Candidate for Georgia House of Representatives - District 129 in 2020 Georgia General Election.
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Get StartedDrug addiction and the impact of mental health on those incarcerated are two areas that do need our focus. Prisons are not designed to remediate these issues in an effective way for the imprisoned individual or for our society. We need to find and fund other ways of addressing these needs to reduce the cost to individuals, society and taxpayers. Learn more
I want our education system to be one that nurtures and brings out the best in every child with meaningful, challenging, achievable and memorable learning opportunities from Pre-K through high school. I want every child to see and be able to responsibly evaluate post-secondary opportunities and make decisions that are affordable for them and their families. Learn more
Medical insurance is the only insurance frequently tied to our employment. (This is a relatively new phenomenon dating back to World War II.) We may be better served by a simpler system that is separate from employment, affordable for all and structured in a way that reimburses medical providers for indigent care, protects rural hospitals and rewards all of us for good health choices. Learn more
New roads and bridges are certainly important, but they are not the best way to encourage economic development with the hope that “if we build it, they (jobs and industry) will come.” The desire for a politician to reward his or her home district with a new road project should never supersede the best use of our tax dollars. Learn more
By installing a framework of Internet support for our rural areas we will be supporting those who continue to provide the goods and services without which our urban areas cannot continue to flourish. Learn more
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