2024 GA Primary Election Runoff

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Juawn earned his executive doctorate in higher education from the University of Georgia and holds a Master of Education Degree from Mercer University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Georgia College & State University. He is the chairman of the Board of Trustees at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church.

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Juawn is currently a program coordinator for the U.S. Department of Education, and a mentor relationship specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He was previously a program assistant for the University of Georgia. 

Juawn Jackson has experience in public service as the youngest school board member in county history. He has served on the Bibb County Education Foundation Board and the Middle Georgia Regional Commission.

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The candidate's website says, "Skyrocketing prices and price-gouging by big corporations are making things harder than ever for our families... Juawn is committed to bringing down the cost of living and attracting good-paying jobs here at home..."

Wants to bring down the cost of living, believing it would attract good-paying jobs to the county.

- Wants to bring down the cost of living, believing it would attract good-paying jobs to the county.

Economy

As of June 7, 2024, Juawn Jackson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "Healthcare decisions should always stay between a woman and her doctor. Juawn will always protect access to abortion care, IBF, contraception, and other reproductive health services and seek solutions to the maternal mortality rate in Georgia, particularly among Black women."

Supports abortion, saying "healthcare decisions should always stay between a woman and her doctor."

The candidate's website says, "Too many families are struggling to afford adequate healthcare. Juawn will fight for affordable healthcare for hardworking Georgians by expanding Medicaid to provide coverage to over 500,000 Georgians."

Supports expansion of Medicaid to increase affordability of healthcare.

Wants to protect access to "IBF, contraception, and other reproductive health services and seek solutions to the maternal mortality rate in Georgia, particularly among Black women."

- Supports abortion, saying "healthcare decisions should always stay between a woman and her doctor."
- Supports expansion of Medicaid to increase affordability of healthcare.
- Wants to protect access to "IBF, contraception, and other reproductive health services and seek solutions to the maternal mortality rate in Georgia, particularly among Black women."

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "He will invest in commonsense plans to keep us safe and support our first responders with better benefits and improved training programs."

Plans to "invest in commonsense plans to keep us safe and support our first responders with better benefits and improved training programs."

- Plans to "invest in commonsense plans to keep us safe and support our first responders with better benefits and improved training programs."

Public Safety

The candidate's website says, "Juawn has a proven record of results and knows what our schools and students need to thrive: fairly funding our schools, giving raises to educators, addressing our teacher shortage, and expanding universal pre-K."

Wants to fairly fund schools, give raises to educators, and expand universal Pre-K.

Supports educational advancement through college readiness programs for middle and high school students, advocates for postsecondary preparation, career guidance, and financial aid navigation, and represents Georgia's TRIO programs for enhanced educational opportunities.

- Wants to fairly fund schools, give raises to educators, and expand universal Pre-K.
- Supports educational advancement through college readiness programs for middle and high school students, advocates for postsecondary preparation, career guidance, and financial aid navigation, and represents Georgia's TRIO programs for enhanced educational opportunities.

Education

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Juawn Jackson

Tangie was born and still lives in Macon. She pursued higher education at Georgia College, Fort Valley State University, Mercer University, and Georgia State University. Tangie is also a mother, and she has a daughter.

Tangie is a career classroom teacher with three decades of experience in education. She is also a small business owner and has authored a children's book titled 'When I Look Into My Daughter's Eyes.'

Tangie Herring's campaign for state representative is her first entry into politics.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans"

Plans to encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport"

Supports expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Incentivize investment in affordable housing options"

Plans to incentivize investment in affordable housing options.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Work collaboratively with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base"

Wants to collaborate with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base.

- Plans to encourage entrepreneurship by making it easier and more affordable for small businesses to purchase group health plans.
- Supports expansion of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
- Plans to incentivize investment in affordable housing options.
- Wants to collaborate with local employers, including Robins Air Force Base.

As of June 7, 2024, Tangie Herring’s website did not contain information on this issue.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Accept Medicaid expansion so more people can see their doctor"

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support neighborhood-based mental health services"

Supports neighborhood-based mental health services.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Invest in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths"

Advocates for investment in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths.

- Supports expansion of Medicaid.
- Supports neighborhood-based mental health services.
- Advocates for investment in prenatal health to prevent maternal deaths.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement"

Wants to initiate programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Make our neighborhoods safer by investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime"

Plans to make neighborhoods safer by "investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime."

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Support our law enforcement officers and prosecute violent offenders"

Supports law enforcement officers in order to "prosecute violent offenders."

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Provide necessary resources to respond to domestic violence"

Wants to provide the necessary resources to respond to domestic violence.

- Wants to initiate programs that assign trained mental health professionals to work in partnership with law enforcement.
- Plans to make neighborhoods safer by "investing in proven, community-based strategies to prevent violent crime."
- Supports law enforcement officers in order to "prosecute violent offenders."
- Wants to provide the necessary resources to respond to domestic violence.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines"

Wants to partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines.

The candidate's website says, "🗝 Listen to teachers and parents, not politicians"

Said, " [I'll] listen to teachers and parents, not politicians."

- Wants to partner with local schools and businesses to develop school-to-career pipelines.
- Said, " [I'll] listen to teachers and parents, not politicians."

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Tangie Herring

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