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Mark Baker earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Dillard University and a master's degree in criminal justice and police science and a doctorate degree in African-American/Black studies from Clark Atlanta University.

Mark is retired. He previously worked as the chairman of the City of South Fulton Development Authority. Mark also worked as a school resource officer for the Fulton County Schools and an adjunct professor, police sergeant, police officer, community relations officer, and a graduate vice president for Clark Atlanta University.

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Mark previously served on the South Fulton City Council. He served from 2018 to 2022. Mark previously ran for the mayor of South Fulton in 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia's 13th congressional district in 2022 and 2024, and the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 68 in 2023, but did not win.

Supports lowering the cost of living by eliminating the 7.75% sales tax on necessities like groceries, baby diapers, and residential electricity and utilities.

Plans to keep economic development local through his District 68 Economic Accelerator Plan, focusing on things like job training pipelines and grants and low-interest loans for small and minority-owned businesses.

Believes in working toward a $17/hour minimum wage and strong protections for gig and hourly workers.

Supports affordable housing incentives, senior property tax relief, tenant protections, and down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

- Supports lowering the cost of living by eliminating the 7.75% sales tax on necessities like groceries, baby diapers, and residential electricity and utilities.
- Plans to keep economic development local through his District 68 Economic Accelerator Plan, focusing on things like job training pipelines and grants and low-interest loans for small and minority-owned businesses.
- Believes in working toward a $17/hour minimum wage and strong protections for gig and hourly workers.
- Supports affordable housing incentives, senior property tax relief, tenant protections, and down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

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As of May 22, 2026, Mark Baker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports automatic voter registration, along with same-day registration during early voting.

Opposes unnecessary voter purges and polling place closures.

Plans to provide strong absentee ballot protections.

- Supports automatic voter registration, along with same-day registration during early voting.
- Opposes unnecessary voter purges and polling place closures.
- Plans to provide strong absentee ballot protections.

Voting & Elections

Plans to push for de-escalation training and accountability when misconduct occurs.

- Plans to push for de-escalation training and accountability when misconduct occurs.

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Timoria has worked in luxury retail cosmetics. She was later "discovered" by makeup artist Bobbi Brown, who invited her to move to New York City to work for her company.

Timoria McQueen Saba works as an activist. She previously worked in luxury retail cosmetics, as a freelance artist, and blog writer. 

Timoria's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office. 

Supports a locally targeted initiative to address housing insecurity, aiming to prevent homelessness and displacement while preserving neighborhood character for all residents.

Supports locally targeted initiatives to address housing insecurity, aiming to prevent homelessness and displacement while preserving neighborhood character for all residents.

Supports centralizing food distribution and cutting red tape to ensure no one goes hungry in Georgia.

Supports centralizing food distribution and "cutting red tape."

Supports preserving community and environmental character while requiring community consent for major industrial projects to protect residents' well-being.

Supports requiring community consent for major industrial projects to protect residents' well-being.

- Supports locally targeted initiatives to address housing insecurity, aiming to prevent homelessness and displacement while preserving neighborhood character for all residents.
- Supports centralizing food distribution and "cutting red tape."
- Supports requiring community consent for major industrial projects to protect residents' well-being.

As of May 22, 2026, Timoria McQueen Saba’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for expanding Medicaid coverage, launching a workforce initiative for underserved communities, and building a crisis response system for mental health care, while addressing root causes like trauma and substance abuse to create an accessible and equitable healthcare system.

Advocates for expanding Medicaid coverage and launching a workforce initiative for underserved communities.

Supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, funding doula services and birth centers, mandating patient-centered provider training, and increasing access to reproductive resources and education.

- Advocates for expanding Medicaid coverage and launching a workforce initiative for underserved communities.
- Supports extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, funding doula services and birth centers, mandating patient-centered provider training, and increasing access to reproductive resources and education.

Aims to transform Georgia's election system to protect voter health, assess planning factors, and eliminate procedural barriers that disproportionately affect medically vulnerable populations.

Aims to transform Georgia's election system by assessing planning factors and eliminating barriers that affect the medically vulnerable.

- Aims to transform Georgia's election system by assessing planning factors and eliminating barriers that affect the medically vulnerable.

Supports policies that limit access to guns.

- Supports policies that limit access to guns.

Supports fully funding public schools, ending the shortage of qualified educators and support staff, and providing opportunities for all students after high school graduation.

Supports fully funding public schools, increasing qualified educators and support staff, and providing opportunities for all students after high school graduation.

- Supports fully funding public schools, increasing qualified educators and support staff, and providing opportunities for all students after high school graduation.

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