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Andrew Ferguson
DEMOCRAT
Andrew Ferguson is running for Georgia State Senator, District 46.
Personal background
Andrew grew up in Duluth and graduated from Duluth High School. He has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia. He lives in Athens.
Professional background
Andrew is an editor for an investigations company.
Political background
Andrew ran for state senate in 2020 and did not win.
Voting & Elections
Said, "[e]very eligible Georgian must have the ability to register, vote, and have that vote properly counted without systematic barriers of any kind."
Supports same day voter registration for all eligible voters and ending partisan gerrymandering.
Wants to return elections to local control.
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Economy
Wants to hold corporations accountable for price gouging consumers during the pandemic.
Supports expanding rural broadband access.
Said, "we must fight socially regressive policies that attack reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights, since they hurt both our people and our local economies.
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Healthcare
Said, "politicians...have padded not just their own pockets, but the pockets of pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, lobbyists, and big hospitals, just to ensure our broken healthcare system remains in place."
Wants to expand Medicaid.
Supports Congress passing a law to make Roe vs. Wade law.
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Public Safety
Wants to get rid of for-profit prisons, end cash bail for non-violent offenders, decriminalize marijuana, and reform the police.
Supports increasing funding for rehabilitation and removing barriers for people to reenter society after they are released from prison, including "clean slate" legislation that keeps people from being barred from housing, education, and employment opportunities.
Wants all state courthouses and police stations to be required to track rates of arrest, prosecution, conviction, and incarceration by race.
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Education
Wants to make sure that access to online learning is equitable and invest in alternative classroom models.
Plans to make sure all schools have enough funding, regardless of their location.
Wants to expand the Emergency Education Relief Funds Pilot Program to make college more affordable through needs-based awards and getting rid of the Special Institutional Fee.
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