Joey Palimeno has a bachelor 27s degree in political science from Southern New Hampshire University. He is a father to his son, Jaycen, who has Down syndrome and previously battled leukemia. Joey has lived in Camden County, Georgia for nine years.

Joey Palimeno has a bachelor's degree in political science from Southern New Hampshire University. He is a father.

Joey is a veterinary technician. He has worked as a veterinary technician for 17 years. 

Joey's campaign for Georgias 1st Congressional District representative is his first time running for public office.

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Joey's campaign for Georgia's 1st Congressional District representative is his first time running for public office.

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Supports safe, accessible, and affordable housing.

Supports well-paying union jobs, lower energy bills, and rebuilding American manufacturing.

- Supports safe, accessible, and affordable housing.
- Supports well-paying union jobs, lower energy bills, and rebuilding American manufacturing.
- Supports raising the minimum wage.

Economy

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

Public Safety

For Candidate Joey Palimeno on Issue healthcare: Supports universal healthcare as a human right.

Supports universal healthcare and believes it is a human right.

- Supports universal healthcare and believes it is a human right.

Healthcare

Supports universal pre-K and free school meals.

Supports $10-a-day childcare, expanding the child tax credit, and paid family leave.

- Supports universal pre-K and free school meals.
- Supports $10-a-day childcare, expanding the child tax credit, and paid family leave.

Education

Supports lowering energy costs by expanding renewable energy, strengthening rural electric co-ops, and "giving people more control over their power."

Supports investing in rooftop solar energy, battery storage, modernizing grids, and making homes more efficient.

Believes in protecting farmers and investing in rural Georgia.

- Supports lowering energy costs by expanding renewable energy, strengthening rural electric co-ops, and "giving people more control over their power."
- Supports investing in rooftop solar energy, battery storage, modernizing grids, and making homes more efficient.
- Opposes monopoly utilities.
- Believes in protecting farmers and investing in rural Georgia.
- Supports the Green New Deal.

Energy & the Environment

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Said, "Politics is supposed to work for working people not billionaires, not special interests."

Said, "They don’t just buy politicians they buy power. They fund crackdowns on protestors, push laws to silence voters, and make sure working families pay the price while they rake in record profits."

Wants to "ban Congressional insider trading."

- Said, "Politics is supposed to work for working people not billionaires, not special interests."
- Said, "They don’t just buy politicians they buy power. They fund crackdowns on protestors, push laws to silence voters, and make sure working families pay the price while they rake in record profits."
- Wants to "ban Congressional insider trading."

Voting & Elections

Joey Palimeno

Candidate Joey Palimeno emphasizes his experience in public service and education, highlighting his background as a veterinary technician and his political science degree.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.