Through my community organizing, I’ve come to learn what issues matter most to everyday working people. Housing insecurity is real and felt by so many in our community. Young people like me can’t afford to buy a home, and rent increases dramatically every year. Without guaranteed parental leave, my partner and I will face hard career choices if we want to start a family. And I know I’m not the only one who dreads going to the doctor, fearing surprise medical bills and costly prescription drugs. Too many people are struggling to pay the bills despite working 40 hours a week, or often more than that. In the wealthiest country in the world, it should not be this hard to get by. Working families deserve a system that works for them and a real voice in the State Capitol.

• Housing for All

  Housing is a human right. Everyone deserves a safe and affordable home, but we are facing an affordable housing crisis in Cobb County and across the state. Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, this trend has only worsened, and now Atlanta has the most overpriced housing market in the country. Predatory corporations from all over have been buying up houses throughout the Metro Atlanta area. Many of these corporations have one goal – profits. And because of this, they’re driving up rents, pushing properties into disrepair, and exploiting tenants, instead of doing their job to provide housing for working people.

  We must reign in the corporate greed that is keeping housing unaffordable, and guarantee housing for all.
• Healthcare for AllUniversal healthcare is a right in every single developed country, except for one: the United States. Despite being the wealthiest nation in the world, the U.S. has one of the worst, most overpriced, and inaccessible healthcare systems. Americans pay the most per person for healthcare. Big Pharma will do anything to make a quick buck, including pushing addictive drugs like opiates on patients, hiking prices for medication and necessary services, or denying people coverage wherever possible. Georgians have a fundamental right to healthcare, and yet we allow greed and corruption to lead the way in our healthcare systems.The solution is a single-payer, public healthcare system: we need Medicare for All Georgians.
• Economy for AllIn the face of rising costs, inflation, and stagnant wages, what do Georgians deserve? We need an economy that works for everyone, not just for the top 1% and the big corporations. That means guaranteed paid time off and parental leave to care for our families. That means reliable hours and a living wage of at least $20 an hour. That means protecting and expanding the right to unionize. Working people like teachers, nurses, drivers, and more perform the essential jobs that keep society running and the economy afloat, and we deserve more! It’s time to invest back into the people who truly run the economy - the workers.