Rick is originally from Atlanta. He lives with his wife, Beth.

Rick owns a company that provides audio equipment to recording studios and to the entertainment industry. He worked in the music industry for 25 years. He used to be a midi programmer and a recording engineer. He set up recording studios and production companies.

Rick Sheppard's campaign for state representative is his first entry into politics.

Economy

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Voting & Elections

Wants "to bring transparency and lower prices on medications and [medical] procedures."

- Wants "to bring transparency and lower prices on medications and [medical] procedures."

Healthcare

Wants to invest in K-12 education and get teachers resources.

Plans to "give parents a greater voice in their child's education."

- Wants to invest in K-12 education and get teachers resources.
- Plans to "give parents a greater voice in their child's education."

Education

Wants "to ensure that your family and our community are safe for everyone."

- Wants "to ensure that your family and our community are safe for everyone."

Public Safety

Rick Sheppard

Becky has lived in DeKalb County for the past 30 years. She has a bachelor's degree from Emory University. She lives with her husband, David. They have three adult children. They attend North Decatur Presbyterian Church.

Becky used to be a nonprofit co-founder and political aide.

Becky is currently the representative for District 83. She was first elected in 2018 and has been in office for one term.

Wants to suspend the gas tax until May 30th and lower state income tax from 5.7% to 4.9%.

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15.

As a state representative, helped raise pay for Georgia state employees by $5,000, give retirees a raise in their pensions based on cost of living, and punish companies who wrongly reported workers as contractors to avoid paying benefits and required pay.

- Wants to suspend the gas tax until May 30th and lower state income tax from 5.7% to 4.9%. 
- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15. 
- As a state representative, helped raise pay for Georgia state employees by $5,000, give retirees a raise in their pensions based on cost of living, and punish companies who wrongly reported workers as contractors to avoid paying benefits and required pay.

Wants to "protect[] our democracy and voting rights."

- Wants to "protect[] our democracy and voting rights."

Promises to work for access to high quality, affordable healthcare and to make sure that "women have autonomy over their bodies and reproductive decisions," including "safe, legal, and available" abortion.

Said, "I believe healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy."

As a state representative, supported better access to mental health and substance abuse care, including getting rid of student loans for mental health providers working in underserved areas.

As a state representative, helped get pregnancy Medicaid extended for 12 months after birth and to expand Medicaid to Georgians with HIV-AIDS.

- Promises to work for access to high quality, affordable healthcare and to make sure that "women have autonomy over their bodies and reproductive decisions," including "safe, legal, and available" abortion.
- Said, "I believe healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy." 
- As a state representative, supported better access to mental health and substance abuse care, including getting rid of student loans for mental health providers working in underserved areas. 
- As a state representative, helped get pregnancy Medicaid extended for 12 months after birth and to expand Medicaid to Georgians with HIV-AIDS.

Wants to "build[] the strongest and best possible schools for our kids."

Promises to work to increase teacher pay, decrease classroom size, and change the school funding formula "to make sure we account for the role of poverty in school."

Said, "I am very proud to have stood up against politicians who want to practice revisionist history in our schools and censor teachers from accurate and truthful information about race and racism in our country's history."

- Wants to "build[] the strongest and best possible schools for our kids." 
- Promises to work to increase teacher pay, decrease classroom size, and change the school funding formula "to make sure we account for the role of poverty in school." 
- Said, "I am very proud to have stood up against politicians who want to practice revisionist history in our schools and censor teachers from accurate and truthful information about race and racism in our country's history."

As a state representative, helped raise teacher pay by $5,000 and get a 5% pay raise for school nutrition workers, bus drivers, and school nurses.

Promises to work to pass gun reform measures, including closing background check loopholes, requiring training for gun owners, raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21, banning high-capacity guns, and keeping domestic abusers and people with serious mental illnesses from having guns.

As a state representative, worked to allow behavioral health specialists to go with the police on mental health calls and to set up "accountability courts."

- As a state representative, helped raise teacher pay by $5,000 and get a 5% pay raise for school nutrition workers, bus drivers, and school nurses. 
- Promises to work to pass gun reform measures, including closing background check loopholes, requiring training for gun owners, raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21, banning high-capacity guns, and keeping domestic abusers and people with serious mental illnesses from having guns. 
- As a state representative, worked to allow behavioral health specialists to go with the police on mental health calls and to set up "accountability courts."

Becky Evans

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