Lavern Spicer

Lavern Spicer's career experience includes working as a cosmetologist. She has been affiliated with Curley's House of Style, the Liberty City Model Citizen Advisory Board, and the Federation of Republican Women.[1]

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Spicer’s campaign website stated the following:

SECURE THE DAMN BORDER NOW!

Article IV Section 4

U.S. Constitution

"THE UNITED STATES SHALL GUARANTEE TO EVERY STATE IN THIS UNION A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT, AND SHALL PROTECT EACH OF THEM AGAINST INVASION; AND ON APPLICATION OF THE LEGISLATURE, OR OF THE EXECUTIVE (WHEN THE LEGISLATURE CANNOT BE CONVENED) AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE."

8 USC 1182(f)

(f) Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by President

"WHENEVER THE PRESIDENT FINDS THAT THE ENTRY OF ANY ALIENS OR OF ANY CLASS OF ALIENS INTO THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES, HE MAY BY PROCLAMATION, AND FOR SUCH PERIOD AS HE SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, SUSPEND THE ENTRY OF ALL ALIENS OR ANY CLASS OF ALIENS AS IMMIGRANTS OR NONIMMIGRANTS, OR IMPOSE ON THE ENTRY OF ALIENS ANY RESTRICTIONS HE MAY DEEM TO BE APPROPRIATE. WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS THAT A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS OF AIRLINES FOR THE DETECTION OF FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS USED BY PASSENGERS TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING THE TRAINING OF PERSONNEL IN SUCH DETECTION), THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY SUSPEND THE ENTRY OF SOME OR ALL ALIENS TRANSPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES BY SUCH AIRLINE."

The people in our government are in violation of the supreme law of the land, our U.S. Constitution.

It is our duty as WE THE PEOPLE to elect candidates that are America First. If the elected officials in office actually followed the Constitution they would not be allowing our country to be invaded. This is deliberate, and in clear violation of the Constitution. Serve your country and exercise your right to vote for people who represent us and work WITH us and FOR our Constitutional Republic.

Voter Integrity is an Absolute Must!

Stop the Corruption!

Protect Our Children

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—Lavern Spicer’s campaign website (2024)[3]

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Spicer's campaign website stated the following:

TERM LIMITS

Our elected officials are meant to be public servants, not lifelong political albatrosses. The Founders believed civilian leaders should serve in government for a limited period of time, get the job done, and then go back to being a civilian.

I THINK SO TOO.

Today’s do-nothing problematic government has been ushered in by lobbyists and corrupt people who are in government not to serve the people, but to line their own pockets ad infinitum. My solution is that all Senators be limited to TWO six-year terms and the House being limited to FIVE two-year terms.

TIMES CHANGE, ideas change, needs change — so must our leadership.

IMMIGRATION

America is a great and prosperous nation and we need to keep it that way. This nation has always enabled immigrants to become a part of the American dream, and it has shaped the character of the nation in many ways. With that being said, the system is completely out-of-date. There are so many immigration loopholes now, that our laws don’t even mean anything.

Our current immigration system needs to be completely overhauled in the following ways:

1. Complete the border wall on the US-Mexico border

It’s not rocket science, it’s common sense! In the interest of national security, the flow of illegal immigration must be cut off before any meaningful reforms can be done.

2. Create a merit-based immigration system similar to what Canada and Australia have

No immigrant should be admitted to the country who stands to become a burden on the system; we need to focus our resources on our citizens first. We want the world’s innovations to be created here and we can only do that by bringing the best of the best to our shores to enrich us with their labors and talents.

3. There are too many visas

It seems like every letter of the alphabet has a visa category attached to it, and we need to close these “loopholes” that allow just anyone to come here and take jobs from hard-working Americans. We need to re-evaluate the various visas and eliminate ones that are out-of-date and frequently abused — such as the diversity visa lottery.

TEN PAGE LIMIT ON BILLS

Remember last year when a $6 trillion spending package was passed? Remember how many thousands of pages it was? Remember how the Kennedy Center got $25 million in funds from a coronavirus relief bill?

That all needs to end.

Laws and bills that are proposed should not be allowed to be more than ten pages. This is not because I don’t like to read, but to ensure that the topics included in the bills are relevant to the cause at hand. Poison pills are so frequently slipped into various laws and bills that never even are found out until years later. Many times, great bills get held up for years because of one point in the bill that was included that is completely irrelevant. Let’s end all that. If the bill you’re proposing is more than ten pages, write a new bill for the other parts of it. Government efficiency.

SECOND AMENDMENT

My position on the Second Amendment is as follows:

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

It does not get much clearer than that.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Americans paid into social security their whole lives. No one should ever touch it.

It is not money that the government is giving us. It is money that we paid into the government and are owed back.

Furthermore, social security should be tax-free. We paid into it our whole lives.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH ONLINE

Social media has become a behemoth and through it we have been able to connect with people from around the country and around the world. But I bet if Facebook and Twitter would have told us right off the bat that, “We will be watching you and censoring you if we don’t like what you say to your friends,” those platforms never would have taken off.

Social media censorship has become a direct attack on the 1st Amendment AS WELL AS A POLITICAL WEAPON FOR THE LEFT, and must be halted NOW! Mark Zuckerberg and Parag Agrawal should not arbiters of what can and cannot be spoken, and their combined power threatens to end American Democracy as we know it.

When I am elected, I will support the removal of Section 230 protections on these companies. They have become publishers and curators of content rather than functioning as a global public square. Free speech is an absolute non-negotiable.

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness is not just a Los Angeles and San Francisco problem, but one that should shock the conscience of ALL AMERICA. No family should be living on the street in a country that has spent over $8 trillion on fighting wars in the Middle East and sends multitudes of billions of dollars in foreign aid to the world.

As a federal official, I will commit to raising this issue on a national scale. If local governments cannot OR WILL NOT get a handle on the problem, my solution is to work more closely with these local governments to ensure that money being sent to them to combat homelessness is actually used in proper ways and not “redirected’ or squandered.

SMALL BUSINESS REVITALIZATION

COVID-19 has absolutely decimated small businesses. It will take years to recover from the draconian and ultimately pointless shutdowns that were imposed on the small businesses of America. President Trump’s PPP Loans were a great first step, but more needs to be done.

Any subsequent stimulus bills that are passed in regards to coronavirus should focus on small businesses and direct relief for people. There should be no ludicrous unrelated spending on random projects throughout this country. There should be no padding of pockets of Biden cronies and Pelosi special interests.

We must get the engine that is small business up & running again at full speed.

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN

Every unborn child has a right to life, and our federal government should not be in the business of funding abortion because…

ABORTION IS state-sponsored MURDER.

Planned Parenthood should immediately be defunded because abortion is not birth control, nor is it a right as it appears nowhere in the Constitution or the Bible. I have zero room for discussion on this point.

Furthermore, the sexualization of children in our country must end. We are watching as cartoons and other media (including state-sponsored media from PBS) intended for the youngest among us are being filled with sexualized content. This must end. Our internet is filled with child pornography and the smartphone makes it incredibly easy for human traffickers to target our children. This needs to be a priority for if we do not protect the children of America, we have no future.

EDUCATION REFORM

The education system in America is broken.

Public schools have been teaching our kids things that are simply anti-American. While I believe a strong public school system is a good thing, we should give Americans the power to choose the education style that fits their children best. Charter schools have produced incredible results in many communities, and they need to be lifted up as models throughout the nation.

Furthermore, a focus on college education as a necessary step in one’s educational journey is something we need to move away from. If you want to go to college, fine. That’s great and I encourage it. That being said, college is not for everyone. We need welders, plumbers, electricians and so many other jobs that have been neglected in favor of this new notion that a four-year degree is the only way one can succeed. Trade schools should be brought to the forefront once again as an option right alongside college.[2]

—Lavern Spicer's campaign website (2022)[4]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Lavern Spicer and I am a proud member of the Republican Party and currently I am a candidate for the United States Congress, District 24. I was born in North Carolina and I have lived in Miami, Florida for approximately 35 years.

I am also the owner of Curley's House Beauty Salon and the owner of the infamous Curley's House of Style Hope Relief Food Bank Inc. For a great many years, I have been a long standing community activist feeding and fighting for the food bank relief resources needed for poor people who been neglected by Congresswoman Frederic Wilson, District 24 and her congressional staff representatives.

I am also proudly married to Arthur Spicer for 2 years and we are managing partners of both businesses. I am looking to be the district next congressional representative and I need the Republican Party entire support.

Enough Is Enough

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Time for a ChangeHope is Here on the HorizonEnding a Do nothing Dynasty

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about being a Pro-Life Congresswoman and ending abortion.

I am looking forward to filing legislation that addresses our affordable housing needs and lack of economic opportunities.

I want to support policies that protect our 2nd Amendment and a right to bear arms

I want to help expand health care for the elderly and ending policing policies that discriminate against inner-city communities.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

First and foremost, I look up to God and my best perfect example for good community leadership is my mentor. My mentor showed me that it is better to lead by example.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

My political philosophy is to do unto others as you would like for them to do unto you.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Loyalty and Commitment

Truth Telling

Love for God and Country

Actually accomplishing their elected mission and goals

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am a born leader and a very charismatic person who wants what is best for people.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Represent the people who elected them and defend their oath of office doing what it takes to honor their community beliefs and making sure that small businesses remain fully employed and operational.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of wealth within my district, so my constituents can live a life independent and self-sufficient.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster in 1986. It was a sad day for America and I was 41 years old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a license cosmetologist and I worked in Curley's House Beauty Salon for 15 years and upon her death, I became the owner of my mentor's dream.

What is your favorite book? Why?

THE BIBLE, BECAUSE ITS WORDS ARE VERY FULFILLING,

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

CAPTAIN BLACK AMERICA AND/OR CAPTAIN AMERICA.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

HAPPY by PHARRELL

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I have been struggling as a business owner with the lack of food bank supplies and with the lack of essential resources needed to maintain and operate my non-profit group.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

I believe in a redistricting process that afford all citizens living in that district to submit a redistricting plan that reflects the community economic growth, population increases and economic needs.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

The ability to pass federal supreme constituted laws that affects every American within the U.S. boundaries.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Absolutely No, because political offices is for and by the people.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Supporting President Trump's America First Agenda that ends illegal alien voting and democratic corruption within the United States.

Restrengthening and Rebuilding Our American Economy from the aftermath of the COVID-19 viruses.

Standing up to the democratic party political illegal alien invasion within America, but supporting and election non-citizens to public offices.

Electing more Republican women to public office and increasing a great number of Republican women chairmanship in both the Senate and Congress.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Appropriations

Transportation

Elderly

Criminal Justice

Education

Housing

Rules

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

NA

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No because it takes about 2 years to learn a new position. A good congressional representatives may need about 3 to 4 years in order to become more effective as a legislator.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I think term limits should be imposed upon every Congress person who has served more than 12 years in a legislative body or he/she should be restricted to at least 4 terms in office.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

Yes, I would like to play to role of switching all newly elected democratic party members over to the Republican party. I also wish to become a Republican woman Speaker of the House.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

President Donald J. Trump

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I talk to a lady about 2 weeks ago telling me that the building where is lived was rat and roach infested where she and her 8 kids lived. This was a very impactful and moving story for me because it confirmed my reasons for running Congress.