Mathewos Samson was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, and has lived in Atlanta his whole life. 

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Mathewos' campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 58 is his first run for public office.

Mathewos currently works in community and political organizing. He previously worked in advocacy efforts focused on housing, healthcare access, and economic issues affecting working families.

Supports legalization of rent control and banning rental price-fixing.

Supports ending corporate ownership of single-family homes.

Supports policies aimed at expanding affordable housing and reducing housing costs for renters and homeowners.

Supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $20 per hour and expanding paid family leave and childcare access.

Supports repealing Georgia laws that restrict labor union activity.

Supports implementing a progressive income tax system that increases taxes on top earners.

- Supports legalization of rent control and banning rental price-fixing.
- Supports ending corporate ownership of single-family homes.
- Supports policies aimed at expanding affordable housing and reducing housing costs for renters and homeowners.
- Supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $20 per hour and expanding paid family leave and childcare access.
- Supports repealing Georgia laws that restrict labor union activity.
- Supports implementing a progressive income tax system that increases taxes on top earners.

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

Said healthcare “is a human right” and supports the Georgia Medicare For All Act to establish “a universal, single-payer healthcare system with no copays, no fees, no deductibles and no premiums.”

- Said healthcare “is a human right” and supports the Georgia Medicare For All Act to establish “a universal, single-payer healthcare system with no copays, no fees, no deductibles and no premiums.”

Healthcare

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Supports establishing a universal single-payer healthcare system in Georgia.

- Supports establishing a universal single-payer healthcare system in Georgia.
- Said healthcare “is a human right” and supports the Georgia Medicare For All Act to establish “a universal, single-payer healthcare system with no copays, no fees, no deductibles and no premiums.”

- 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.