Ballotpedia, Anne Allen Westbrook

Anne earned a Bachelor's Degree in political science from Hollins College and received a juris doctor from the University of Georgia.

Anne's career experience includes working as a lawyer and a legislative aide.

Anne Allen Westbrook was elected as the State Representative in State House District 163 in 2022 and has served one term in this position.

Believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on  
regulating short-term rentals.

- Believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on  
regulating short-term rentals.

Economy

Wants to transition to clean energy and believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on this matter rather than the state legislature.

Said,  "I support efforts to transition from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy...Coastal Georgia needs a comprehensive coastal resilience plan that views climate change through an equity lens."

- Wants to transition to clean energy and believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on this matter rather than the state legislature.
- Said,  "I support efforts to transition from fossil fuels to alternative sources of energy...Coastal Georgia needs a comprehensive coastal resilience plan that views climate change through an equity lens."

Energy & the Environment

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Wants to fully expand Medicaid and decrease rates of infant and maternal mortality.

Supports abortion and said "I believe sex education should be evidence-based, contraception should be accessible to all Georgians, [and] prenatal and postnatal care should be comprehensive."

Recognized by inseparable as a Mental Health Now candidate.

- Wants to fully expand Medicaid and decrease rates of infant and maternal mortality.
- Supports abortion and said "I believe sex education should be evidence-based, contraception should be accessible to all Georgians, [and] prenatal and postnatal care should be comprehensive."
- Recognized by inseparable as a Mental Health Now candidate.

Healthcare

Opposes voter restriction laws and said, "Voter fraud is extremely rare, yet our state legislature continues to pass laws that burden voters and restrict access to the ballot. "

Believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on  altering local confederate monuments.

- Opposes voter restriction laws and said, "Voter fraud is extremely rare, yet our state legislature continues to pass laws that burden voters and restrict access to the ballot. "
- Believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on  altering local confederate monuments.

Voting & Elections

Supports gun control and believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on this matter rather than the state legislature.

Said, "Criminal justice reform should be preserved and expanded, not rolled back."

Said,  "I support prohibiting firearm possession by domestic abusers so that Georgia can reduce its high rates of domestic violence homicide."

Said "Georgia must repeal Stand Your Ground for the same reasons that it repealed Citizen’s Arrest, because it disproportionately harms Black Georgians, while making all Georgians less safe."

- Supports gun control and believes is it the local government's responsibility to make decisions on this matter rather than the state legislature.
- Said, "Criminal justice reform should be preserved and expanded, not rolled back."
- Said,  "I support prohibiting firearm possession by domestic abusers so that Georgia can reduce its high rates of domestic violence homicide."
- Said "Georgia must repeal Stand Your Ground for the same reasons that it repealed Citizen’s Arrest, because it disproportionately harms Black Georgians, while making all Georgians less safe."
- Supports migrant families.

Public Safety

Said,  "I will work to fully fund education, giving teachers and schools the resources they need, and I will oppose efforts to divert public dollars from public schools."

Said, "In the legislature, I will protect and expand access to quality K-12 education as well as the best opportunities for college and technical training."

Sponsored House Bill 1350 which prohibits student performers in the entertainment industry from being marked absent due to their participation in certain productions.

- Said,  "I will work to fully fund education, giving teachers and schools the resources they need, and I will oppose efforts to divert public dollars from public schools."
- Said, "In the legislature, I will protect and expand access to quality K-12 education as well as the best opportunities for college and technical training."
- Sponsored House Bill 1350 which prohibits student performers in the entertainment industry from being marked absent due to their participation in certain productions.

Education

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Anne Allen Westbrook

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.