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Nadine Thomas earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Clayton State University and a master's degree in public administration from Walden University. She is a mother of three.

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Nadine previously served in the Georgia State Senate, District 44, but did not win re-election in 2024. She also previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Nadine served one term from 1991 to 1993. 

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Claims to fight for seniors and veterans.

- Supports abortion access.
- Wants affordable healthcare for all.
- Claims to fight for seniors and veterans.

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Saira Draper attended Georgia Tech and Georgetown University Law Center. She resides in Atlanta with her husband and their three children.

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Saira Draper is originally from the United Kingdom. She earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Georgia Tech and a law degree from Georgetown University. Saira also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras for two years. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their three children.

Saira is a civil rights attorney. She previously served as the director of voter protection for the Biden campaign in Georgia and the campaigns of Senators Warnock and Ossoff. She also worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she represented a national class of immigrant children who suffered prolonged separation from their families.

Saira currently works as a trial attorney at Pope Trial Law in Atlanta. She previously served as a senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Before that, Saira worked as a litigation associate at the Jones Day law firm and as the director of voter protection for the Joe Biden campaign in Georgia and the campaigns of Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in 2020. 

Saira is currently a state representative for Georgia's House District 90.

Saira currently serves as a State Representative in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 90. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her second term. 

Opposes accelerating Georgia's income tax rate reductions.

- Opposes accelerating Georgia's income tax rate reductions.

Prioritizes environmental justice and clean energy.

- Prioritizes environmental justice and clean energy.

Opposes Republican efforts to penalize district attorneys who refuse to prosecute abortion cases, arguing that such actions constitute an overreach of state power and undermine local control.

Opposes Republican efforts to penalize district attorneys who refuse to prosecute abortion cases.

Supports abortion and co-sponsored House Bill 75, the Reproductive Freedom Act, which would "undo Georgia’s abortion ban and expand reproductive health care for all."

Co-sponsored House Bill 75, the Reproductive Freedom Act, which would "undo Georgia’s abortion ban and expand reproductive health care for all."

Supports access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and co-sponsored House Bill 1497 to protect IVF access for Georgians.

Supports expanding Medicaid in Georgia, believing it would increase healthcare access for low-income women and enhance maternal health outcomes.

Advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia.

- Supports abortion access.
- Opposes Republican efforts to penalize district attorneys who refuse to prosecute abortion cases.
- Co-sponsored House Bill 75, the Reproductive Freedom Act, which would "undo Georgia’s abortion ban and expand reproductive health care for all."
- Supports access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and co-sponsored House Bill 1497 to protect IVF access for Georgians.
- Advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia.

As a state representative, introduced House Bill 1254 to "curb bad faith voter challenges." The legislation shifts the cost of processing voter challenges to the challengers, aiming to deter frivolous challenges that burden election offices and disenfranchise voters.

Introduced House Bill 1254,  legislation which shifts the cost of processing voter challenges to the challengers, aiming to deter frivolous challenges that burden election offices and disenfranchise voters.

As a state representative, introduced House Bill (HB) 419 to reduce the number of runoff elections in Georgia.

Introduced House Bill (HB) 419 to reduce the number of runoff elections in Georgia.

Supports legislation that allows parents with children under 5 to move to the front of the line at polling places.

- Introduced House Bill 1254,  legislation which shifts the cost of processing voter challenges to the challengers, aiming to deter frivolous challenges that burden election offices and disenfranchise voters.
- Introduced House Bill (HB) 419 to reduce the number of runoff elections in Georgia.
- Supports legislation that allows parents with children under 5 to move to the front of the line at polling places.

Co-sponsored House Bill 875 to ban individuals convicted of family violence or under protective orders from possessing or purchasing firearms.

As a state representative, voted against Senate Bill (SB) 63, which would mandate cash bail for non-violent crimes.

Voted against Senate Bill (SB) 63, which would mandate cash bail for non-violent crimes.

As a state representative, voted against House Bill (HB) 1105, which mandates local law enforcement to verify citizenship of suspected non-citizens and alert federal authorities if they encounter undocumented immigrants, saying it "promotes racial profiling and discrimination against immigrants and unfairly burdens local law enforcement agencies."

Voted against House Bill (HB) 1105, which mandates local law enforcement to verify citizenship of suspected non-citizens and alert federal authorities if they encounter undocumented immigrants.

Supports gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Opposes legislation that would limit protections for the LGBTQIA community.

- Supports gun control.
- Co-sponsored House Bill 875 to ban individuals convicted of family violence or under protective orders from possessing or purchasing firearms.
- Voted against Senate Bill (SB) 63, which would mandate cash bail for non-violent crimes.
- Voted against House Bill (HB) 1105, which mandates local law enforcement to verify citizenship of suspected non-citizens and alert federal authorities if they encounter undocumented immigrants.
- Supports gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
- Opposes legislation that would limit protections for the LGBTQIA community.

Supports increased funding for public education, early childhood education, and resources for students struggling with literacy.

Prioritizes increased funding for public education, early childhood education, and resources for students struggling with literacy.

Supports increasing funding for pre-K, including raising teacher salaries and reducing class sizes.

Wants to raise teacher salaries and reduce class sizes.

As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill (HB) 538, the Georgia Early Literacy Act, which aims to improve reading skills by requiring high-quality instructional materials, providing special training for reading teachers, and implementing screening for struggling students.

Co-sponsored the Georgia Early Literacy Act, which aims to improve reading skills by requiring high-quality instructional materials, providing special training for reading teachers, and implementing screening for struggling students.

Supports Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services Program (CAPS) to aid low-income families with infant and toddler childcare.

- Prioritizes increased funding for public education, early childhood education, and resources for students struggling with literacy.
- Wants to raise teacher salaries and reduce class sizes.
- Co-sponsored the Georgia Early Literacy Act, which aims to improve reading skills by requiring high-quality instructional materials, providing special training for reading teachers, and implementing screening for struggling students.
- Supports Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services Program (CAPS) to aid low-income families with infant and toddler childcare.

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