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Plans to repeal anti-worker laws and protect workers’ right to unionize.

Supports comprehensive paid leave for every worker.

Wants to pass statewide protections from workplace discrimination and harassment.

Wants to pass the Georgia Work Credit, a state earned income tax credit that would reduce the amount of income tax owed by lowand middle-income families.

- Wants to increase the minimum wage.
- Plans to repeal anti-worker laws and protect workers’ right to unionize.
- Supports comprehensive paid leave for every worker. 
- Wants to pass statewide protections from workplace discrimination and harassment. 
- Plans enact pay equity legislation.
- Wants to pass the Georgia Work Credit, a state earned income tax credit that would reduce the amount of income tax owed by low- and middle-income families.

Economy

Plans to "protect and streamline voter registration by enacting same-day voter registration and ending the use-it or lose-it policy that purges voters for inactivity."

Supports expanding vote-by-mail and allowing community organizations to collect and deliver marked and sealed ballots and count all ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.

Wants to expand early voting options with more locations and longer hours.

Plans to open mass vote centers across the state and allow voters to vote at any polling location in their district, rather than only at their precinct.

Supports easing the process of making sure votes were counted.

- Wants to repeal SB 202.
- Plans to "protect and streamline voter registration by enacting same-day voter registration and ending the use-it or lose-it policy that purges voters for inactivity."
- Supports expanding vote-by-mail and allowing community organizations to collect and deliver marked and sealed ballots and count all ballots postmarked on or before Election Day.
- Wants to expand early voting options with more locations and longer hours.
- Plans to open mass vote centers across the state and allow voters to vote at any polling location in their district, rather than only at their precinct. 
- Supports easing the process of making sure votes were counted.

Voting & Elections

Wants to invest in public health infrastructure.

Plans to repeal "Georgia’s abortion ban and invest in reproductive health care."

Plans to repeal statutes that "left HIV-positive residents open to felony charges for failing to inform partners of their status prior to unprotected sex."

- Wants to invest in public health infrastructure. 
- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Plans to repeal "Georgia’s abortion ban and invest in reproductive health care." 
- Wants to enforce mental health parity. 
- Plans to repeal statutes that "left HIV-positive residents open to felony charges for failing to inform partners of their status prior to unprotected sex."

Healthcare

Plans to invest in higher education by funding the need-based scholarships authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 2018, restoring HOPE Grants at technical colleges (including associate degrees).

- Supports fully funding the QBE formula. 
- Plans to invest in higher education by funding the need-based scholarships authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in 2018, restoring HOPE Grants at technical colleges (including associate degrees).

Education

Wants to use diversion methods for nonviolent crimes.

Supports safer immigration policies including expanded access to driver’s licenses for immigrants and the expansion of family-based immigration.

- Wants to use diversion methods for nonviolent crimes. 
- Plans to end cash bail. 
- Supports safer immigration policies including expanded access to driver’s licenses for immigrants and the expansion of family-based immigration. 
- Wants to end the death penalty.

Public Safety

Bentley Hudgins

Wants to fund public schools by updating the funding formula. She said, "Even the two years that we fully funded public education was inadequate because the formula used to determine funding was created in 1985, and it hasn't been updated since."

Plans to "fight to ensure that every public school is a place where all children can learn, grow, and thrive."

Said, "we must protect funding from being siphoned into the private school system with vouchers and other tools designed to hamper students from learning in a public school system."

- Wants to fund public schools by updating the funding formula. She said, "Even the two years that we fully funded public education was inadequate because the formula used to determine funding was created in 1985, and it hasn't been updated since."
- Plans to "fight to ensure that every public school is a place where all children can learn, grow, and thrive."
- Said, "we must protect funding from being siphoned into the private school system with vouchers and other tools designed to hamper students from learning in a public school system."

Plans to repeal "unjust, anti-voter laws."

Said, "In 2019, I successfully advocated to revoke a discriminatory and racist policy that served as a literacy test targeted at Puerto Rican people to prove their heritage when applying for a Georgia’s driver’s license."

Supports establishing an independent redistricting commission without any lawmakers involved. She said, "The redistricting process is partisan and biased in favor of whichever party is in control. To be clear, both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of producing unfair maps (i.e., gerrymandering)."

- Plans to repeal "unjust, anti-voter laws."
- Wants to expand voting locations.
- Said, "In 2019, I successfully advocated to revoke a discriminatory and racist policy that served as a literacy test targeted at Puerto Rican people to prove their heritage when applying for a Georgia’s driver’s license."
- Supports establishing an independent redistricting commission without any lawmakers involved. She said, "The redistricting process is partisan and biased in favor of whichever party is in control. To be clear, both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of producing unfair maps (i.e., gerrymandering)."

Supports community development opportunities.

Wants to work for greater cooperation between Dekalb and Atlanta police jurisdictions.

Plans to "put a stop to the harsh policies that result in mass incarceration, over-criminalization, and racial injustice."

- Plans to promote gun safety. 
- Supports community development opportunities.
- Wants to work for greater cooperation between Dekalb and Atlanta police jurisdictions.
- Plans to "put a stop to the harsh policies that result in mass incarceration, over-criminalization, and racial injustice."

Supports the Georgia Work Credit, a state earned income tax credit that would reduce the amount of income tax owed by lowand middle-income families.

Wants to make it easier to build affordable housing.

Plans to increase renter protections and provide down-payment assistance to Black and low-wealth families.

- Supports the Georgia Work Credit, a state earned income tax credit that would reduce the amount of income tax owed by low- and middle-income families.
- Wants to make it easier to build affordable housing. 
- Plans to increase renter protections and provide down-payment assistance to Black and low-wealth families.

Wants to "address the troubling disparities in care that exist in Georgia."

Said, "I will work hard to ensure that all Georgians can afford quality healthcare, including mental health care, no exceptions."

Supports affordable mental healthcare without retribution from an employer.

Said, "\[I will] enact drug pricing transparency laws that require manufacturers, pharmacies, and other entities to explain high price increases and high-priced new drugs."

- Wants to "address the troubling disparities in care that exist in Georgia."
- Said, "I will work hard to ensure that all Georgians can afford quality healthcare, including mental health care, no exceptions."
- Supports affordable mental healthcare without retribution from an employer.
- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Said, "\[I will] enact drug pricing transparency laws that require manufacturers, pharmacies, and other entities to explain high price increases and high-priced new drugs."

Michelle Schreiner

Supports Medicaid expansion, saying "Georgia has failed to expand Medicaid. In so doing, Georgia Republicans have cost the state $33 billion in federal funding and another $65 billion in new economic activity over a decade."

Supports "quality affordable child care, paid sick leave and family leave, and universal quality healthcare."

- Supports Medicaid expansion, saying "Georgia has failed to expand Medicaid. In so doing, Georgia Republicans have cost the state $33 billion in federal funding and another $65 billion in new economic activity over a decade."
- Supports "quality affordable child care, paid sick leave and family leave, and universal quality healthcare."

Supports transitioning school buses to zero-emission vehicles.

Wants to address student loans, "and their disproportionately negative effect on Black and Brown college graduates."

Plans to fund historically black colleges and universities.

Wants to support education for children with disabilities.

Said, "I believe in public education. That’s why I send my child to elementary at Atlanta Public Schools.”

- Supports transitioning school buses to zero-emission vehicles.
- Wants to address student loans, "and their disproportionately negative effect on Black and Brown college graduates."
- Plans to fund historically black colleges and universities. 
- Wants to support education for children with disabilities.
- Said, "I believe in public education. That’s why I send my child to elementary at Atlanta Public Schools.”

Wants to make it easier to build affordable housing saying, “Low Income Housing Tax Credits have been a key driver of catalyzing private capital to develop affordable housing, and LIHTC benefits are accessible to all no matter their background.”

Wants to "bring good-paying clean energy jobs to House District 90 and Georgia."

Said, "Georgia must give formerly incarcerated persons a second chance and meaningful economic opportunities."

Wants to focus on community development within South DeKalb, specifically the South River Forest project and redeveloping the Moreland Plaza with "a more pedestrian-friendly, community-oriented future."

Said, "\[I] will fight to raise wages and to level the economic playing field for workers."

- Wants to make it easier to build affordable housing saying, “Low Income Housing Tax Credits have been a key driver of catalyzing private capital to develop affordable housing, and LIHTC benefits are accessible to all no matter their background.”
- Supports renewable energy tax credits.
- Wants to "bring good-paying clean energy jobs to House District 90 and Georgia."
- Said, "Georgia must give formerly incarcerated persons a second chance and meaningful economic opportunities."
- Wants to focus on community development within South DeKalb, specifically the South River Forest project and redeveloping the Moreland Plaza with "a more pedestrian-friendly, community-oriented future."
- Said, "\[I] will fight to raise wages and to level the economic playing field for workers."

Supports the restorative justice approach to criminal justice system reform.

- Supports the restorative justice approach to criminal justice system reform.

Supports the Preventing Election Subversion Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.

Supports South DeKalb being able to incorporate and become a city, saying "As the Representative for HD90, \[I] will push for this important initiative to come to a vote."

Wants to ensure fair elections in Georgia.

- Supports the Preventing Election Subversion Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
- Supports South DeKalb being able to incorporate and become a city, saying "As the Representative for HD90, \[I] will push for this important initiative to come to a vote."
- Wants to ensure fair elections in Georgia.

Peter Hubbard

Plans to make "voting as simple and convenient as possible while appropriately balancing access and security."

Wants to repeal SB 202. She said, "The impact of these restrictions are falling disproportionately on voters of color, suppressing their voices."

Promises to work to get rid of barriers to voting by expanding vote-by-mail and drop boxes, allowing same-day voter registration, and protecting Sunday voting.

Wants to fully fund elections and voter education efforts.

Supports using hand-marked paper ballots instead of machines for voting.

Wants redistricting to be done by an independent commission "charged with promoting partisan fairness, competitiveness, and racial/ethnic representation."

- Plans to make "voting as simple and convenient as possible while appropriately balancing access and security."
- Wants to repeal SB 202. She said, "The impact of these restrictions are falling disproportionately on voters of color, suppressing their voices."
- Promises to work to get rid of barriers to voting by expanding vote-by-mail and drop boxes, allowing same-day voter registration, and protecting Sunday voting. 
- Wants to fully fund elections and voter education efforts. 
- Supports using hand-marked paper ballots instead of machines for voting. 
- Wants redistricting to be done by an independent commission "charged with promoting partisan fairness, competitiveness, and racial/ethnic representation."

Wants to make healthcare available to more Georgians, including expanding Medicaid.

Supports creating a state-level program to import prescription drugs from other countries to reduce drug costs by at least 50%.

- Wants to make healthcare available to more Georgians, including expanding Medicaid. 
- Supports creating a state-level program to import prescription drugs from other countries to reduce drug costs by at least 50%.

Wants to raise teacher pay, fully fund public schools, update the funding formula to provide more money to students living in poverty, and increase transportation funding.

Supports "teaching history the good, bad and ugly."

- Wants to raise teacher pay, fully fund public schools, update the funding formula to provide more money to students living in poverty, and increase transportation funding. 
- Supports "teaching history - the good, bad and ugly."

Said that we must "think broadly about how to prevent harm and victimization."

Opposes recent actions of the state legislature that make it easier to get guns.

Wants to make the streets safer by increasing pedestrian and biking infrastructure.

Believes that providing people with a safe place to live is an important part of crime prevention, and wants to provide more housing in Georgia.

- Said that we must "think broadly about how to prevent harm and victimization."
- Opposes recent actions of the state legislature that make it easier to get guns.
- Wants to make the streets safer by increasing pedestrian and biking infrastructure.
- Believes that providing people with a safe place to live is an important part of crime prevention, and wants to provide more housing in Georgia.

Plans to provide tax relief to low-income homeowners.

Supports increased protections for renters.

Plans to pass state-level Earned Income Tax Credit, which would reduce the amount of income tax owed by lowand middle-income families, and supports a more progressive state tax rate.

Wants to protect workers and small businesses by providing better access to loans and federal support and underwriting loan guarantees, for minority and women-owned businesses in particular.

Supports paid sick and family leave policies and affordable local childcare options.

- Plans to provide tax relief to low-income homeowners.
- Supports increased protections for renters.
- Plans to pass state-level Earned Income Tax Credit, which would reduce the amount of income tax owed by low- and middle-income families, and supports a more progressive state tax rate. 
- Wants to protect workers and small businesses by providing better access to loans and federal support and underwriting loan guarantees, for minority and women-owned businesses in particular.
- Supports paid sick and family leave policies and affordable local childcare options.

Saira Draper

Plans to bring medical personnel to Georgia and reduce the doctor and nursing shortage.

Wants to "make sure that elderly members of the community are well served by the healthcare system."

- Supports Medicare expansion.
- Plans to bring medical personnel to Georgia and reduce the doctor and nursing shortage. 
- Supports the right to choose. 
- Wants to "make sure that elderly members of the community are well served by the healthcare system."
- Plans to expand mental health services.

Wants to expand the affordable housing trusts that create opportunities for expansion.

Plans to partner with local organizations like Let Our House Be Your Home to place citizens re-entering into the community from incarceration to find affordable housing.

Supports freezing property tax increases for senior citizens and expand the senior property tax exemption.

- Wants to expand the affordable housing trusts that create opportunities for expansion.
- Plans to partner with local organizations like Let Our House Be Your Home to place citizens re-entering into the community from incarceration to find affordable housing.
- Wants to combat veteran homelessness. 
- Supports freezing property tax increases for senior citizens and expand the senior property tax exemption.

Wants to partner with the federal government’s American Families Plan to create “free, high-quality, accessible and inclusive preschool to all three and four year olds” in Georgia.

Plans to update the QBE to secure full public school funding.

Supports mental health resources for children and making safe schools a priority.

Wants to reinforce ways and means for debt-free graduation, bolster the HOPE Scholarship, connect more students with tuition-free technical college, and build pathways for more need and merit-based scholarships.

Plans to advocate for increased teacher salaries in the budget.

- Wants to partner with the federal government’s American Families Plan to create “free, high-quality, accessible and inclusive preschool to all three and four year olds” in Georgia.
- Plans to update the QBE to secure full public school funding.
- Supports mental health resources for children and making safe schools a priority.
- Wants to reinforce ways and means for debt-free graduation, bolster the HOPE Scholarship, connect more students with tuition-free technical college, and build pathways for more need and merit-based scholarships.
- Plans to advocate for increased teacher salaries in the budget.

Plans to increase support for state and local mental health services.

Wants to use a "common-sense approach to gun reform that includes universal background checks and making certain that guns are banned on school campuses."

Supports increasing hospital and community support programs to reduce gun violence.

Plans to "work tirelessly to bridge the trust divide between police and citizens, as well as working to find ways to keep the community safe."

-Supports ending cash bail and removing jail time for small amounts of marijuana.

- Plans to increase support for state and local mental health services.
- Wants to use a "common-sense approach to gun reform that includes universal background checks and making certain that guns are banned on school campuses."
- Supports increasing hospital and community support programs to reduce gun violence.
- Plans to "work tirelessly to bridge the trust divide between police and citizens, as well as working to find ways to keep the community safe."
-Supports ending cash bail and removing jail time for small amounts of marijuana.

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