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Sam has a Master's in Public Administration from Georgia State University's School of Public Policy and holds an undergraduate degree in political science and economics from Emory University. He currently serves as chair of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School and serves on the board of Teach for America Metro Atlanta. He is a Georgia resident and lives with his wife Samantha, and four daughters.

Sam currently works as a partner at DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work. He is also a founder and managing partner at the Wakefield Group. He previously worked as the director of leadership development at the Organizer Zero project, director of leadership development at Teach for America, and a teacher with the Atlanta Public Schools.

Sam Wakefield previously ran for South Fulton city council. He is currently running as a State House Representative in Georgia's 65th district.  

As of March 19, 2024, Sam Wakefield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Said, "We’re one of only 10 states who have yet to expand Medicaid and as a result 1.4 million Georgians currently lack healthcare."

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Said, "According to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, closing this gap would address racial disparities in health care access and outcomes... Through my wife’s work as a holistic nurse practitioner, I have learned firsthand the need to invest in mental health, reproductive healthcare, and additional support for seniors."

Wants to expand Medicaid and believes it would address "racial disparities in health care access and outcomes, which disproportionately affect black women and children."

- Wants to expand Medicaid and believes it would address "racial disparities in health care access and outcomes, which disproportionately affect black women and children."

Healthcare

The candidate's website says, "Voting is a fundamental right of each Georgian, a right that multiple generations have fought to protect dating back to reconstruction."

Said, "Despite historic turnouts in recent years, we’re seeing an increase in efforts to make it more difficult to vote. ... Our job as state legislators should be to safeguard that right ..."

Supports legislation that makes voting more accessible. 

Hopes to encourage citizens to be more involved in elections and political affairs.

- Supports legislation that makes voting more accessible. 
- Hopes to encourage citizens to be more involved in elections and political affairs.

Voting & Elections

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The candidate's website says, "Sam is ... a father to four brilliant black daughters. ... Samuel has nearly two decades of experience in education as both a practitioner and a thought leader. He also helps schools and organizations advance issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their strategy and organizational development. Samuel has also chaired or co-chaired multiple school boards and educational nonprofits, and currently serves as chair of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School. Most recently he has served as the Interim Head of School for the Terra School at Serenbe."

Said, "One of the biggest challenges facing our state is the ongoing assault on how we educate our young people."

The candidate's website says, "Prior to this, he has served in a variety of leadership roles including at Teach For America leading Teaching and Learning, ... Fulton County Schools serving as their Strategy and Innovation Facilitator for South Fulton, and Atlanta Public Schools where he first began as an elementary teacher."

Supports enhancing learning opportunities, increasing investment in educators, and broadening access for pre-K and post-secondary students to fulfill the potential of the state's youth.

Hopes to invest more in educators, improve learning opportunities, and provide increased accessibility to prekindergartens and post-secondary education. 

Said "One of the biggest challenges facing our state is the ongoing assault on how we educate our young people."

- Hopes to invest more in educators, improve learning opportunities, and provide increased accessibility to prekindergartens and post-secondary education. 
- Said "One of the biggest challenges facing our state is the ongoing assault on how we educate our young people."

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Sam Wakefield

Sam is a resident of Georgia, where he lives with his wife Samantha, and four daughters. He completed a Master's in Public Administration at Georgia State University's School of Public Policy and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics from Emory University. 

Sam Wakefield has experience working and serving on the boards of schools and educational nonprofits, and currently serves as chair of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School and serves on the board of Teach for America Metro Atlanta. 

As of May 2, 2024, Sam Wakefield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to expand Medicaid as he believes that would address "racial disparities in health care access and outcomes, which disproportionately affect black women and children."

- Plans to expand Medicaid as he believes that would address "racial disparities in health care access and outcomes, which disproportionately affect black women and children."

Plans to implement a system that makes voting more readily accessible. 

Wants to encourage more ways for citizens to be more involved in elections and political affairs.

- Plans to implement a system that makes voting more readily accessible. 
- Wants to encourage more ways for citizens to be more involved in elections and political affairs.

Plans to invest more in educators, enhancing learning opportunities, and providing greater accessibility and enhance opportunities for pre-K and post-secondary students. 

- Plans to invest more in educators, enhancing learning opportunities, and providing greater accessibility and enhance opportunities for pre-K and post-secondary students. 
- Said "One of the biggest challenges facing our state is the ongoing assault on how we educate our young people."

As of April 27, 2024, Sam Wakefield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Sam Wakefield is a resident of Georgia, where he lives with his wife Samantha, and four daughters. He completed a Master's in Public Administration at Georgia State University's School of Public Policy and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics from Emory University. 

Samuel has experience working and serving on the boards of schools and educational nonprofits, and currently serves as chair of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School and serves on the board of Teach for America Metro Atlanta. 

As of April 12, 2024, Sam Wakefield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Sam Wakefield is a resident of Georgia, where he lives with his family. He completed his Master's in Public Administration at Georgia State's Andrew Young School of Public Policy and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics from Emory University. In his personal time, he enjoys biking with his daughters around District 65.

As of April 11, 2024, Sam Wakefield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As of April 3, 2024, Sam Wakefield’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.