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Charlie has a bachelors of arts in religion and political science and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

Charlie is an attorney. He works at Cook & Connelly, LLC., a family law firm where he has been for three years. He previously worked as the Senior Assistant District Attorney for Fulton County.

Charlie Bailey ran for Attorney General in 2018, but lost to Republican candidate, Christopher M Carr.

Healthcare

Plans to increase funding for schools, reduce class sizes, and raise teacher salaries.

- Plans to increase funding for schools, reduce class sizes, and raise teacher salaries.

Education

Supports increasing pay for law enforcement officers.

Wants to improve public agency screening tools to improve recruitment capabilities.

Plans to fund policies that will "ensure that our law enforcement training will keep citizens and law enforcement officers safe and that officers will treat everyone they meet with the respect they deserve."

Wants to fund the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s state crime lab to help process backlogged sexual assault kits and ballistics tests.

- Supports increasing pay for law enforcement officers. 
- Wants to improve public agency screening tools to improve recruitment capabilities.
- Plans to fund policies that will "ensure that our law enforcement training will keep citizens and law enforcement officers safe and that officers will treat everyone they meet with the respect they deserve."
- Wants to fund the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s state crime lab to help process backlogged sexual assault kits and ballistics tests.

Public Safety

As of March 24, 2022, Charlie Bailey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Voting & Elections

Charlie Bailey

- The Lieutenant Governor (Lt. Governor for short) is similar to the Vice President of the United States. If the Governor is incapacitated for any reason, the Lt. Governor takes over their powers until the Governor recovers or the term ends.
- The Lt. Governor influences which new laws get passed by using their role as the President of the State Senate. They work with advocates to introduce legislation and assist in the selection of which bills go up for debate.
- The Lt. Governor oversees debate in the State Senate, guiding the discussion of legislation and casting tie-breaking votes when necessary. 
- The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years in midterm election years (e.g. 2022, 2026, 2030). Unlike the Governor, the Lt. Governor is not subject to term limits and can run an unlimited number of times.

The second highest elected official in the state and President of the State Senate