Ballotpedia: David Wilkerson (Georgia)

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Wants to limit "restrictive laws" in Georgia that have led to the closure of craft breweries across the state.

- Wants to limit "restrictive laws" in Georgia that have led to the closure of craft breweries across the state.

Economy

Wants to provide families with "relief from the increasing home energy bills that Georgians are paying."

- Wants to provide families with "relief from the increasing home energy bills that Georgians are paying."

Energy & the Environment

Wants to expand Medicaid and reduce the number of hospitals that are currently facing closure in Georgia.

- Supports abortion.
- Wants to expand Medicaid and reduce the number of hospitals that are currently facing closure in Georgia.

Healthcare

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Opposed the redistricting of the state in 2023 and supported a federal judge's decision to "redraw the district maps in a way that unites majority Black and Democratic neighborhoods in the SW Cobb County region into a self-contained Congressional District, in time for the 2024 elections"

- Opposed the redistricting of the state in 2023 and supported a federal judge's decision to "redraw the district maps in a way that unites majority Black and Democratic neighborhoods in the SW Cobb County region into a self-contained Congressional District, in time for the 2024 elections"

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Plans to increase funding for Pre-K programs and K-12 schools.

Wants to make college more affordable and has sponsored legislation to revamp the current 529 college savings plan. According to his website,  House Bill 542 "will provide a state funded match up to $500 per year when a family saves through Georgia's 529 college savings plan."

Wants to ensure student safety and believes this can be achieved through gun control. He also passed House Bill 177 which is intended "to protect our children by requiring DFCS to provide important information to our schools in cases of suspected child abuse. "

- Plans to increase funding for Pre-K programs and K-12 schools.
- Wants to make college more affordable and has sponsored legislation to revamp the current 529 college savings plan. According to his website,  House Bill 542 "will provide a state funded match up to $500 per year when a family saves through Georgia's 529 college savings plan."
- Wants to ensure student safety and believes this can be achieved through gun control. He also passed House Bill 177 which is intended "to protect our children by requiring DFCS to provide important information to our schools in cases of suspected child abuse. "

Education

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David Lawrence Wilkerson

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.