Georgia Legislature

Promises to work to raise the minimum wage.

Supports a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.

Wants to create more environmentally and family friendly public transportation options, including commuter rail, so that people can get to and from work.

- Promises to work to raise the minimum wage. 
- Supports a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.
- Wants to create more environmentally and family friendly public transportation options, including commuter rail, so that people can get to and from work.

Economy

Plans to work to make voting easy, to fight voter ID laws, to expand access to early and absentee voting, to allow citizens to vote at any precinct within their county, and to make voter registration easy and permanent.

Said, "[t]he continued efforts by Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans to restrict voting rights are a fundamental threat to our democracy."

- Plans to work to make voting easy, to fight voter ID laws, to expand access to early and absentee voting, to allow citizens to vote at any precinct within their county, and to make voter registration easy and permanent. 
- Said, "[t]he continued efforts by Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans to restrict voting rights are a fundamental threat to our democracy."

Voting & Elections

Wants to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare to all Georgians, regardless of income or pre-existing conditions, including expanding Medicaid.

Plans to work to bring down healthcare costs.

Wants to provide better access to medical and psychiatric services for people affected by opioids.

As a state representative, wants to increase regulation of opioids.

- Wants to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare to all Georgians, regardless of income or pre-existing conditions, including expanding Medicaid. 
- Plans to work to bring down healthcare costs. 
- Wants to provide better access to medical and psychiatric services for people affected by opioids. 
- As a state representative, wants to increase regulation of opioids.

Healthcare

Wants to expand access to tuition-free technical college.

Supports smaller classroom sizes, more counseling resources, raising teacher pay, and giving teachers more flexibility in testing.

As a state representative, worked to protect and expand the HOPE Scholarship.

As a state representative, supported training requirements for school resource officers.

- Wants to expand access to tuition-free technical college. 
- Supports smaller classroom sizes, more counseling resources, raising teacher pay, and giving teachers more flexibility in testing. 
- As a state representative, worked to protect and expand the HOPE Scholarship. 
- As a state representative, supported training requirements for school resource officers.

Education

Promises to reduce racial profiling, invest more money in rehabilitation, and end long prison sentences for minor crimes.

Wants to increase funding to help young offenders stay in school and out of jail and increase educational opportunities in the prison system.

Supports decriminalizing possession and use of marijuana, getting rid of cash bail for minor offenders, and increasing funding for police body cameras and training.

As a state representative, opposed mandatory minimum sentences and supported funding for criminal justice reform measures like accountability courts.

- Promises to reduce racial profiling, invest more money in rehabilitation, and end long prison sentences for minor crimes. 
- Wants to increase funding to help young offenders stay in school and out of jail and increase educational opportunities in the prison system. 
- Supports decriminalizing possession and use of marijuana, getting rid of cash bail for minor offenders, and increasing funding for police body cameras and training. 
- As a state representative, opposed mandatory minimum sentences and supported funding for criminal justice reform measures like accountability courts.

Public Safety

Stacey Evans

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