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Kelly attended Brookwood High School. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Georgia. She also has a juris doctorate in law from the University of Georgia.

Kelly has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a law degree from the University of Georgia. She is a mother.

Kelly is a trial attorney. She works at a Georgia law firm, where she has spent more than 20 years representing abused and neglected children in juvenile court as a guardian ad litem and building a reputation as a fierce advocate for justice. She previously served as the Mayor of Snellville and worked as an adjunct professor teaching ethics, leadership, and judicial processes at local colleges.

Kelly is a trial attorney in juvenile court.

Kelly Kautz's campaign for Georgia State Representative, District 94, is her first entry into politics.

Kelly had previously served as the Mayor of Snellville.

Supports creating local jobs that support families and align workforce skills with employer needs through workplace training and apprenticeship programs.

Supports creating local jobs that help families and align workforce skills with employer needs through workplace training and apprenticeship programs.

Supports making housing more affordable by reducing taxes on construction materials, restricting investors from purchasing large blocks of affordable houses to rent at high rates, expanding state housing voucher programs, and easing rental application criteria.

Advocates for making housing more affordable by reducing taxes on construction materials, restricting investors from purchasing large blocks of affordable houses to rent at high rates, expanding state housing voucher programs, and easing rental application criteria.

- Supports creating local jobs that help families and align workforce skills with employer needs through workplace training and apprenticeship programs.
- Advocates for making housing more affordable by reducing taxes on construction materials, restricting investors from purchasing large blocks of affordable houses to rent at high rates, expanding state housing voucher programs, and easing rental application criteria.
- Believes in developing a "living wage."

Economy

As of May 26, 2026, Kelly Kautz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports investing in mental health services and offering incentives to professionals, particularly in areas with critical shortages like child psychiatry.

Supports making health insurance more accessible for self-employed, unemployed, and lower-income families by expanding Medicaid under the Peach Care Plus Act and increasing the services covered by Medicaid waivers.

Wants to make health insurance more accessible for self-employed, unemployed, and lower-income families by expanding Medicaid under the Peach Care Plus Act and increasing the services covered by Medicaid waivers.

Supports ensuring seniors have care, dignity, respect, and support.

Aims to ensure seniors have care, dignity, respect, and support.

- Supports investing in mental health services and offering incentives to professionals, particularly in areas with critical shortages like child psychiatry.
- Wants to make health insurance more accessible for self-employed, unemployed, and lower-income families by expanding Medicaid under the Peach Care Plus Act and increasing the services covered by Medicaid waivers.
- Aims to ensure seniors have care, dignity, respect, and support.

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Supports expanding opportunities for youth through after-school programs, mentoring, and apprenticeships.

Advocates for expanding opportunities for youth through after-school programs, mentoring, and apprenticeships.

Supports ending the school-to-prison pipeline by allowing students to have attorneys present during tribunal and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.

Promotes allowing students to have attorneys present during tribunal and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.

Supports updating the formula for per pupil educational funding.

Supports using lottery funds to fully support pre-kindergarten education.

Advocates for using lottery funds to fully support pre-kindergarten education.

- Advocates for expanding opportunities for youth through after-school programs, mentoring, and apprenticeships.
- Promotes allowing students to have attorneys present during tribunal and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings.
- Supports updating the formula for per pupil educational funding.
- Advocates for using lottery funds to fully support pre-kindergarten education.

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Kelly Kautz

I a proud mom and longtime educator who understands what it takes to build strong schools, safe neighborhoods, and real opportunity.

Venola Mason is originally from Los Angeles, California. Venola earned a bachelor's degree from Colby College and a master's degree from Kennesaw State University. She has children.

Venola currently works as an author and as the founder and chief executive officer for AchieveIt Educational Services. She previously worked as an associate partner and author for the International Center for Leadership in Education, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Venola also served as a senior consultant for the International Center for Leadership in Education.

Venola currently serves as the state representative for the Georgia House of Representatives District 94. She was first elected in 2026 and is serving her first term. Venola's campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives District 94 is a run for reelection.

Advocates for "expanding economic opportunity" for families within the district.

- Advocates for "expanding economic opportunity" for families within the district.

As of May 26, 2026, Venola Lucrecia Mason’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to ensure access to "affordable health care for every family".

- Supports abortion access.
- Wants to ensure access to "affordable health care for every family".

Supports "strengthening our public schools" to ensure high-quality education for all students.

Believes in using "data" to create "practicable solutions" for school leaders and teachers.

Supports policies that assist teachers with "implementation efforts" in the classroom.

- Supports "strengthening our public schools" to ensure high-quality education for all students.
- Believes in using "data" to create "practicable solutions" for school leaders and teachers.
- Supports policies that assist teachers with "implementation efforts" in the classroom.

Venola Lucrecia Mason

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.

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Georgia State Representative Runoff, District 94, Democratic Primary

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