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Joe O'Hara's campaign for US Representative for Georgia's 2nd Congressional District is his first entry into politics.

Wants to change how healthcare is provided focusing on preventative care, investing in biomedical research.

Supports a flexible healthcare choice with the choice to switch between private and government provided insurance options.

Believes that all uninsured individuals should receive coverage of the Medicare part A.

- Wants to change how healthcare is provided focusing on preventative care, investing in biomedical research. 
- Supports a flexible healthcare choice with the choice to switch between private and government provided insurance options. 
- Believes that all uninsured individuals should receive coverage of the Medicare part A.

Healthcare

Says, "Every child deserves a quality education".

Wants to add an amendment to the Constitution to require all schools to provide the same quality of education.

Supports streamlining college degrees to reflect on skills learned rather than "outdated and antiquated parameters".

Supports tuition-free college for the lowest income individuals.

- Says, "Every child deserves a quality education". 
- Wants to add an amendment to the Constitution to require all schools to provide the same quality of education.
- Supports streamlining college degrees to reflect on skills learned rather than "outdated and antiquated parameters". 
- Supports tuition-free college for the lowest income individuals.

Education

Supports closing all foreign military bases.

Wants to rebuild and expand America's domestic military bases.

Opposes the poor and middle-class families paying "for the world's police force".

- Supports closing all foreign military bases.
- Wants to rebuild and expand America's domestic military bases.
- Opposes the poor and middle-class families paying "for the world's police force".

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Says, "OPEC is an Economic Terrorist Organization. It's coordinated policies between members to artificially control the price of oil is a threat to the US and world economy".

Says, "America’s poor and middle class have become the victims of the manipulation of oil prices by OPEC".

- Says, "OPEC is an Economic Terrorist Organization. It's coordinated policies between members to artificially control the price of oil is a threat to the US and world economy". 
- Says, "America’s poor and middle class have become the victims of the manipulation of oil prices by OPEC".

Environment

Supports infrastructure development to spur economic development.

Supports the New International Airport in Southwest Georgia, and the New Interstate Highways from Columbus to Macon, Cairo to Atlanta, and Tifton to Columbus.

Wants to create tax incentives to build movie studios and industrial parks in Southwest Georgia.

- Supports infrastructure development to spur economic development. 
- Supports the New International Airport in Southwest Georgia, and the New Interstate Highways from Columbus to Macon, Cairo to Atlanta, and Tifton to Columbus. 
- Wants to create tax incentives to build movie studios and industrial parks in Southwest Georgia.

Economy

Joe O'Hara

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.