
Valencia Stovall
Independent | Georgia
Candidate Profile
Leans Liberal
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Valencia Stovall
Party
Independent
Election Year
2020
Election
General
Race
U.S. Senator (Special Election)
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1998
Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, 1989
Southside Comprehensive High School, Atlanta, Diploma, 1987
WORK & MILITARY
Val Promotions, LLC, Managing Partner, 2016-Present
Dangerous Printing, LLC, Manager, 2014-2016
Stoval Enterprises, Inc. /Stovall's T-shirts, VP & CFO, 1989-2014
AFFILIATIONS
Sisters In Action, Founder, Atlanta Council of PTAs
Secretary & Treasurer, Neighborhood Planning Unit-Y, Secretary
Forest Park High PTSA, Member, 7 Pillars Career Charter & Utopian Academy Charter
Advisory Council, Ga Council for the Arts, Member
Clayton State Univ Dean of Science Advisory Counci, Member, United Way Clayton Thrive
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Georgia State Representative, Dist. 74, 2012-Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
US Senate, 2020
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
American Federation For Children (2018)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
State Democratic Party Organizations (2018)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)
Calvin Smyre (2018)
Fair Fight (2020)
Lester G. Jackson (2018)
Mike Glanton (2014)
Robert Trammell (2018)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Neutral
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds or grants from federal, state, or local governments.
Disagree
I support the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which requires health care providers to provide life-saving treatment for infants who survive an attempted abortion.
Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Based on decision by pregnant woman
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Neutral
I promise to protect the freedom of Christians to share the Gospel and to practice Biblical principles.
Yes
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Did not answer
NATIONAL SECURITY
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Disagree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
Continue to provide support for the Dept. of Homeland Security to monitor issuance of visas to individuals from known radical Islamic countries, monitor the access to the internet by the youth on Islamic websites, and encourage Americans to be alert of their surroundings and report any suspicious behaviors or activities.
HEALTHCARE
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has health insurance.
Agree
I support the elimination of private healthcare insurance.
Disagree
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
Healthcare should not be dependent upon if you are employed and your income. Our country should ensure that healthcare is available to all and it is of quality not based on your affordability of the coverage. I would promote healthcare from birth to death. Monitor the quality of doctor cares, the cost of doctor visits, cost for drugs, increase availability of telehealth especially in rural and underdeveloped communities. A country that ensures adequate healthcare is a country where businesses strive because their employees are not sick, where education systems strive because the students and educators are not sick, where communities are healthy and striving because there is access to healthy food and the environment is cleaner.
ECONOMY
It is the government’s responsibility to ensure everyone has a livable income.
Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
How would you guarantee Social Security benefits for future generations?
Ensure that employees have livable wages so their taxes can be used to support social security benefits and other services. By ensuring each child has access to a quality education from birth to high school to ensure better job opportunities. Monitor federal spending versus income received to decrease debt.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
A better review of efficiency of delivery of services would allow for a reduction of spending for all departments.
Under what circumstances should taxpayers help pay off existing student loans?
If they are in industries which provide services to the underserved areas, they should not be required to repay student loans
IMMIGRATION
I am in favor of construction of a wall and other necessary infrastructure on our border that gives complete control over entering and exiting the United States.
Agree
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be abolished.
Disagree
State and federal funds should be denied to any public or private entity, including but not limited to sanctuary cities, that are not in compliance with immigration laws.
Neutral
Employers should be required to use E-verify to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
Asylum seekers, work and education visa which will allow for safety net for those who are in dangerous countries, and allow individuals to fill those most needed workforce
EDUCATION
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Neutral
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Checking for mental illness
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanction) against Israel if they refuse to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.
Neutral
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Disagree
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Agree
The Electoral College should be abolished.
Agree
In priority order, what three areas of legislation do you propose to author or sponsor if elected?
*Small business- change the classification for small business to include micro small businesses which many were left out of the SBA grants and loans. *Education- every student should be on a personalized learning plan, more funding for charter schools and other choices for parents that are nontraditional. Provide more support for teacher professional development and connecting parents with educational and workforce opportunities. *Increase food stamps allotment for senior adults in underserved areas and increase efficiency in work and education requirements for able body adults *Most importantly awareness and access is essential for services available for residents
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Yes it is a threat because it brings about discrimination based on a person's race.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Moderate
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
www.gostovall.com
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am a champion for all Georgians working in a nonpartisan manner. The issues are not party related but people related.
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
I support adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in non-discrimination laws.
Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again believer in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten son who died on the cross so we may all be saved. I believe God gives us all a choice and the government should be limited in its ability to interfere with that choice. God has no respect of person and His grace is sufficient to cover all our sins. We should strive to show the love of God in all of our actions and make sure we are always mindful of the poor, children and the elderly.
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