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Blackshear sits on these House committees:  (1) County and Municipal Government, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, (4) Internal Affairs, and (5) Lee County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfD_TGhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Biography|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref> 

Blackshear sits on these House committees:  (1) County and Municipal Government, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, (4) Internal Affairs, and (5) Lee County Legislation.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfD_TGhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's Biography|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref> 

In 2016, newly-elected Representative Blackshear voted to forbid the sale or use in research of unborn babies, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities. In 2017, he voted to prohibit  the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfEANmhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, newly elected Representative Blackshear voted to forbid the sale or use in research of unborn babies, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s. He voted to increase funding for new prison facilities. In 2017, he voted to prohibit  the state from discriminating against, refusing to license, or refusing to renew the license of adoption agencies on the basis that the agency declines services because of its religious beliefs. The measure passed the House, 60-14. He voted to permit  midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/143782/chris-blackshear#.WfEANmhSxhE|title=Chris Blackshear's  Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>

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