Ballotpedia, Tim Bearden

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Plans to reduce state income and corporate taxes, citing Georgia's surpluses, to let citizens retain more earnings and aid small businesses with costs. Advocates for technical education to bolster a skilled workforce without four-year degrees.

Plans to reduce state income taxes to allow people to retain more earnings and aid small businesses.

Believes in reducing corporate income taxes (to an eventual elimination) so businesses can grow and increase employment opportunities.

Advocates for technical education to bolster a skilled workforce without four-year degrees.

- Plans to reduce state income taxes to allow people to retain more earnings and aid small businesses.
- Believes in reducing corporate income taxes (to an eventual elimination) so businesses can grow and increase employment opportunities.
- Advocates for technical education to bolster a skilled workforce without four-year degrees.

Economy

As of March 19, 2024, Timothy J. Bearden’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Healthcare

Voting & Elections

The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Bearden wins Georgia Senate race; runoff set for state House

Plans to enact strict laws against Fentanyl trafficking in Georgia, supports mandatory minimums for traffickers, advocates for harsher penalties for assaults on law enforcement, opposes defunding the police, and aims to enhance school safety measures.

Plans to enact strict laws against Fentanyl trafficking in Georgia and supports mandatory minimums.

Advocates for harsher penalties for assaults on law enforcement and opposes defunding the police.

As Representative from 2005-2011, supported expanding gun rights.

- Plans to enact strict laws against Fentanyl trafficking in Georgia and supports mandatory minimums.
- Advocates for harsher penalties for assaults on law enforcement and opposes defunding the police.
- Opposes abortion.
- As Representative from 2005-2011, supported expanding gun rights.

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Timothy J. Bearden

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- 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.