Savannah Now

Wants to give corporations and individual investors the right to use corporate gains taxes for up to 20 years in order to attract them to the district.

Supports "a fair livable wage" and wants to address the city's poverty rate.

- Wants to give corporations and individual investors the right to use corporate gains taxes for up to 20 years in order to attract them to the district. 
- Supports "a fair livable wage" and wants to address the city's poverty rate.

Public Services

Believes that both abortion and the vaccine mandate "come down to saying 'it's my body, I can do what I want to."

Does not support a state vaccination mandate but does support employers and universities having a mandate if they choose to.

- Believes that both abortion and the vaccine mandate "come down to saying 'it's my body, I can do what I want to." 
- Does not support a state vaccination mandate but does support employers and universities having a mandate if they choose to.

COVID

As of October 20, 2021, Clinton Young did not have a website or any information online.

Education

Wants to use state resources to reduce crime in Savannah and put Georgia State Patrol officers on nighttime patrols with Savannah police to "take the streets back."

Supports imposing a 10 p.m. curfew across the state.

- Wants to use state resources to reduce crime in Savannah and put Georgia State Patrol officers on nighttime patrols with Savannah police to "take the streets back." 
- Supports imposing a 10 p.m. curfew across the state.

Public Safety

Said, "we've had no representation the last two-and-a-half years" because the late incumbent who held the seat was on medical leave. He said, "\[i\]t was a census year and at the center of it was the redistricting of District 165. We're gonna lose Thunderbolt and Savannah State, and it'll go to District 164, in all probability."

- Said, "we've had no representation the last two-and-a-half years" because the late incumbent who held the seat was on medical leave. He said, "\[i\]t was a census year and at the center of it was the redistricting of District 165. We're gonna lose Thunderbolt and Savannah State, and it'll go to District 164, in all probability."

Voting & Elections

Clinton Young

Believes that "\[e\]conomic development within our community begins with the commitment to worker's rights, workplace safety, and livable wages."

- Believes that "\[e\]conomic development within our community begins with the commitment to worker's rights, workplace safety, and livable wages."

Wants economic recovery to focus on supporting and growing existing small businesses, creating sustainable job growth, supporting working families, building a green workforce and expanding access to healthcare, childcare and housing.

- Wants economic recovery to focus on supporting and growing existing small businesses, creating sustainable job growth, supporting working families, building a green workforce and expanding access to healthcare, childcare and housing.

Wants to strengthen "student learning outcomes."

Plans to "collaborate with Savannah to inaugurate partnerships, explore innovative initiatives, and implement comprehensive strategies for addressing local education challenges."

- Wants to strengthen "student learning outcomes." 
- Plans to "collaborate with Savannah to inaugurate partnerships, explore innovative initiatives, and implement comprehensive strategies for addressing local education challenges."

Plans to "work with local law enforcement to build trust in the community and provide opportunities to forge strategic partnerships."

Wants to prioritize trauma-informed care, community-led anti-violence initiatives and public health services "that address the root causes of these cycles of violence."

Believes "public safety should be built around restorative justice and community trust."

- Plans to "work with local law enforcement to build trust in the community and provide opportunities to forge strategic partnerships." 
- Wants to prioritize trauma-informed care, community-led anti-violence initiatives and public health services "that address the root causes of these cycles of violence." 
- Believes "public safety should be built around restorative justice and community trust."

Said, "I will fight tirelessly and relentlessly to ensure and protect the integrity of the voting process and the right to vote for all of Georgia's citizens."

- Said, "I will fight tirelessly and relentlessly to ensure and protect the integrity of the voting process and the right to vote for all of Georgia's citizens."

Antwan Lang

Wants to abolish the state and federal minimum wage. He said "\[t\]his should be determined by the business owner AND THE WORKERS!"

- Wants to abolish the state and federal minimum wage. He said "\[t\]his should be determined by the business owner AND THE WORKERS!"

Wants to change the healthcare system, including ending certificate of need, government approval of medical services, expanding medical marijuana programs and not expanding Medicaid.

Supports Georgia's law to allow 5% THC oil for medical purposes and wants to expand it to edible and smokable substances, as well as increase the THC level.

Wants to change the government's role in handling public emergencies. He said, "\[p\]oint blank we need to get the government out of the way.

Plans to let business owners set the requirements to enter their businesses and said "\[w\]e need to end government nanny state policies."

Said, "THE INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE."

- Wants to change the healthcare system, including ending certificate of need, government approval of medical services, expanding medical marijuana programs and not expanding Medicaid. 
- Supports Georgia's law to allow 5% THC oil for medical purposes and wants to expand it to edible and smokable substances, as well as increase the THC level. 
- Wants to change the government's role in handling public emergencies. He said, "\[p\]oint blank we need to get the government out of the way. 
- Plans to let business owners set the requirements to enter their businesses and said "\[w\]e need to end government nanny state policies." 
- Said, "THE INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE."

Wants to expand charter school vouchers to all students, lower reliance on property taxes for public schools and give students full control of their name, image and likeness rights.

Said, "\[t\]he state treasury has a surplus of over 1 billion dollars from lottery sales yet the state legislature has only on average approved 60 million dollars annually for the HOPE scholarship program."

Wants to make Georgia state colleges and universities more transparent.

- Wants to expand charter school vouchers to all students, lower reliance on property taxes for public schools and give students full control of their name, image and likeness rights. 
- Said, "\[t\]he state treasury has a surplus of over 1 billion dollars from lottery sales yet the state legislature has only on average approved 60 million dollars annually for the HOPE scholarship program." 
- Wants to make Georgia state colleges and universities more transparent.

Wants to decriminalize recreational drugs statewide. He said, "\[e\]ventually we need to make the possession of recreational drugs equal to the possession of coffee!"

Supports expunging the records of non-violent drug offenders.

Wants to repeal qualified immunity for police officers.

- Wants to decriminalize recreational drugs statewide. He said, "\[e\]ventually we need to make the possession of recreational drugs equal to the possession of coffee!"
- Supports expunging the records of non-violent drug offenders. 
- Wants to repeal qualified immunity for police officers.

As of October 20, 2021, Clinton Cowart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Clinton Cowart

Wants to grow Georgia's reputation as a place to do business while supporting strong labor and union rights.

Supports building resiliency on the coastline, protecting against rising seas and offering increased emergency preparedness in the event of hurricanes.

Wants to make housing more affordable and accessible.

Promises to use the Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit to help working families.

- Wants to grow Georgia's reputation as a place to do business while supporting strong labor and union rights. 
- Supports building resiliency on the coastline, protecting against rising seas and offering increased emergency preparedness in the event of hurricanes.
- Wants to make housing more affordable and accessible. 
- Promises to use the Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit to help working families.

Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more people.

- Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more people.

Wants to make sure all K-12 schools are fully funded, safe and provide supportive services to students, including mental health services.

- Wants to make sure all K-12 schools are fully funded, safe and provide supportive services to students, including mental health services. 
- Supports expanding the HOPE scholarship.

Wants to work with law enforcement and community partners to build trust and improve public safety.

Said, "I will work to further support bi-partisan reforms that have decreased costs associated with the criminal justice system, slowed incarceration rates, and have made communities safer."

- Wants to work with law enforcement and community partners to build trust and improve public safety. 
- Said, "I will work to further support bi-partisan reforms that have decreased costs associated with the criminal justice system, slowed incarceration rates, and have made communities safer."

Promises to work to make sure that districts are redrawn fairly and to make sure that "ALL people have the ability to access a system of integrity and to register and vote in an honest election."

- Promises to work to make sure that districts are redrawn fairly and to make sure that "ALL people have the ability to access a system of integrity and to register and vote in an honest election."

Edna Jackson

Wants to raise the minimum wage to $48 per hour based on a $1 increase in the wage each year since 1976. She said, "\[r\]emember it is the dollars of the struggling poor and middle class that keep these companies in business, we also work for them, however we get paid nothing."

Plans to make sure that the elderly have transportation to and from doctors appointments and prescriptions delivered to them.

- Wants to raise the minimum wage to $48 per hour based on a $1 increase in the wage each year since 1976. She said, "\[r\]emember it is the dollars of the struggling poor and middle class that keep these companies in business, we also work for them, however we get paid nothing." 
- Plans to make sure that the elderly have transportation to and from doctors appointments and prescriptions delivered to them.

As of October 20, 2021, Sabrina Kent’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Promises to write a bill to create stronger penalties for sex traffickers of children. She said, "\[w\]e live in the United States of America not a third world country or foreign where this form of life is allowed."

- Promises to write a bill to create stronger penalties for sex traffickers of children. She said, "\[w\]e live in the United States of America not a third world country or foreign where this form of life is allowed."

Sabrina Kent

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