Georgia Assembly Profile

Said, "It is unconscionable that there are people among us that work 40+ hours a week, sometimes at multiple jobs, that cannot afford to live off of those wages."

Wants to work  with the business community and small business owners to raise the minimum wage.

Plans to expand public transit in order to "spur job growth, boosting Georgia's economy."

Wants Georgia to invest in renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.

- Said, "It is unconscionable that there are people among us that work 40+ hours a week, sometimes at multiple jobs, that cannot afford to live off of those wages." 
- Wants to work  with the business community and small business owners to raise the minimum wage. 
- Plans to expand public transit in order to "spur job growth, boosting Georgia's economy." 
- Wants Georgia to invest in renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.

Economy

Wants to create a nonpartisan, independent redistricting commission.

Said, "It is time to take away the ability to draw district lines that benefit one group over another away from political parties."

- Wants to create a nonpartisan, independent redistricting commission. 
- Said, "It is time to take away the ability to draw district lines that benefit one group over another away from political parties."

Voting & Elections

Wants to expand Medicaid, and "believes that access to affordable healthcare is a right of all Americans."

Believes at "Georgians should have access to safe, legal abortion," and "[l]aws that specifically target women's bodies, that seek to strip away bodily autonomy and allow government intrusion on private medical matters are unconstitutional and unnecessary."

- Wants to expand Medicaid, and "believes that access to affordable healthcare is a right of all Americans."
- Believes at "Georgians should have access to safe, legal abortion," and "[l]aws that specifically target women's bodies, that seek to strip away bodily autonomy and allow government intrusion on private medical matters are unconstitutional and unnecessary."

Healthcare

Believes "that all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status should be afforded the same quality education."

Wants to address disparities between high and low-income students and improve the public school system by increasing school budgets and teacher pay.

As a state representative, she worked to make sex education medically accurate, including accurate information about HIV prevention.

- Believes "that all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status should be afforded the same quality education." 
- Wants to address disparities between high and low-income students and improve the public school system by increasing school budgets and teacher pay. 
- As a state representative, she worked to make sex education medically accurate, including accurate information about HIV prevention.

Education

Wants to close loopholes that allow people to buy guns without a background check, require licensing of all guns, and raise the minimum age for buying a gun to 21.

Supports decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use and taxing marijuana sales.

- Wants to close loopholes that allow people to buy guns without a background check, require licensing of all guns, and raise the minimum age for buying a gun to 21.
- Supports decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal use and taxing marijuana sales.

Public Safety

Jasmine Clark

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