced $12.52 million in…

Love opposes the proposed 3,000-bed Franklin County mega-prison, arguing the answer to overcrowding is more opportunities for young people and improved literacy rather than more prison beds.

Shelby emerged as a leading opponent of Gov. Sanders' proposed 3,000-bed Franklin County mega-prison, submitting public-records requests and helping organize opposition to the project near his Cecil property.