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State Representative, District 49

Arshia Papari

Candidate for State Representative, District 49

Green

Background

Occupation
Student
Campaign website
arshiafortexas.org

A Green Party candidate, community organizer and University of Texas at Austin student of government and Middle Eastern studies.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports ending qualified immunity for police misconduct.

    Platform — Arshia for Texas

    Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org

    “ending qualified immunity for law enforcement misconduct”
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Housing

  • Supports a statewide rent freeze and social housing.

    Platform — Arshia for Texas

    Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org

    “A rent freeze is needed across the board to help everyday Texans get by.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports universal childcare and paid parental leave.

    Platform — Arshia for Texas

    Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org

    “providing universal childcare, implementing universal and extended paid parental leave”
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Health & human services

  • Proposes state-funded grocery stores to lower food costs.

    Platform — Arshia for Texas

    Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org

    “That looks like state-funded grocery stores”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports taking corporate money out of politics.

    Arshia for Texas

    Campaign website · arshiafortexas.org

    “taking corporate money out of politics”
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Courts & justice

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Arshia Papari on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.

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