Charlie Hartz
State House, District 81 · Republican · South Carolina
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Where they stand
Infrastructure funding: Hartz supports ensuring Aiken County receives its fair share of state funding for infrastructure repairs and upgrades.
Roads and bridges: Hartz supports fixing and upgrading crumbling roads and bridges.
Public safety funding: Hartz supports fully funding law enforcement and first responders.
Where Charlie stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Rights & Liberties · Likely opposes: South Carolina should protect access to abortion and reproductive health care from additional state restrictions.
Rights & Liberties · Supports: South Carolina should not add new state restrictions on gun ownership.
Rights & Liberties · Likely opposes: South Carolina should limit the removal of books from public school libraries.
Rights & Liberties · Supports: South Carolina should give parents more legal authority over their children's schooling.
Environment & Infrastructure · Supports: South Carolina should invest more in transportation and other public infrastructure.
Environment & Infrastructure · Likely supports: South Carolina should increase state support for farmers and local food systems.
Environment & Infrastructure · Supports: South Carolina should increase state funding for land conservation.
Education · Likely opposes: South Carolina should prioritize public-school funding over expanding state-funded private-school voucher or scholarship programs.
Education · Supports: South Carolina should increase compensation and paid professional support for public school teachers.
Education · Likely supports: South Carolina should fund or require stronger physical security measures in K-12 schools.
Education · Likely supports: South Carolina should improve public-school curriculum and accountability through state-led reforms.
Education · Likely supports: South Carolina should improve career and technical education pathways to prepare students for work, training, or service after high school.
Economy & Taxes · Supports: South Carolina should continue reducing the state individual income tax rate.
Economy & Taxes · Likely supports: South Carolina should reduce state-authorized tax burdens on small businesses.
Immigration & National Security · Likely supports: South Carolina should enforce immigration laws more aggressively at the state level.
Public Safety & Justice · Supports: South Carolina should increase state support for law enforcement and first responders.
Public Safety & Justice · Likely supports: South Carolina should strengthen criminal penalties for fentanyl trafficking and fentanyl-related deaths.