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Lucy McBath has a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia State University. She is married, and she is a mother. 

Lucy is a U.S. Representative. She works in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. She previously worked for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety, advocating for changes to gun laws and sponsoring gun safety legislation.

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Lucy previously worked for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown for Gun Safety.

Lucy McBath is currently a U.S. Representative representing Georgia's 6th Congressional District. She was elected in 2024 and has served one term.

Lucy is currently a U.S. Representative representing Georgia's 6th Congressional District. She was elected in 2024 and has served one term.

Supports funding public projects to modernize infrastructure, including roads, airports, and transit systems.

Supports increased campaign financial transparency.

- Supports funding public projects to modernize infrastructure, including roads, airports, and transit systems.
- Supports increased campaign financial transparency.

Economy

Supports gun violence prevention and has actively advocated for common sense gun safety legislation to make communities safer following the tragic loss of her son to gun violence.

Supports gun violence prevention and advocates for "common sense" gun safety legislation. 

Supports expanding protections for the LGBTQ+ community, such as passing laws to prevent discrimination in several areas including in the workplace, housing, and credit and financial assistance.

- Supports gun violence prevention and advocates for "common sense" gun safety legislation. 
- Supports expanding protections for the LGBTQ+ community, such as passing laws to prevent discrimination in several areas including in the workplace, housing, and credit and financial assistance.

Public Safety

Believes in affordable, quality healthcare and opposes defunding Planned Parenthood.

Supports expanding upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

- Believes in affordable, quality healthcare and opposes defunding Planned Parenthood.
- Supports expanding upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Healthcare

Supports fully funding K-12 education and making public universities, vocational schools, and community colleges more affordable.

- Prioritizes lowering student debt.
- Supports fully funding K-12 education and making public universities, vocational schools, and community colleges more affordable.

Education

For Candidate Lucy McBath on Issue energy-and-environment: Believes climate change is an existential threat and supports larger investments in clean energy, increased subsidies for solar energy, and opposes offshore drilling off Georgia's coast.

Supports larger investments in clean energy, increased subsidies for solar energy, and opposes offshore drilling off Georgia's coast.

Believes communities deserve access to safe drinking water, high-speed internet, and a cleaner environment.

- Supports larger investments in clean energy, increased subsidies for solar energy, and opposes offshore drilling off Georgia's coast.
- Believes communities deserve access to safe drinking water, high-speed internet, and a cleaner environment.

Energy & the Environment

Supports a two state solution for Palestine and Israel.

Supports immigration reform and adding new regulations for "humane border management."

- Supports a two state solution for Palestine and Israel.
- Supports immigration reform and adding new regulations for "humane border management."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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

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Georgia U.S. Representative, District 6, Democratic Primary

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