2026 Georgia General Election

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Jessica Roper has a master's degree in social work from the University of Georgia. 

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Jessica is a mental health therapist. She previously worked as a women's engagement director for Reverend Raphael Warnock. 

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Jessica's campaign for State Senator is her first run for public office. 

Aims to address housing affordability and rising everyday costs.

Prioritizes working families and seniors.

- Aims to address housing affordability and rising everyday costs.
- Wants to address rising grocery costs.
- Prioritizes working families and seniors.

Economy

As of July 23, 2026, Jessica Roper’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports healthcare solutions for Georgia families.

Wants to expand access to mental healthcare such as crisis services and community-based care. 

Wants to invest in prevention and early intervention.

- Wants to expand access to mental healthcare such as crisis services and community-based care. 
- Wants to invest in prevention and early intervention.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Supports public schools and emphasizes their importance based on personal experience.

Wants to increase school-based mental health resources.

Supports increasing teacher pay and providing them with improved resources.

- Supports fully funding public schools. 
- Wants to increase school-based mental health resources.
- Supports increasing teacher pay and providing them with improved resources.
- Supports smaller class sizes.

Education

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Jessica Roper

Michael Dudgeon and his wife, Lori, are active at Fountain Church.

Rep. Mike Dudgeon

Michael Dudgeon has bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is married and is active at his local church.

Mike is an engineer and entrepreneur. He previously built several successful companies. He also served as policy director for the lieutenant governor of Georgia. He is currently the chair of the State Charter School Commission. 

Michael has worked as a design engineer for a computer hardware manufacturing firm for over the past four years. He previously worked as the Chief Technology Officer at a computer games company for over eight years and as the founder of a machine intelligence research lab, where he worked for three years. He also served as policy director for Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan for over a year. 

Michael previously served on the Forsyth County School Board and in the Georgia State House of Representatives.

Michael previously served on the Forsyth County School Board for four years and in the Georgia State House of Representatives for six years.

Supports cutting the state income tax in half, reducing red tape for teachers, expanding school choice, and eliminating pork-barrel spending in the budget.

Supports cutting the state income tax in half.

Aims to eliminate "pork-barrel spending" in the budget, meaning state-allocated spending only for a representative's own district.

- Supports cutting the state income tax in half.
- Aims to eliminate "pork-barrel spending" in the budget, meaning state-allocated spending only for a representative's own district.

As of July 23, 2026, Michael James Dudgeon’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports strengthening election integrity.

Supports "strengthening" election integrity.

- Supports "strengthening" election integrity.

- Wants to reduce "red tape" for teachers.
- Advocates for expanding school choice.

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Michael James Dudgeon

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- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
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- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
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Georgia State Senator, District 27

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