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Will attended Bakersfield College, studying political science. Will also attended Morehouse College and graduated with a degree in political science and urban studies.

Will Chandler ran for State Representative for District 56 in 2018 and did not win.

As of April 25, 2022, Will Chandler did not have a website or any information online.

Voting & Elections

Wants to leverage the office of community affairs to help people find housing and connect property owners to more homestead exemptions. He said, "Since 2012, rents in the district have nearly doubled while incomes have remained relatively the same."

Wants to work with cities to incentivize more development of affordable housing.

Wants to get rid of sales tax on groceries, over-the-counter medication, and other essential items.

Wants to bring back Georgia's tax holiday for clothing and school supplies.

Wants to identify employers that will hire residents from the district.

Said, "We must invest in workforce development and create opportunities that lead to gainful employment."

- Wants to leverage the office of community affairs to help people find housing and connect property owners to more homestead exemptions. He said, "Since 2012, rents in the district have nearly doubled while incomes have remained relatively the same."
- Wants to work with cities to incentivize more development of affordable housing.
- Wants to get rid of sales tax on groceries, over-the-counter medication, and other essential items.
- Wants to bring back Georgia's tax holiday for clothing and school supplies.
- Wants to identify employers that will hire residents from the district.
- Said, "We must invest in workforce development and create opportunities that lead to gainful employment."

Economy

Supports Medicaid expansion, saying "every year our state leaves about 3 billion of federal aid on the table."

Opposes Georgia leaving the federal health insurance marketplace.

- Supports Medicaid expansion, saying "every year our state leaves about 3 billion of federal aid on the table."
- Opposes Georgia leaving the federal health insurance marketplace.

Healthcare

Said, "the zip code of which you were born dictate the trajectory of your life. We must get a grip on crime."

Wants to invest in community-oriented policing.

Wants to fund programs for youths that create alternatives to gang involvement.

Wants to find "long-term solutions to address poverty" as a way to help public safety.

- Said, "the zip code of which you were born dictate the trajectory of your life. We must get a grip on crime."
- Wants to invest in community-oriented policing.
- Wants to fund programs for youths that create alternatives to gang involvement.
- Wants to find "long-term solutions to address poverty" as a way to help public safety.

Public Safety

Supports funding public education, saying "Education is a critical tool in increasing upward mobility, access to good-paying jobs, and giving families the ability to invest in their future."

- Supports funding public education, saying "Education is a critical tool in increasing upward mobility, access to good-paying jobs, and giving families the ability to invest in their future."

Education

Will Chandler

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