Nikki Porcher has a college degree. She is a mother. 

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Nikki owns her own business and is the founder of a national nonprofit network. She previously worked as a public school teacher. She is a veteran. 

Aims to protect workers’ rights, promote fair wages, and ensure work in a secure, respectful environment.

- Aims to protect workers’ rights, promote fair wages, and ensure work in a secure, respectful environment.

Labor

Supports workforce policies that allow access to affordable childcare for working parents and small businesses.

Seeks to ensure small businesses have the tools and resources to grow and create jobs.

- Supports workforce policies that allow access to affordable childcare for working parents and small businesses.
- Seeks to ensure small businesses have the tools and resources to grow and create jobs.

Businesses

Supports modernizing the Department of Labor so people can more easily access benefits, training, and job support without delays.

Supports creating workforce development partnerships that lead to jobs, modern skills, and livable wages.

- Supports modernizing the Department of Labor so people can more easily access benefits, training, and job support without delays.
- Supports creating workforce development partnerships that lead to jobs, modern skills, and livable wages.

Administration

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- The Labor Commissioner is responsible for implementing the state's labor regulations, such as maintaining the minimum wage and enforcing child labor protections. 
- The Labor Commissioner is responsible for operating Georgia’s unemployment benefits program and rehabilitation programs. During the COVID pandemic, this role has become increasingly important as more people have lost their jobs and have filed for unemployment insurance and other related benefits. 
- In addition to these primary responsibilities, the Labor Commissioner produces statistics and research covering the Georgia labor market. The Labor Commissioner also creates workforce development and training programs, such as the GeorgiaBEST high school certificate vocational program. 
- The Labor Commissioner is elected to 4-year terms in a statewide election. There are no term limits for the Labor Commissioner and the salary is typically around $122,000/year.