2026 Georgia Primary Election

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Jacqueline Adams earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice and human services and her bachelor's degree in medical insurance billing from Colorado Technical University. Jacqueline lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Jacqueline currently works as the chief executive officer of Hidden Figures of DeKalb, the chief operating officer of Restoration in Christ Ministries International, Inc., the vice president of DRRLL Mentoring, and the executive director of Project3sixty. 

Jacqueline Adams is a committed community leader, advocate, and public servant dedicated to strengthening DeKalb County and empowering its residents.

Supports economic growth that benefits local residents and businesses, advocates for responsible development, job creation, and investment in DeKalb County's neighborhoods, and believes in collaborating with business leaders and community stakeholders to strengthen the local economy.

- Supports economic growth that benefits local residents and businesses, advocates for responsible development, job creation, and investment in DeKalb County's neighborhoods, and believes in collaborating with business leaders and community stakeholders to strengthen the local economy.

Economy

Supports transparency and accountability in local government.

Plans to support programs and services that provide resources and opportunities for veterans, seniors, and families.

- Supports transparency and accountability in local government.
- Plans to support programs and services that provide resources and opportunities for veterans, seniors, and families.

Public Services

As of March 11, 2026, Jacqueline Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports law enforcement and wants to strengthen partnerships between public safety agencies and communities.

Wants to invest in proactive strategies and community-based initiatives to ensure families feel safe.

- Supports law enforcement and wants to strengthen partnerships between public safety agencies and communities.
- Wants to invest in proactive strategies and community-based initiatives to ensure families feel safe.

Public Safety

Said, "Reliable infrastructure is essential to maintaining a high quality of life for our residents. I will work to ensure that our roads, drainage systems, parks, and public facilities are properly maintained and strategically improved to meet the needs of our growing community. Thoughtful planning and responsible investment will help create stronger neighborhoods and ensure that our county remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family."

- Said, "Reliable infrastructure is essential to maintaining a high quality of life for our residents. I will work to ensure that our roads, drainage systems, parks, and public facilities are properly maintained and strategically improved to meet the needs of our growing community. Thoughtful planning and responsible investment will help create stronger neighborhoods and ensure that our county remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family."

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Dr. LaDena Bolton is from DeKalb County, Georgia. She has a bachelor 27s degree in chemistry from Savannah State University and a PhD from Clark Atlanta University. She is married to a DeKalb educator and they have three school-aged boys together. 

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LaDena Bolton lives in Decatur, Georgia. She earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Savannah State University and her Doctor of Philosophy from Clark Atlanta University. She volunteer with the DeKalb Young Democrats Benefit Corporation and is a co-founder of Bolton Legacy. She lives wit her husband, Clement, and their three children. 

Ladena is an analytical forensic chemist.

LaDena Currently works as an innovation management consultant. She previously worked with the DeKalb Democrats Steering Committee, as a beverage forensic chemist at The Coca-Cola Company, on the Women for Warnock Advisory Council, as a forensic examiner with the U.S. Department of Defense and Inflow, as a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University, a visiting professor at Chamberlain College of Nursing, and an energy fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 

LaDena is currently a DeKalb County Commissioner representing Super District 7.

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LaDena currently serves as a DeKalb County, Georgia, commissioner representing Super District 7. She was first elected in 2024 and is serving her first term. 

Supports simplifying and expediting permit and licensing processes to support new businesses and residential developments.

Supports offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.

Prioritizes offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.

Plans to collaborate with educational institutions to provide workforce training programs that align with the needs of local businesses.

- Supports simplifying and expediting permit and licensing processes to support new businesses and residential developments.
- Prioritizes offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.
- Plans to collaborate with educational institutions to provide workforce training programs that align with the needs of local businesses.

Supports developing user-friendly online platforms for accessing county services and launching a unified database to improve transparency and streamline communication for residents.

For Candidate Ladena Bolton on Issue Public Services: Supports fostering open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.

Advocates for open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.

Supports efficient public services, including reliable waste management, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance quality of life.

- Supports developing user-friendly online platforms for accessing county services and launching a unified database to improve transparency and streamline communication for residents.
- Advocates for open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.
- Supports efficient public services, including reliable waste management, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance quality of life.

Supports providing access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

Advocates for access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

- Advocates for access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

Aims to implement crime prevention strategies, improve code enforcement accountability, and prioritize mental health management.

Supports investing in mental health management services for inmates and students to reduce recidivism and first-time offenses through partnerships with the sheriff's office and local schools.

- Aims to implement crime prevention strategies, improve code enforcement accountability, and prioritize mental health management.
- Supports investing in mental health management services for inmates and students to reduce recidivism and first-time offenses through partnerships with the sheriff's office and local schools.

Supports improving and maintaining essential infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public facilities, to support economic development.

Supports enhancing public transportation by renegotiating MARTA contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, BRT, and para transit services.

Prioritizes enhancing public transportation by renegotiating Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and para transit services.

- Supports improving and maintaining essential infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public facilities, to support economic development.
- Prioritizes enhancing public transportation by renegotiating Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and para transit services.

Said, "Environment and Sustainability: Promoting environmental sustainability through green spaces, clean energy initiatives, and waste management programs."

Advocates for green spaces and clean energy initiatives to promote sustainability. 

Supports ensuring access to clean water by auditing the water billing process and addressing distribution and quality concerns.

- Advocates for green spaces and clean energy initiatives to promote sustainability. 
- Supports ensuring access to clean water by auditing the water billing process and addressing distribution and quality concerns.

LaDena Bolton

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Aims to ensure reliable waste management, public transportation, and utilities services to enhance quality of life.

Oneka T. Willabus lives in Decatur, Georgia. She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Georgia State University and her Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. 

Oneka is the Chief of Staff to State Representative Dr. Imani Barnes. She works at the office of State Representative Dr. Imani Barnes, where she has been since September 2025. She previously worked on political campaign teams, managing election operations and community outreach efforts for nearly three decades.

Oneka owns Exotic Naturals and Its So Good To Eat Healthy and currently works at the Chronicles of an Electric Girl. She previously worked as the chief of staff to Georgia State Representative Imani Barnes and an elections officer in Dekalb County, Georgia. 

Oneka T. Willabus’s campaign for DeKalb County Commissioner, District 7, is her first entry into politics.

Oneka’s campaign for DeKalb County, Georgia, Commissioner, District 7, is her first entry into politics.

Supports the development of diverse businesses in DeKalb, prioritizing community needs and preferences while discouraging gas stations, liquor stores, and similar establishments.

Supports setting up farmer's markets in existing DeKalb County buildings and finding small businesses to utilize the space, addressing the lack of food options in new mixed-use developments.

- Supports the development of diverse businesses in DeKalb, prioritizing community needs and preferences while discouraging gas stations, liquor stores, and similar establishments.
- Supports setting up farmer's markets in existing DeKalb County buildings and finding small businesses to utilize the space, addressing the lack of food options in new mixed-use developments.

Advocates for "fair billing, forgiveness of old water debt that is more than 4 years old (the statute of limitations), new payment plans and protections from shutoff."

- Advocates for "fair billing, forgiveness of old water debt that is more than 4 years old (the statute of limitations), new payment plans and protections from shutoff."

Supports a strong ordinance requiring a special land use permit for all proposed buildings and redevelopments, citing concerns over environmental impacts and infrastructure limitations related to large-scale data centers.

- Supports a strong ordinance requiring a special land use permit for all proposed buildings and redevelopments, citing concerns over environmental impacts and infrastructure limitations related to large-scale data centers.

As of March 11, 2026, Oneka T. Willabus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Emphasizes the need to repave streets, patch those that cannot be paved, repaint lines, add street lighting, and communicate plans for replacing worn-out water pipes, storm drains, and sewers.

- Emphasizes the need to repave streets, patch those that cannot be paved, repaint lines, add street lighting, and communicate plans for replacing worn-out water pipes, storm drains, and sewers.

Oneka T. Willabus

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- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

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DeKalb County Commissioner, District 7, Democratic Primary

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