Priority of educational legislation should be improving public education, as opposed to private education

Give our teachers more freedom to utilize teaching methods that are most effective with their particular students, including providing resources to address the special needs of disadvantaged students and increasing opportunities for students who excel

Supports standardized testing as an important gauge on the progress of students

- Priority of educational legislation should be improving public education, as opposed to private education
- Give our teachers more freedom to utilize teaching methods that are most effective with their particular students, including providing resources to address the special needs of disadvantaged students and increasing opportunities for students who excel
- Supports standardized testing as an important gauge on the progress of students

Education

Believes SB202 was not as bad as the media portrayed it to be, but contains troubling aspects that may reduce voter participation

Believes the 2020 election was proven to be free and fair by multiple parties, and that the distrust of our electoral system is undeserved

- Believes SB202 was not as bad as the media portrayed it to be, but contains troubling aspects that may reduce voter participation
- Believes the 2020 election was proven to be free and fair by multiple parties, and that the distrust of our electoral system is undeserved

Voting & Elections

Take a comprehensive approach to transportation that includes making roads safer and more efficient to travel on through the use of sensors and synchronized traffic control devices

Incorporate mass transit and more opportunities for remote workplaces, which the pandemic has proven to be effective in reducing traffic congestion and pollution

- Take a comprehensive approach to transportation that includes making roads safer and more efficient to travel on through the use of sensors and synchronized traffic control devices
- Incorporate mass transit and more opportunities for remote workplaces, which the pandemic has proven to be effective in reducing traffic congestion and pollution

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes in the necessity of a well-trained, community-sensitive, professional police force to protect our neighborhoods

Supports more resources for social workers and programs for those people who find themselves in confrontations with the police due to drug abuse, mental health issues, and other causes

- Believes in the necessity of a well-trained, community-sensitive, professional police force to protect our neighborhoods
- Supports more resources for social workers and programs for those people who find themselves in confrontations with the police due to drug abuse, mental health issues, and other causes

Public Safety

Supports any proposal that improves coverage and reduces cost.

Supports some type of universal healthcare system to provide at least a basic level of health care for all of our citizens, while leaving people free to supplement that with private health insurance

- Supports any proposal that improves coverage and reduces cost. 
- Supports some type of universal healthcare system to provide at least a basic level of health care for all of our citizens, while leaving people free to supplement that with private health insurance

Healthcare

Sam Hensley Jr

Believes voter suppression in Georgia is real and that both Republicans and Democrats silence voices that are not their own

Supports removing barriers that independent and third-party candidates face for getting on the ballot

SB202 does more harm than good by undermining local authority

Supports verifiable, hand-marked ballots to eliminate the “black box” bar codes that are only interpretable by a computer

Supports ranked choice voting, which will save Georgia millions of dollars from expensive runoff elections, will provide faster election results, can allow multiple candidates from the same party

Supports the expansion of access to voting and will fight against all restrictions against citizens’ ability to exercise their right to vote

- Believes voter suppression in Georgia is real and that both Republicans and Democrats silence voices that are not their own
- Supports removing barriers that independent and third-party candidates face for getting on the ballot
- SB202 does more harm than good by undermining local authority
- Supports verifiable, hand-marked ballots to eliminate the “black box” bar codes that are only interpretable by a computer
- Supports ranked choice voting, which will save Georgia millions of dollars from expensive runoff elections, will provide faster election results, can allow multiple candidates from the same party
- Supports the expansion of access to voting and will fight against all restrictions against citizens’ ability to exercise their right to vote

Supports school choice for all students to increase competition between schools, and would work to help create incentives for schools to create unique programs to attract, engage, and prepare students in the 21st century.

- Supports school choice for all students to increase competition between schools, and would work to help create incentives for schools to create unique programs to attract, engage, and prepare students in the 21st century.

Supports abolishing state income tax in Georgia, since individuals know how to spend their money better than government does.

- Supports abolishing state income tax in Georgia, since individuals know how to spend their money better than government does.

Taxes

Believes restrictions to gun ownership disproportionately impact minority and other marginalized groups including veterans

Supports the second amendment, gun ownership, and constitutional carry

- Believes restrictions to gun ownership disproportionately impact minority and other marginalized groups including veterans
- Supports the second amendment, gun ownership, and constitutional carry

Gun Safety

Chris Neill

Schools should provide knowledge to be productive citizens in the community, whether they go to college or enter the workforce.

Will focus on enhancing trade education resources, since skilled tradespeople cannot be found and these jobs offer starting pay of up to $80,000 with no college debt

- Schools should provide knowledge to be productive citizens in the community, whether they go to college or enter the workforce.
- Will focus on enhancing trade education resources, since skilled tradespeople cannot be found and these jobs offer starting pay of up to $80,000 with no college debt

Keep Georgia the #1 place to do business by refusing to support irresponsible tax increases

Advocate for responsible transportation solutions that invest in roads and bridges

Empower local governments to diversify their local economies and keep jobs close to home

- Keep Georgia the #1 place to do business by refusing to support irresponsible tax increases
- Advocate for responsible transportation solutions that invest in roads and bridges
- Empower local governments to diversify their local economies and keep jobs close to home

Economy

Supports SB202, which made the voting rules clear, consistent, and fair for all Georgians

Maintain balance between open and secure elections

Will fight to protect diversity of thought, individualism and end any opportunity for radicalized, Marxist-based ideologies like critical race theory to infiltrate our society

- Supports SB202, which made the voting rules clear, consistent, and fair for all Georgians
- Maintain balance between open and secure elections
- Will fight to protect diversity of thought, individualism and end any opportunity for radicalized, Marxist-based ideologies like critical race theory to infiltrate our society

Opposes defunding public safety departments

Bring the community and law enforcement together to build trust and integrity

Improve technology that increases accountability for officer behavior but also preserves a record of activity when lawbreaking occurs

Supports prosecution of bad law enforcement when they break the law

- Opposes defunding public safety departments
- Bring the community and law enforcement together to build trust and integrity
- Improve technology that increases accountability for officer behavior but also preserves a record of activity when lawbreaking occurs
- Supports prosecution of bad law enforcement when they break the law

David Blinkhorn

Back common-sense policies that lower taxes, reduce regulation, and support our small businesses to ensure that Georgia remains the #1 place to do business.

- Back common-sense policies that lower taxes, reduce regulation, and support our small businesses to ensure that Georgia remains the #1 place to do business.

Supports SB202, which makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat

Will fight cancel culture that resulted the removal of the MLB Allstar game from Truist Park in Cobb County

- Supports SB202, which makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat
- Will fight cancel culture that resulted the removal of the MLB Allstar game from Truist Park in Cobb County

Supports the police and will stop any effort to defund law enforcement to ensure they have the resources they need to protect and serve

Will join state leaders, like GBI Director Vic Reynolds, in supporting initiatives to stop gangs and human trafficking

- Supports the police and will stop any effort to defund law enforcement to ensure they have the resources they need to protect and serve
- Will join state leaders, like GBI Director Vic Reynolds, in supporting initiatives to stop gangs and human trafficking

Will advocate for better health care and support for the nonprofit safety nets serving the most vulnerable citizens

- Will support pro-life measures
- Will advocate for better health care and support for the nonprofit safety nets serving the most vulnerable citizens

Supports conservative solutions to reduce traffic congestion.

- Supports conservative solutions to reduce traffic congestion.

Devan Seabaugh

Ensure reproductive freedom including unfettered access to abortion, easily available contraception, science-based sex education, the ending of the Hyde Amendment, and protection of the privacy of reproductive healthcare patients

Guarantee affordable, accessible healthcare for all by expanding Medicaid and providing a public option under the ACA

Make changes to insurance by decoupling healthcare from employment, preventing junk insurance policies, and reinforcing protection from exclusion based on preexisting conditions.

- Ensure reproductive freedom including unfettered access to abortion, easily available contraception, science-based sex education, the ending of the Hyde Amendment, and protection of the privacy of reproductive healthcare patients
- Guarantee affordable, accessible healthcare for all by expanding Medicaid and providing a public option under the ACA
- Lower the age for Medicare coverage
- Make changes to insurance by decoupling healthcare from employment, preventing junk insurance policies, and reinforcing protection from exclusion based on preexisting conditions.

Create a non-partisan commission outside of the legislature to draw new, fair, legislative districts that are not gerrymandered

Build on the vote-by-mail movement begun during COVID-19

Institute the use of hand-marked paper ballots

Lengthen legislative session beyond 40 days

- Create a non-partisan commission outside of the legislature to draw new, fair, legislative districts that are not gerrymandered
- Make election day a national holiday
- Build on the vote-by-mail movement begun during COVID-19
- Institute the use of hand-marked paper ballots
- Accept election-day registration
- Lower the voting age to 16
- Lengthen legislative session beyond 40 days

Encourage diversity in modes of transportation

- Radically expand public transportation
- Create walkable communities
- Undermine the privileging of cars
- Encourage diversity in modes of transportation
- Provide broadband throughout the state

Fully fund public schools, since per capita expenditures have not yet reached pre-recession levels while enrollment has increased and state revenues have grown

Give teachers more authority to do what they do, including participating fully in determining curriculum, school organization, and community involvement

Increase community resources available for families and children from a very early age to ensure educational success;

Provide alternative opportunities for advancing education and helping keep college affordable.

- Fully fund public schools, since per capita expenditures have not yet reached pre-recession levels while enrollment has increased and state revenues have grown
- Give teachers more authority to do what they do, including participating fully in determining curriculum, school organization, and community involvement
- Reduce class size across the state
- Increase community resources available for families and children from a very early age to ensure educational success;
- Provide alternative opportunities for advancing education and helping keep college affordable.

Reverse tax cuts that benefit only the very top economic stratum of Georgia, since these tax cuts to the wealthiest force cuts in funding to vital programs

Guarantee labor the right to organize, strengthen whistle-blower protections, encourage labor coalitions nation-wide, and encourage worker participation in ownership of enterprises

- Reverse tax cuts that benefit only the very top economic stratum of Georgia, since these tax cuts to the wealthiest force cuts in funding to vital programs
- Support a $15 minimum wage
- Provide universal childcare
- Guarantee labor the right to organize, strengthen whistle-blower protections, encourage labor coalitions nation-wide, and encourage worker participation in ownership of enterprises

Priscilla Smith

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.