John Kennedy for State Senate

Mike Dugan for State Senate

Committee to Elect Butch Miller

Senator Jeff Mullis Victory Account

GEICO

GOPAC Election Fund

Georgia Bankers Association PAC

SFA PAC

MAG Mutual Georgia PAC

Georgia Highway Contractors Assoc & Asphalt Pavement Assoc PaC

Reopen the economy in a safe and responsible manner

- Reopen the economy in a safe and responsible manner
- Ensure businesses survive
- Protect the most vulnerable populations

COVID

Ensure schools are prepared to reopen safely

Prioritize the wellbeing of students and teachers

Pass legislation for early detection of Dyslexia

- Ensure schools are prepared to reopen safely
- Prioritize the wellbeing of students and teachers
- Pass legislation for early detection of Dyslexia
- Improve Dyslexia education

Education

Support policies that strengthen local hospitals

Improve the accessibility and accuracy of healthcare provider directories

- Reduce costs
- Implement Georgia-specific solutions
- Work to stop surprise medical billing
- Support policies that strengthen local hospitals
- Improve the accessibility and accuracy of healthcare provider directories

Healthcare

Commit to fixing the broken transportation system

Work with state and local government to find innovative solutions to the current traffic problems

- Commit to fixing the broken transportation system
- Work with state and local government to find innovative solutions to the current traffic problems

Transportation & Infrastructure

Ensure Georgia passes real and meaningful legislation to prevent hate crimes

- Ensure Georgia passes real and meaningful legislation to prevent hate crimes
- Ensure equal treatment and justice

Criminal Justice

P. K. Martin IV

CWA - Cope PCC

Vote Mama

CWA Cope PCC

GA State AFL - CIO

BBEW PAC

Strengthen voter protections and ensure that every person's vote counts

Ensure voting machines are stocked and polling locations have adequate staff

- Strengthen voter protections and ensure that every person's vote counts
- Ensure voting is easy and fair
- End aggressive voter roll purges
- Ensure voting machines are stocked and polling locations have adequate staff 
- Make Election Day a holiday
- Eliminate red tape with absentee ballots

Voting & Elections

Repeal reckless tax cuts that push Georgia into 'austerity mode'

Corporations should pay their fair share of taxes instead of putting the burden on every day Americans

- Repeal reckless tax cuts that push Georgia into 'austerity mode'
- Corporations should pay their fair share of taxes instead of putting the burden on every day Americans

Taxes

Supports passing the education budget and fully funding K-12 public education in Georgia

Update the Quality Basic Education score to ensure schools are equitable in Gwinnett County and across Georgia

- Supports passing the education budget and fully funding K-12 public education in Georgia
- Update the Quality Basic Education score to ensure schools are equitable in Gwinnett County and across Georgia

- Supports passing the education budget and fully funding K-12 public education in Georgia
- Update the <pv key='qbe'>Quality Basic Education score</pv> to ensure schools are equitable in Gwinnett County and across Georgia

Supports general criminal justice reform efforts

Supports programs to help people re-enter society successfully after serving time in prison

- Supports general criminal justice reform efforts
- End the school-to-prison pipeline
- Decriminalize marijuana
- Supports programs to help people re-enter society successfully after serving time in prison

- Supports general criminal justice reform efforts
- End the <pv key='stp-pipeline'>school-to-prison pipeline</pv>
- Decriminalize marijuana
- Supports programs to help people re-enter society successfully after serving time in prison

Must follow CDC guidelines and listen to experts

The economy and public health are intertwined

Supports policies that will help businesses survive the pandemic

- Must follow CDC guidelines and listen to experts
- The economy and public health are intertwined
- Supports a mask mandate
- Supports policies that will help businesses survive the pandemic

- Must follow CDC guidelines and listen to experts
- The economy and public health are intertwined
- Supports a <pv key='mask-mandates'>mask mandate</pv>
- Supports policies that will help businesses survive the pandemic

Must ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all

- Supports expanding medicaid
- Must ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all

- Supports expanding <pv key='medicaid'>medicaid</pv>
- Must ensure healthcare is affordable and accessible to all

Georgia needs a comprehensive public transportation plan that works for everyone

Fully fund and expand public transportation

- Georgia needs a comprehensive public transportation plan that works for everyone
- Fully fund and expand public transportation

Her concern for the country after the 2016 election pushed her into voting rights advocacy

Inspired by the women who ran for office and won in 2018

Talked with voters who felt ignored and unheard

Republican opponents have no motivation to work across the aisle

- Her concern for the country after the 2016 election pushed her into voting rights advocacy
- Inspired by the women who ran for office and won in 2018
- Talked with voters who felt ignored and unheard
- Republican opponents have no motivation to work across the aisle

Worldview

Prioritizing people is the backbone of her campaign

People want a relatable candidate with empathy, honor, integrity

Need a voice advocating for social justice and equity

Running to make sure families across GA have a voice in government and to pass policies that reflect a diverse community

- Prioritizing people is the backbone of her campaign
- People want a relatable candidate with empathy, honor, integrity
- Need a voice advocating for social justice and equity
- Running to make sure families across GA have a voice in government and to pass policies that reflect a diverse community

Why me?

Nikki Merritt

- 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.