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Inside the 4th US District: Risie Howard for Congress

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2024 Voter Guide: Endorsing Risie Howard for 4th Congressional District  

Join Steve and Kelly Grappe as they delve into their voter guide for the 2024 elections, highlighting their endorsements and recommendations. In this episode, they focus on Risie Howard, who is running against Bruce Westerman for the 4th Congressional District. They discuss the importance of this election, Risie Howard's qualifications, and the need for voter participation to bring about change. Learn about the stance of both candidates, Howard's background, and how to get voting assistance from organizations like the NAACP and Lyft.  

00:00 Introduction and Purpose of the Voter Guide 

00:26 Highlighting Risie Howard for 4th Congressional District 

00:48 The Importance of Defeating Bruce Westerman 

01:41 Risie Howard's Background and Qualifications 

02:32 Call to Action: Voting and Support 

02:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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Transcript

Introduction and Voter Guide Announcement

00:00:06
Speaker
Hello, I'm Steve Grapp. And I'm Kelly Grapp. And we are here with you doing our voter guide 2024 recommendations and endorsements. The people

Candidate Spotlight: Recy for 4th District

00:00:16
Speaker
that we are telling you who we think have a good chance of doing great things in this election. That's right. There are people that we've gotten to know personally, and we may not get to all of them, but we are trying to highlight some of the folks. And this first one that we're going to talk about right now is Reese. how are yes and

Critique of Bruce Westerman's Policies

00:00:33
Speaker
this is the fourth congressional district u.s congresswoman she's running against bruce westerman and y'all this is such an important position it's a very hard district to win there's a big hill to overcome but bruce westerman is dangerous the guy that we have in congress right now from the fourth district is literally um
00:00:57
Speaker
changing our laws and changing the regulations to benefit corporations that want to dig lithium out of the ground in Arkansas so they can get around the public time period that the people get to say whether they want them to do it or not. They're trying to make all that

Westerman's Corporate Ties Exposed

00:01:13
Speaker
blind where the people can't see these companies that's trying to dig out of the ground. And it's getting around our climate protection, our environment protections, and he's supposed to be a game warden.
00:01:23
Speaker
Like he's an environmentalist. And it's dirty. It's dirty. And Exxon is the number one contributor to his campaign. And Exxon's the number one company that's coming in here to get lithium. It's crazy how that works. Yeah. And y'all,

Recy's Background and Qualifications

00:01:38
Speaker
we've got to get him defeated. Recy is an attorney. She's from Pine Bluff. She has lots of good energy and experience. um She comes from a long line of public servants. Her Gosh, I don't want to quote this wrong. I think it's her dad. It might have been her grandfather. It was is the only African American to sit on the Arkansas Supreme Court. Wow, he wasn't elected. It was an appointment,

Recy's Political Stance: A Balanced Candidate

00:02:06
Speaker
but that is a very strong distinction and she grew up in that family and in in that environment. So we gotta get some people out to vote.
00:02:14
Speaker
And we got to get people out there spreading the words about is a very moderate Democrat. She's raised and is Catholic, so got some very conservative stances, but she's also got some left-leaning social stances, too. She's

Call to Action: Support Recy and Voter Mobilization

00:02:29
Speaker
right down the middle, y'all, and it's ah the kind of candidate we need in the 4th District. So if you haven't voted, consider Recy at the U.S. congressional position. And if you have, make phone calls. yeah Get people out to vote.
00:02:43
Speaker
give people rides. The NAACP is partnering with Lyft. Yep. If you need to stand at Facebook pages, information on there about the code. But if you know somebody that needs a ride, the NAACP and lip will help them get to the polls. Y'all. This has been Steve and Kelly and we're stand up Arkansas and y'all. This is an important election. Let's get out and make a difference. Thank you.