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Budget & Economy     Tate Reeves: As treasurer, decried state's reliance on borrowing money.     Philip Gunn: Get away from basing budgets on projections.

Civil Rights     Jim Hood: Help marginalized communities, like Jesus taught.     Phil Bryant: Backs bill for marriage between one man and one woman.     Tate Reeves: Backs bill for marriage between one man and one woman.     Andy Gipson: Supports eliminating goals set around diversity outcomes.

Corporations     Jim Hood: Criticizes tax give-aways to out-of-state corporations.

Crime     Tate Reeves: Blue Lives Matter: public safety workers in protected class.     Brandon Presley: Backs law enforcement; uncle killed while serving as sheriff.

Drugs     Andy Gipson: Won't participate in regulating medical marijuana.     Philip Gunn: Medical marijuana not top issue; wants true medical program.

Education     Tate Reeves: $2 million for a private school vouchers.     Brandon Presley: I will stand with teachers to fully fund public education.

Families & Children     Bill Waller: Follows "Billy Graham rule": never alone with a woman.     Jim Hood: No "Billy Graham rule": Treat female journalists the same.     Tate Reeves: No "Billy Graham rule": Treat female journalists the same.

Foreign Policy     Dan Eubanks: Opposed packages sending defense aid to Ukraine.

Government Reform     Jim Hood: Apply "Open Records Act" to state legislative email.     Tate Reeves: Emails with PERS revealed by public records request.     Cindy Hyde-Smith: Objected to certification of Biden's electoral votes.     Brandon Presley: Expand enforcement of lobbying, campaign finance regulations.

Health Care     Jim Hood: Sue drug companies for over-charging Medicaid.     Brandon Presley: Supports expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage.     Philip Gunn: I am not open to Medicaid expansion.

Immigration     Jim Hood: Stay out of DACA fights; it's a federal issue.     Robert Foster: Liberal governors ignore federal immigration law.     Tate Reeves: Supports law enforcement inquiry into immigration status.     Andy Gipson: Need for immigrant workers but they need to be legal.

Jobs     Scott Colom: Would push to raise the nation's minimum wage.

Principles & Values     Jim Hood: End self-dealing in Jackson.     Tate Reeves: Mississippi is headed in the right direction.     Tate Reeves: AdWatch: defend "In God We Trust" on new car tag.     Shad White: I'm working nonstop to advance the America First agenda.

Social Security     Jim Hood: Let public employees run for office & still draw pensions.

Tax Reform     Jim Hood: Tax cuts to wealthy caused mental health budget cuts.     Shad White: Eliminating income tax means cutting fat from government.

Technology     Tate Reeves: Diverting $600M to Strategic Infrastructure Investment Fund.     Jim Hood: Focused Attorney General's office on cybercrime.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Andy Gipson Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial Challenger Bill Waller Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley Mississippi Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Jr. Senator Mississippi Dan Eubanks Democratic Challenger Mississippi Jim Hood Mississippi Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Phil Bryant Mississippi Republican Governor Philip Gunn Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial candidate Robert Foster Mississippi Republican challenger for Governor Scott Colom Democratic Challenger Mississippi Shad White Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial candidate Tate Reeves Mississippi Republican candidate for governor