2026 Georgia General Election

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I’m Josh Tolbert, a small business owner and professional engineer with four engineering degrees, including a Ph. D. in mechanical engineering, and more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

Joshua Aaron Tolbert has four engineering degrees, including a PhD in mechanical engineering. He has a wife and five children. 

Joshua is a professional engineer and small business owner. He has served as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for a nuclear energy company. He has more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

Joshua is a professional engineer and small business owner. He has served as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for a nuclear energy company. 

Josh is a small business owner and professional engineer with four engineering degrees, including a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

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Josh previously ran for public service commissioner in 2025 but did not win. 

Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems.

Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems such as "dependable electricity, secure natural gas delivery, and infrastructure communities can count on."

Said, " I will scrutinize proposals, challenge unsupported claims, and ensure only justified costs are passed on to Georgia families and small businesses."

- Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems such as "dependable electricity, secure natural gas delivery, and infrastructure communities can count on."
- Said, " I will scrutinize proposals, challenge unsupported claims, and ensure only justified costs are passed on to Georgia families and small businesses."

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Believes in enhancing environmental performance through engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

Believes in enhancing environmental performance through "practical" engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

- Believes in enhancing environmental performance through "practical" engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

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As of July 24, 2026, Josh Tolbert’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Josh Tolbert

Shelia is a business owner. She also has experience in senior leadership roles within Georgia's Democratic infrastructure. 

Shelia Edwards is a business owner and works as a community advocate. 

Shelia previously ran for Georgia Public Service Commissioner in 2022.

Shelia previously ran for Georgia Public Service Commissioner in 2022 but did not win. 

For Candidate Shelia Edwards on Issue utility-costs:  
Supports fair and affordable utility bills for families.

Advocates for fair and affordable utility bills.

Supports ensuring that large corporate energy users pay their fair share of costs, rather than passing them onto communities.

- Advocates for fair and affordable utility bills.
- Supports ensuring that large corporate energy users pay their fair share of costs, rather than passing them onto communities.
- Believes in housing affordability.

Said, "Bold action to protect communities, lower long-term costs, and accelerate the clean energy transition."

Seeks to protect communities, lower long-term costs, and accelerate the clean energy transition.

- Seeks to protect communities, lower long-term costs, and accelerate the clean energy transition.
- Believes in environmental justice.

As of July 24, 2026, Shelia Edwards’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Shelia Edwards

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.

Part of a 5-person board that regulates Georgia’s public utilities.

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