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Adam Chitwood was raised in Muscatine, Iowa. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in business administration from Upper Iowa University and a master's degree in business analytics from University of Iowa. He currently lives in Thomasville, Georgia, with his wife. 

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Adam currently works as the senior manager of controllership at Walmart. He previously worked as a materials accounting manager at Nestlé Purina North America. Adam also has experience in various positions at HNI Corporation and Casey's General Stores. 

Adam's campaign for the Georgia State House of Representatives representing District 173 is his first time running for public office. 

Supports raising Georgia's minimum wage to $18/hour by 2030.

Endorses creating a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.

Plans to implement a child childcare tax credit of up to $2,000 per child for families whose income is under $150k.

Advocates for the expansion of SNAP and EBT benefits.

- Supports raising Georgia's minimum wage to $18/hour by 2030.
- Endorses creating a Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit.
- Plans to implement a child childcare tax credit of up to $2,000 per child for families whose income is under $150k.
- Advocates for the expansion of SNAP and EBT benefits.

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

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Supports having the option of abortion, believing that "government has no place in our most painful medical decisions".

Supports the creation of a $200 million rural hospital fund.

- Supports having the option of abortion, believing that "government has no place in our most painful medical decisions".
- Supports the creation of a $200 million rural hospital fund.

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Believes in increasing teacher compensation by raising teacher pay statewide by $6,000 over two years and adding a $5,000 annual rural teacher incentive.

Advocates for the modernization of the Quality Basic Education formula to equitably distribute state funding for rural school districts and the expansion of career and technical education.

- Believes in increasing teacher compensation by raising teacher pay statewide by $6,000 over two years and adding a $5,000 annual rural teacher incentive.
- Advocates for the modernization of the Quality Basic Education formula to equitably distribute state funding for rural school districts and the expansion of career and technical education.

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Theresa A'Nue Thomas, also known as ANue Chance, is from Nashville. She attended Tennessee Technical College. She is married and lives in Cairo.

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Theresa currently runs Luk At Me Now, Inc., an organization that focuses on youth development and mental health awareness. She previously operated Solution Services of America, a company that offered staffing, startup, and administrative assistance to small businesses. She is also a motivational speaker and an ordained and licensed evangelist.

Theresa ran to represent District 173 in the Georgia State House in 2024 but did not win.

Will push for policies that encourage entrepreneurship, make it easier to start a small business, and create pathways to develop new local jobs.

- Will push for policies that encourage entrepreneurship, make it easier to start a small business, and create pathways to develop new local jobs.

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

Theresa Thomas is Pro-Choice

Wants to make mental healthcare more accessible and hold insurance systems accountable.

- Wants to make mental healthcare more accessible and hold insurance systems accountable.
- Supports abortion access.

Theresa Thomas Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits

Aims to provide young people with access "to programs that build confidence, leadership, and life skills."

- Aims to provide young people with access "to programs that build confidence, leadership, and life skills."

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