Economy

Wants to repeal laws that restrict access to voting.

Supports expanding the number of ballot drop box locations.

Wants to return control of elections to local election officials.

- Wants to repeal laws that restrict access to voting. 
- Supports expanding the number of ballot drop box locations. 
- Wants to return control of elections to local election officials.

Voting & Elections

Wants to expand access to quality reproductive healthcare.

Plans to work to provide access to affordable mental healthcare.

- Supports expanding Medicaid. 
- Wants to expand access to quality reproductive healthcare. 
- Plans to work to provide access to affordable mental healthcare.

Healthcare

Wants to end economic disparities in public school funding.

Supports increasing salaries for teachers and staff.

Wants to restore full funding to HOPE grants and potentially create new, need-based scholarships and grants.

- Wants to end economic disparities in public school funding. 
- Supports increasing salaries for teachers and staff. 
- Wants to restore full funding to HOPE grants and potentially create new, need-based scholarships and grants.

Education

As of August 18, 2022, Courtney Driver’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Courtney Driver

Supports agriculture and veterans in Houston County.

Wants to pass $1 billion in tax cuts to change the income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99%.

As a representative, supported getting rid of income tax on military retirement income up to $17,500.

- Supports agriculture and veterans in Houston County. 
- Wants to pass $1 billion in tax cuts to change the income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99%.
- As a representative, supported getting rid of income tax on military retirement income up to $17,500.

As of August 18, 2022, Shaw Blackmon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to give parents more control over what children learn at school.

Supports a mandatory course in financial literacy.

- Wants to give parents more control over what children learn at school. 
- Supports a mandatory course in financial literacy.

Shaw Blackmon

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