Gwen Graham
Running mate: David Jolly
About the candidate
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Clemency and restoration of rights
In 2018, Graham called on Governor Rick Scott and the Cabinet to restore the voting rights of Floridians who had completed their sentences. She said: "Floridians believe in second chances." She also said: "If you've served your sentence and paid your debt to society, you deserve to have your voting rights restored." She added: "Stripping Floridians of their rights is a disgraceful policy with roots in the Jim Crow era." Responding to a federal court ruling on Florida's rights restoration process, she said: "Today's court order is a win for Democracy." On Amendment 4, then headed to the November 2018 ballot, she said: "If Rick Scott won't act to restore voting rights, the people of Florida will do it for him this November." Source: "Gwen Graham: Rick Scott and Cabinet should take a page from Reubin Askew," Florida Politics, 2018, floridapolitics.com.
Court debt and voting eligibility
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Reentry and economic opportunity
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Second chances and public safety
Releasing her 2018 criminal justice plan as a candidate for Governor, Graham said: "Ineffective drug laws, unfair minimum-sentencing punishments, and archaic bail policies systematically hit communities of color and poor Floridians hardest." She also said: "We face a crisis today and can not afford to continue with the status quo." Source: "Gwen Graham justice reform emphasizes juvenile justice, inequity, sentencing," Florida Politics, 2018, floridapolitics.com. Public record No relevant votes found from Gwen Graham's service in the U.S. House of Representatives (2015 to 2017).