Candidate for Georgia State Senate - District 35 in 2022 Georgia Primary Election.
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Extend police academy training to 16 weeks to ensure new officers receive adequate de-escalation, cultural relevancy, and community-policing training. Learn more
Create state-wide registry of officers fired (or forced to resign) due to police brutality, other egregious misconduct, and/or criminal acts -- prohibiting future law enforcement employment in Georgia. Learn more
Support Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for Department of Corrections’ returning and incarcerated citizens serving five years or less (Seventy-five percent of Georgia’s incarcerated did not complete high school). Learn more
Advocate for House Study Committee to identify what resources are needed to successfully educate and transition our youth from custody of the State of Georgia (Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Family and Children Services – especially youth aging out of foster care) and Juvenile Courts to literate, functioning members of society. Learn more
Re-evaluate the education process of Special Needs students receiving Certificates of Attendance and unable to continue to the state’s technical and two-year colleges without obtaining a GED (General Education Diploma). Learn more
Restore the voting rights of returning citizens as soon as they are released from prisons and jails. Learn more
Expand Medicaid for every Georgian – (offering affordable healthcare services to include: behavioral health, vision, and dental). Learn more
Collaborate with homeless task forces to identify and address mental health challenges facing our housing insecure population. Learn more
Fund case management and mental health resources for incarcerated as well as released inmates to allow them to successfully acclimate back into their communities. Learn more
Expand in-patient drug and alcohol treatment options for individuals and families with households up to 200% of federal poverty level. Learn more
Advocate for Five-Year Affordable Housing Plan with a path to upward mobility - eliminating the years-long waiting lists of those in need of housing. The main objective is sustainable self-sufficiency for families. Within the five-year plan, residents will be able to move from subsidized housing to market-rate rent or home ownership. Learn more
Advocate for workforce readiness, training, and placement opportunities to guarantee living-wage opportunities. Learn more
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