Ballotpedia: Tori Branum

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Plans to scrutinize the budget for inefficiencies, reallocate funds from ineffective programs, and invest in initiatives that positively impact Georgians, without a set timeframe for completion.

- Plans to scrutinize the budget for inefficiencies, reallocate funds from ineffective programs, and invest in initiatives that positively impact Georgians, without a set timeframe for completion.

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

Said, "Improved mental health programs tailored to support farmers are essential, given that one in three farmers contemplate suicide each month... this issue holds personal significance for me."

- Said, "Improved mental health programs tailored to support farmers are essential, given that one in three farmers contemplate suicide each month... this issue holds personal significance for me."

Healthcare

The candidate's website says, "Implementing term limits for all state-level elected officials... By establishing term limits, we create opportunities for fresh ideas and voices to contribute to the future of our state..."

Supports implementing term limits of all state-level elected officials. 

- Supports implementing term limits of all state-level elected officials. 

Voting & Elections

Supports raising salaries for law enforcement and first responders through Georgia state funds to reduce attrition and improve 911 response times, ensuring public safety through adequate staffing and fair compensation.

Supports integrating firearm safety education into high school curricula, beginning with freshmen, and requiring a safety certificate for driver's license applicants to promote responsible gun ownership and a culture of gun safety.

- Supports raising salaries for law enforcement and first responders through Georgia state funds to reduce attrition and improve 911 response times, ensuring public safety through adequate staffing and fair compensation.
- Supports integrating firearm safety education into high school curricula, beginning with freshmen, and requiring a safety certificate for driver's license applicants to promote responsible gun ownership and a culture of gun safety.

Public Safety

Supports improving underperforming schools by investing in teachers and classrooms, and values consulting with educators for insights to enhance the learning environment, rather than providing vouchers for school transfers.

The candidate's website says, "Encouraging the promotion of trade jobs among high school students... It is important to provide opportunities for students to explore and pursue careers in skilled trades..."

Plans to encourage the promotion of trade jobs among high school students, saying "it is important to provide opportunities for students to explore and pursue careers in skilled trades."

The candidate's website says, "Identifying children's interests at a young age and nurturing those specific skills is crucial for their personal and professional development... By recognizing and fostering their passions early on, we can help children build on their strengths and interests..."

Believes that "identifying children's interests at a young age and nurturing those specific skills is crucial for their personal and professional development."

- Supports improving underperforming schools by investing in teachers and classrooms, and values consulting with educators for insights to enhance the learning environment, rather than providing vouchers for school transfers.
- Plans to encourage the promotion of trade jobs among high school students, saying "it is important to provide opportunities for students to explore and pursue careers in skilled trades."
- Believes that "identifying children's interests at a young age and nurturing those specific skills is crucial for their personal and professional development."

Education

Tori Branum

The candidate's website says, "Sen. Walker has championed legislation to grow Georgia’s economy by reducing unnecessary regulatory burden on businesses, cutting taxes, ... incentivizing capital investment in areas outside of metro Atlanta..."

Supports lesser regulation on businesses and reduction of taxes.

The candidate's website says, "Senator Walker has supported Robins AFB and helped champion... He has also led the way for our bringing quality, well-paying jobs to our service members and their families through the creation of military economic opportunity zones."

As state senator, "led the way for our bringing quality, well-paying jobs to our service members and their families through the creation of military economic opportunity zones."

The candidate's website says, "Larry has worked to strengthen our agriculture water use metering program and passed a relief package for timberland owners in the wake of Hurricane Michael to rebuild and revitalize our state’s agriculture industry."

As state senator, implemented an agriculture metering program and passed a "relief package for timberland owners in the wake of Hurricane Michael to rebuild and revitalize our state’s agriculture industry." 

The candidate's website says, "Under Senator Walker’s leadership to pass the largest income tax cut in state history, slashing red tape on small business, and establishing tax credits for companies to come to our community... Larry has brought more than 6,000 quality jobs to middle Georgia."

As state senator, passed "the largest income tax cut in state history, slashing red tape on small business, and establishing tax credits for companies to come to our community, bringing more than 6,000 quality jobs to middle Georgia."

- Supports lesser regulation on businesses and reduction of taxes.
- As state senator, "led the way for our bringing quality, well-paying jobs to our service members and their families through the creation of military economic opportunity zones."
- As state senator, implemented an agriculture metering program and passed a "relief package for timberland owners in the wake of Hurricane Michael to rebuild and revitalize our state’s agriculture industry." 
- As state senator, passed "the largest income tax cut in state history, slashing red tape on small business, and establishing tax credits for companies to come to our community, bringing more than 6,000 quality jobs to middle Georgia."

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

The candidate's website says, "Everyone should have reasonable access to healthcare, no matter where they live... That’s why Larry has worked to stabilize and improve access to rural hospitals... Senator Walker is working closely with... to aggressively address the current coronavirus outbreak."

Supports access to healthcare regardless of location.

As state senator, attempted to improve access to rural hospitals and address COVID-19.

As state senator, supported the Fetal Heartbeat bill, which makes abortion illegal as early as 6 weeks into the pregnancy.

- Supports access to healthcare regardless of location.
- As state senator, attempted to improve access to rural hospitals and address COVID-19.
- As state senator, supported the Fetal Heartbeat bill, which makes abortion illegal as early as 6 weeks into the pregnancy.

The candidate's website says, "Senator Walker... was instrumental in... protecting our 2nd Amendment rights."

Opposes gun control and supports the Second Amendment.

- Opposes gun control and supports the Second Amendment.

The candidate's website says, "Our kids deserve to have the skills they need to thrive in a 21st Century economy... That’s why Senator Walker has worked to fully fund education to give teacher’s a well-deserved pay raise and expand workforce development..."

As state senator, "worked to fully fund education to give teacher’s a well-deserved pay raise and expand workforce development."

- As state senator, "worked to fully fund education to give teacher’s a well-deserved pay raise and expand workforce development."

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- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
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- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342.