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Gregg Kennard

DEMOCRAT

Gregg Kennard is running for Georgia State Representative, District 101.

Personal background

Gregg is originally from Atlanta.

Professional background

Gregg used to be a minister and an executive at a nonprofit that worked on homelessness and domestic violence.

Political background

Gregg Kennard is currently the state representative for district 102. He was first elected in 2018 and has been in office for two terms.

Economy

Supports policies that benefit small businesses.

As a state senator, worked to get a tax credit for smaller investors and to make technical college free to help with labor shortages.

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Voting & Elections

Wants to lower barriers to voting and make all voting options easy to access.

Supports redistricting done by an independent third party.

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Healthcare

Support access to mental healthcare and substance abuse treatment.

Wants to expand Medicaid.

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Education

Wants to make technical college either free or very affordable.

Supports expanding pre-k to all four-year-olds in order to improve literacy rates.

As a state senator, supported $3,000 raises for teachers and other school employees, $30,000 for each public school for safety measures, and for public schools to have a fully funded budget.

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Public Safety

Supports the co-responder model, where behavioral specialists go with the police to respond to calls involving mental health.

As a state senator, worked to get criminal records for non-violent felonies restricted after the sentence is completed, to issue state IDs to all citizens after they get out of jail, and to ban private prisons and jail.

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