Issue Position: Quality of Life

Issue Position

By: JD Ford
By: JD Ford
Date: Jan. 1, 2018

Although I will never understand fully what it's like to be a person of color, as a candidate; I want constituents to know I hear them and see them. I do not have all the answers but I am willing to listen. In short, I respect the dignity of all people. Below is a list I am aware of:

Indiana ranks number 2 for parental incarceration

Indiana ranks number 2 for in/out-of-school suspensions. The majority of these students are students of color.

Indiana is ranked 10 least diverse states (Wallethub)

Voters are being purged from the voter roll

Members of the latinx community who are living in shadows and afraid of being deported. Particularly, our DREAMERS

We need criminal justice/bail reform here in Indiana

Again, the above list is not exhaustive. There are many more issues. Please let me know what you think would improve our quality of life.

Being a melting pot and celebrating diversity is a gift. We should embrace and cherish those who do not look like us, talk like us, etc.


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