Jason is from Willingboro, New Jersey. He attended Opelousas Senior High School. He has a bachelor of science in chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana and a medical degree from Meharry Medical College.

Jason is a doctor. He owns an internal medicine practice in Alpharetta, which he opened in 2016. He previously was public health doctor with the National Health Service Corp.

Jason Hayes was the Democratic Nominee for State Representative in House District 49 in 2020. He lost against Republican Charles Martin Jr..

Wants to increase the recruitment and retention of physicians and mid-level medical officials.

Supports the construction of community health centers in underserved areas, including the construction of mental health and substance abuse recovery centers.

Wants to incentivize smaller physician practices to provide care to Medicaid patients.

Plans to set aside funding for hospitals that provide care to vulnerable patients.

- Wants to increase the recruitment and retention of physicians and mid-level medical officials.
- Supports the construction of community health centers in underserved areas, including the construction of mental health and substance abuse recovery centers.
- Wants to incentivize smaller physician practices to provide care to Medicaid patients.
- Plans to set aside funding for hospitals that provide care to vulnerable patients.

Healthcare

Wants to develop a teacher advisory committee to advise political leadership on a progressive curriculum including teaching "practical subjects (practical finance, entrepreneurship) for students, offer trade programs, support for special education, infrastructure improvements and technology including state satellite internet."

Supports increasing funding to the Hope scholarship.

Wants to subsidize tuition for two-year community college programs for graduating high school students that have lived in the state for at least two years. In exchange, scholars are expected to work in Georgia’s underserved communities for two years after finishing school.

- Plans to increase teacher salaries.
- Wants to develop a teacher advisory committee to advise political leadership on a progressive curriculum including teaching "practical subjects (practical finance, entrepreneurship) for students, offer trade programs, support for special education, infrastructure improvements and technology including state satellite internet."
- Supports increasing funding to the Hope scholarship.
- Wants to subsidize tuition for two-year community college programs for graduating high school students that have lived in the state for at least two years. In exchange, scholars are expected to work in Georgia’s underserved communities for two years after finishing school.

Education

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

Public Safety

Plans to advocate for small business tax breaks.

Supports the inclusion of small businesses in Georgia Medicaid expansion.

Wants to develop a Small Business Association (SBA) equivalent for Georgia small businesses.

Wants to incentivize corporations to invest in "disenfranchised and rural communities" by creating jobs that hire locally.

- Plans to advocate for small business tax breaks.
- Supports the inclusion of small businesses in Georgia Medicaid expansion.
- Wants to develop a Small Business Association (SBA) equivalent for Georgia small businesses.
- Wants to incentivize corporations to invest in "disenfranchised and rural communities" by creating jobs that hire locally.

Economy

Wants to increase education about the voting process and voter rights.

Plans to increase voter access by increasing the number of days and hours that the polls are open.

Supports improving access to vote by mail and dropbox by opening more sites and monitoring them.

Wants to improve recruitment and retention of poll workers.

Plans to invest in new voting technology, including the ability to vote by computer.

- Wants to increase education about the voting process and voter rights. 
- Plans to increase voter access by increasing the number of days and hours that the polls are open. 
- Supports improving access to vote by mail and dropbox by opening more sites and monitoring them. 
- Wants to improve recruitment and retention of poll workers.
- Plans to invest in new voting technology, including the ability to vote by computer.

Voting & Elections

Jason Hayes

- 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.

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