Ballotpedia: Adalina Merello

Adalina Merello received a bachelor's degree from Hunter's College and is currently a student at Cornell University's Brooks School of Public Policy receiving a Masters of Public Administration. She currently lives in Vine City with her dog.

Adalina Merello is currently a waitress at Spoon Eastside.

Adalina Merello's campaign for State Representative in State House District 56 is her first entry into politics. 

Wants to reform rental laws and said "As a renter, rental laws are a personal reality, not a political point."

- Wants to reform rental laws and said "As a renter, rental laws are a personal reality, not a political point."

Economy

As of March 19, 2024, Adalina 'ada' Merello’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

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Wants to address mental health in Georgia and said she is "living with a bipolar diagnosis."

- Supports abortion.
- Wants to address mental health in Georgia and said she is "living with a bipolar diagnosis."

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Said, "My own trauma can demonstrate the tension folks feel between needing safety and fearing being unheard by law enforcement."

- Supports gun control.
- Said, "My own trauma can demonstrate the tension folks feel between needing safety and fearing being unheard by law enforcement."

Public Safety

Wants to reform the education system in Georgia and said, "My lived experience as a waitress makes our district’s struggle with equitable education a truth I know, not something I have to read about in policy briefs."

- Wants to reform the education system in Georgia and said, "My lived experience as a waitress makes our district’s struggle with equitable education a truth I know, not something I have to read about in policy briefs."

Education

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Adalina 'ada' Merello

Adalina Merello received a BA from Hunter's College and is currently a student at Cornell University's Brooks School of Public Policy receiving a Masters of Public Administration. She currently lives in Vine City with her dog.

This campaign is Adalina Merello's first entry into politics.

As of April 2, 2024, Adalina 'ada' Merello’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- 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.