Sally is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Georgia.

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Sally R Harrell  is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Georgia.

Sally is a state senator for Georgia’s 40th District. She works at the Georgia State Senate, where she has been since January 2019. She previously worked at the Georgia House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005 and as a legislative advisor on child well-being issues.

Sally previously worked at the Georgia House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005 and as a legislative advisor on child well-being issues.

Sally R Harrell is currently a member of the Georgia State Senate representing District 40. She was elected in 2018. She previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.

Sally is currently a member of the Georgia State Senate representing District 40. She was elected in 2018. 

Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Will protect and fund government services so they are solvent and effective stewards of taxpayer trust.

- Supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
- Supports unions.
- Will protect and fund government services so they are solvent and effective stewards of taxpayer trust.

Economy

Advocates to stop politicians who seek to prop up the dying fossil fuel industry and instead, reward research and development in clean energy.

- Advocates to stop politicians who seek to prop up the dying fossil fuel industry and instead, reward research and development in clean energy.

Energy & the Environment

- Supports abortion access.
- Supports Medicaid expansion.

Healthcare

Supports the establishment of independent commissions to oversee redistricting.

Supports making voting easier through technology.

- Supports the establishment of independent commissions to oversee redistricting.
- Supports making voting easier through technology.

Voting & Elections

Opposes cash bail for low-level offenses.

Advocates for strict gun safety legislation and community violence intervention programs.

- Opposes cash bail for low-level offenses.
- Advocates for strict gun safety legislation and community violence intervention programs.

Public Safety

Supports fully funding K-12 public schools and making pre-school, college, and technical schools affordable.

Opposes the use of public funds for private schools.

- Supports fully funding K-12 public schools and making pre-school, college, and technical schools affordable.
- Opposes the use of public funds for private schools.

Education

Sally R Harrell

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Sally R Harrell is currently a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 40. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her third term. She previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.

Said, "Saving for retirement has become more difficult for middle class families, as healthcare and educational expenses have skyrocketed, and pensions have disappeared. If we don't strengthen social security, we will have a crisis of poverty on our hands within two decades."

Supports making voting easier through technology, and suspects "partisan motives" for not doing so.

Said, "As disparities in wealth widen and the working class becomes poorer, cash bail for low-level offenses becomes an inordinate burden on the poor, threatening their constitutional rights."

Supports fully funding K-12 public education, making pre-school, college, and technical schools affordable, and reversing the trend of sending public dollars to private schools.

- 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.