Michael lives in Metro Atlanta with his wife, Deborah.

Michael is a lawyer. Previously, he served in the U.S. Air Force.

Michael Carson's campaign for State Senator is his first entry into politics.

Plans to collaborate with medical business partners for targeted urgent care and health centers in communities without hospitals.

Wants to support medical professionals to ensure they have necessary resources.

Plans to advocate for a streamlined health insurance process.

Wants to lower prescription drug prices to help relieve the financial burden for all constituents, especially seniors.

- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Plans to collaborate with medical business partners for targeted urgent care and health centers in communities without hospitals.
- Wants to support medical professionals to ensure they have necessary resources.
- Plans to advocate for a streamlined health insurance process.
- Wants to lower prescription drug prices to help relieve the financial burden for all constituents, especially seniors.

Healthcare

Plans to build partnerships with local municipalities and businesses and help grow and start companies that rely on skilled workers.

Wants to work with youth workforce development partners to equip youth with skills for 21st Century jobs.

Wants to encourage financial institutions to open more locations in the district to help provide capital, financial literacy, and training.

Plans to identify community needs and incentivize businesses to provide livable wage jobs and re-skilling and upskilling opportunities.

Supports innovative housing solutions to "ensure the homeless and the working poor can overcome barriers to housing."

Wants to introduce constituents to local and national agencies who can assist with new homeownership and/or helping them remain in their home.

- Plans to build partnerships with local municipalities and businesses and help grow and start companies that rely on skilled workers.
- Wants to work with youth workforce development partners to equip youth with skills for 21st Century jobs.
- Wants to encourage financial institutions to open more locations in the district to help provide capital, financial literacy, and training. 
- Plans to identify community needs and incentivize businesses to provide livable wage jobs and re-skilling and upskilling opportunities.
- Supports innovative housing solutions to "ensure the homeless and the working poor can overcome barriers to housing."
- Wants to introduce constituents to local and national agencies who can assist with new homeownership and/or helping them remain in their home.

Economy

Supports state, county, and municipal legislation that reduces the number of adults under correctional supervision.

Plans to incentivize businesses who employ the formerly incarcerated.

Supports legislation for law enforcement that provides enhanced training and "robust community policing initiatives."

- Supports state, county, and municipal legislation that reduces the number of adults under correctional supervision.
- Wants to eliminate cash bail.
- Plans to incentivize businesses who employ the formerly incarcerated.
- Wants to decriminalize marijuana.
- Supports legislation for law enforcement that provides enhanced training and "robust community policing initiatives."

Public Safety

Wants to prioritize early childhood education.

Plans to provide "adequate, stable, and fully funded public education."

Wants to reduce mandated testing for students.

Plans to improve teacher evaluations and training.

- Wants to prioritize early childhood education.
- Plans to provide "adequate, stable, and fully funded public education."
- Wants to reduce mandated testing for students.
- Plans to improve teacher evaluations and training.

Education

Wants to make voting "equitable for all."

Plans to pass laws that allow people to register to vote on Election Day.

Supports making Election Day a statewide holiday.

- Wants to make voting "equitable for all."
- Supports no-excuse mail-in Ballots.
- Plans to pass laws that allow people to register to vote on Election Day.
- Supports making Election Day a statewide holiday.

Voting & Elections

Michael Carson

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