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Sonya Halpern
DEMOCRAT
Sonya Halpern is running for Georgia State Senator, District 39.
Personal background
Sonya has lived in District 39 for more than 20 years. She has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Hartford. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Daniel. They have three children.
Professional background
Sonya works at WIAT Consulting. She used to be Vice Chair at Atlanta Public Broadcasting. She also used to work at the YMCA, ESPN and Cox Enterprises.
Political background
Sonya Halpern is currently the state senator for district 39. She was first elected in 2020 and has been in office for one term.
ON THE ISSUES
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Voting & Elections
Wants a non-partisan redistricting process, shorter lines at the polls, to make it easier for absentee ballots to be counted, and same day voter registration.
Opposes exact-match signature requirements, removing large numbers of Georgians from voter rolls, and lack of investment in elections.
Said, "[t]he right to vote is under attack in Georiga."
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Economy
Supports raising Georgia's minimum wage and looking in to how to increase the availability of affordable housing in the district.
Said, "[w]hile metro Atlanta has grown enormously in the last twenty years, that growth has often come at the expense of communities which have been ignored and underserved for a long time."
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Healthcare
Plans to expand Medicaid as one of her top priorities in office.
Wants to make sure that everyone can access health insurance regardless of their income or employment status.
Promises to fight efforts to restrict women's reproductive rights, including abortion rights. Said, "I will do everything I can to protect and expand our power over our own bodies."
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Public Safety
Wants to get rid of mandatory minimum sentences and reduce Georgia's rate of imprisoning people.
Supports alternatives to jail time when people are convicted in order to save the state money and because she believes that prison is "inhumane."
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Education
Wants to make the HOPE scholarship more accessible to families who cannot afford college.
Plans to increase funding to K-12 public schools.
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