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Juan Estrada is from California. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and information technology from Georgia Gwinnett College and his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law. He currently lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Juan is an attorney and managing partner at Juan Estrada Law in Gwinnett County. He previously worked as a litigation associate at the Law Office of H.Q. Nguyen & Associates, LLC, an intern for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, and a paralegal at Zdrilich Law Group, LLC. 

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Juan's campaign for state representative in State House District 109 in Georgia is his first run for public office.

Aims to partner with local colleges, employers, small business grant programs, and more to increase hiring and create jobs.

Supports small business tax credits, grant fund for minority and women entrepreneurs, and "Buy Local, Grow Local" mentorship programs.

Prioritizes individual homeownership over corporate ownership through policies that disincentivize for-profit ownership and expand tax homestead exemptions for Georgians.

Aims to fund community land trusts and eviction defense funds and establish a Tenant Bill of Rights to include just-cause eviction, rent-hike limits, and a warranty of habitability.

- Aims to partner with local colleges, employers, small business grant programs, and more to increase hiring and create jobs.
- Supports small business tax credits, grant fund for minority and women entrepreneurs, and "Buy Local, Grow Local" mentorship programs.
- Prioritizes individual homeownership over corporate ownership through policies that disincentivize for-profit ownership and expand tax homestead exemptions for Georgians.
- Aims to fund community land trusts and eviction defense funds and establish a Tenant Bill of Rights to include just-cause eviction, rent-hike limits, and a warranty of habitability.

Economy

Supports clean and renewable energy as primary energy sources over fossil fuels and seeks to reduce utility costs through oversight of the Public Service Commission.

Aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve access through extending MARTA rail, launching Bus Rapid Transit points, and funding microtransit and bike-share connections.

- Supports clean and renewable energy as primary energy sources over fossil fuels and seeks to reduce utility costs through oversight of the Public Service Commission.
- Aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve access through extending MARTA rail, launching Bus Rapid Transit points, and funding microtransit and bike-share connections.

Energy & the Environment

Supports a single-payer healthcare system and aims to expand Medicaid and cap out-of-pocket medical costs.

Supports abortion access through a state constitutional amendment.

- Supports a single-payer healthcare system and aims to expand Medicaid and cap out-of-pocket medical costs.
- Supports abortion access through a state constitutional amendment.

Healthcare

Aims to restore strong voting rights, including pre-clearance and expanded early voting.

- Aims to restore strong voting rights, including pre-clearance and expanded early voting.

Voting & Elections

Supports AI oversight and regulation to prevent malicious use and encourage AI as a tool for growth and efficiency.

Supports closing background-check loopholes for gun sales, mandating safe-storage, and investing in youth outreach programs that prevent violence.

Seeks to host quarterly multicultural roundtables, enact the Georgia Equality Act, and overturn laws that oppose or restrict LGBTQ populations or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies.

Opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and supports immigrant friendly policies as well as local governments' ability to protect its citizens.

- Supports AI oversight and regulation to prevent malicious use and encourage AI as a tool for growth and efficiency.
- Supports closing background-check loopholes for gun sales, mandating safe-storage, and investing in youth outreach programs that prevent violence.
- Seeks to host quarterly multicultural roundtables, enact the Georgia Equality Act, and overturn laws that oppose or restrict LGBTQ populations or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies.
- Opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and supports immigrant friendly policies as well as local governments' ability to protect its citizens.

Public Safety

Supports a cap of 5% of family income for in-district tuition at community colleges, restoring local scholarship funds, and mandatory financial literacy courses in high schools.

Supports expanding the HOPE scholarship, reducing education costs, and using tax dollars for public school food programs.

Opposes school voucher programs and instead supports tax dollars being spent on local public schools.

- Supports a cap of 5% of family income for in-district tuition at community colleges, restoring local scholarship funds, and mandatory financial literacy courses in high schools.
- Supports expanding the HOPE scholarship, reducing education costs, and using tax dollars for public school food programs.
- Opposes school voucher programs and instead supports tax dollars being spent on local public schools.

Education

As of March 11, 2026, Juan Estrada’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Nico Parra is from Gwinnett County, Georgia. He is the son of Colombian immigrants.

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Nico Parra is the son of Colombian immigrants. He was raised in Gwinnett County and attended Georgia State University.

Nico currently works as an English second language teacher for the Lucky Shoals Community Association. He previously worked as a hockey referee for the Norcross Roller Hockey League, a guest experience team member for Gas South District, and a Latino outreach coordinator and voter protection hotline manager for the Democratic Party of Georgia. 

Nico's campaign for Georgia House District 109 is his first time running for public office.

Nico’s campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives District 109 is his first run for public office. 

Said, "I will also fight for 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the Gold Dome because when your newborn enters the world, that should be your main focus, and struggling to survive must not get in the way of that."

Said, "I will fight for a tax system that is common sense, not corrupt, nor senseless."

Said, "I will fight to repeal outdated red tape that prevents our communities from continuing to afford to live in the neighborhoods they know as home. We must overturn statewide preemptions that prohibit rent caps, rent stabilization, and tenant protections."

Said, "We must overturn statewide preemptions that prohibit rent caps, rent stabilization, and tenant protections."

Said, "I will also propose a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 31 other states have implemented a state EITC and seen dramatic declines in child poverty as high as a 10% reduction. Georgia should not fall behind other states and instead lead the way in creating an environment where anyone can make a decent living."

Supports a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 

Supports raising the childcare subsidy to $1,000 per child to make childcare costs more manageable.

Supports raising the Georgia Child Tax credit to $1,000 per child to make childcare costs more manageable.

Said, "We must make the wealthiest 1% and most profitable corporations pay their fair share."

Advocates cutting taxes for middle-class households earning under $120,000 a year and small businesses with under $1,000,000 in revenue a year.

- Said, "I will also fight for 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the Gold Dome because when your newborn enters the world, that should be your main focus, and struggling to survive must not get in the way of that."
- Supports a "common sense" tax system.
- Said, "We must overturn statewide preemptions that prohibit rent caps, rent stabilization, and tenant protections."
- Supports a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 
- Supports raising the Georgia Child Tax credit to $1,000 per child to make childcare costs more manageable.
- Said, "We must make the wealthiest 1% and most profitable corporations pay their fair share."
- Advocates cutting taxes for middle-class households earning under $120,000 a year and small businesses with under $1,000,000 in revenue a year.

Said, "I am committed to making Georgia a healthier state for our families to live in. This includes regulating data centers, investing in renewable energy projects, and ensuring that Georgia has the best drinking water supply in the nation. This starts with removing lead from the public water that our children drink from."

Supports investing in renewable energy projects and ensuring "Georgia has the best drinking water supply in the nation."

- Supports regulating data centers.
- Supports investing in renewable energy projects and ensuring "Georgia has the best drinking water supply in the nation."

Said, "As a pro-choice candidate, I will fight to make sure Georgians have easier access to contraceptives, protect IVF, and the right to have safe abortions."

Supports abortion access and seeks to "fight to make sure Georgians have easier access to contraceptives, protect IVF, and the right to have safe abortions."

Said, "Fully expanding Medicaid would empower hundreds of thousands of Georgians to be able to afford the care they deserve."

- Supports abortion access and seeks to "fight to make sure Georgians have easier access to contraceptives, protect IVF, and the right to have safe abortions."
- Supports fully expanding Medicaid. 

Supports policies that "protect and expand" the right to vote.

- Supports policies that "protect and expand" the right to vote.

Supports introducing a state-level version of the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, public education, credit, public transportation, and public accommodations.

Supports repealing bans and restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender individuals.

- Supports introducing a state-level version of the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination in employment, housing, public education, credit, public transportation, and public accommodations.
- Supports repealing bans and restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender individuals.

Said, "I promise to confront the privatization efforts of our public school system and oppose school voucher scams that divert funds from public schools and drain our most vulnerable communities of the support they need."

Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools. 

Said, "Therefore, I will fight for universal free school breakfast and lunch because a hungry child cannot be a focused student."

Advocates for universal free school breakfast and lunch. 

Supports a minimum teacher pay floor of $70,000 per year to attract the best educators in Georgia.

Supports a minimum teacher pay floor of $70,000 per year to attract educators. 

- Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools. 
- Advocates for universal free school breakfast and lunch. 
- Supports a minimum teacher pay floor of $70,000 per year to attract educators. 

As of March 11, 2026, Nico Parra’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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