Fredrick Love
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Fredrick Love, known as Fred Love, is a Democratic state senator from Mabelvale who was his party's nominee for governor of Arkansas in 2026, running against Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Libertarian Colt Shelby. talkbusiness.net talkbusiness.net 2
His campaign says he has worked with AmeriCorps, the Arkansas Food Bank and Pulaski County, and as a legislator helped bring an Arkansas Children's Hospital clinic to Southwest Little Rock. fredlove.com
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- Says he would sign an executive order ending the state's education freedom accounts, which he says cost about $400 million.talkbusiness.net
- Proposes stopping construction of the planned 3,000-bed Franklin County prison and focusing on rehabilitation and reentry programs.fredlove.com
- Proposes regional economic centers and rebuilding roads, water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.fredlove.com
- Proposes protecting Medicaid, expanding maternal and mental health services, and launching a statewide mental health app and hotline.fredlove.com
- Says he supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to one year.talkbusiness.net
- Says he has sought a moratorium on new data centers.talkbusiness.net