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Raphael Warnock

DEMOCRAT

Raphael Warnock is running for Georgia US Senator.

Political background

Raphael Warnock is currently a Georgia senator. He was first elected in 2020.

Professional background

Raphael is senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He used to be the senior pastor of Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and an assistant pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York.

Personal background

Raphael is originally from Savannah, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College, a master's degree in divinity, a master's degree in philosophy, and a Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary.

Healthcare

  • Wants to expand Medicaid.
  • Promises to protect the Affordable Care Act.
  • Supports creating a public option for healthcare, but opposes getting rid of private insurance.
  • Wants the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to keep drug prices affordable.

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Candidate website

Immigration

  • Promises to prevent family separation at the border.
  • Supports an end to the use of private prisons as detention centers.
  • Wants to protect the status of DACA recipients.
  • Supports keeping Title 42 program in place, for now. Title 42 was created in 2020 and has been used to prevent asylum-seekers from entering the US during the COVID pandemic. It has been used to deport 1.7 million people, according to the AJC. The Biden Administration announced Title 42 will end on May 23, 2022.

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Candidate website

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Foreign Policy

  • Wants to "advance America's values around the world."
  • Supports the use of diplomacy as the first and best resort for solving global crises.
  • Promises to speak out against tyrants and dictators.

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Candidate website

Environment

  • Said fighting "climate change is a moral issue."
  • Wants to address the lack of access to clean water and air in many Black and brown communities.
  • As a US Senator, he cosponsored the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act, which gave tax credits for solar energy production.

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Candidate website

Voting & Elections

  • Wants to restore the Voting Rights Act.
  • As a US Senator, he introduced the Preventing Election Subversion Act, which requires cause for governments to remove local election officials from office. It also makes it a federal crime to harass an election poll worker. The bill has been referred to committee but has not been put up for a vote in the Senate as of March 2022.
  • Opposes Georgia's recent passage of SB 202, which he calls, "a sweeping voter suppression law."

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Candidate website

Economy

  • Supports reinvesting in a clean economy based on green transportation and energy infrastructure.
  • Supports investing in broadband internet access across the country.
  • Wants to fight for fair wages and equitable employment practices.
  • Opposes tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.

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Candidate website