Mary Ann is a resident of McDonough, where she has lived for 23 years. She is a first-generation student who graduated from Henry County High School, earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice keadership from Mercer University, and her master's degree in public administration from Clayton State University. Mary Ann is a mother. She attends T.O.P Church.

Mary Ann has a professional career empowering marginalized communities through mentorship programs, fellowships, and non-profit work across metro Atlanta.

Mary Ann Santos' campaign for state representative is her first entry into politics.

Candidate website

The candidate's website says, "Partner with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to secure funding for road improvement projects"

Plans to partner with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to secure funding for road improvement projects.

- Plans to partner with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to secure funding for road improvement projects.

Economy

The candidate's website says, "Allocate resources towards the development and enhancement of bicycle lanes, pedestrian parks, and trail systems"

Wants to allocate resources towards the development and enhancement of bicycle lanes, pedestrian parks, and trail systems, otherwise known as alternative transportation.

- Wants to allocate resources towards the development and enhancement of bicycle lanes, pedestrian parks, and trail systems, otherwise known as alternative transportation.

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "Expand Medicaid coverage to ensure that every individual has access to affordable healthcare"

The candidate's website says, "Negotiate the lowering price of prescription drugs to make them accessible"

Supports negotiating the price of prescription drugs to make them lower and therefore accessible.

- Supports expansion of Medicaid coverage.
- Supports negotiating the price of prescription drugs to make them lower and therefore accessible.

Healthcare

As of July 25, 2024, Mary Ann Santos’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "Strengthen, broaden, and allocate funding for victim services for survivors of domestic violence"

Plans to "strengthen, broaden, and allocate funding for victim services for survivors of domestic violence."

- Plans to "strengthen, broaden, and allocate funding for victim services for survivors of domestic violence."

Public Safety

The candidate's website says, "Provide all students breakfast and lunch as part of the learning curriculum"

Plans to provide all students breakfast and lunch as "part of the learning curriculum."

The candidate's website says, "Compensate teachers and staff with equitable, livable salaries to attract and retain high quality talent."

Wants to compensate teachers and staff with equitable, livable salaries to "attract and retain high quality talent."

The candidate's website says, "Improve Mental health services in public education"

Wants to improve mental health services in public education.

- Plans to provide all students breakfast and lunch as "part of the learning curriculum."
- Wants to compensate teachers and staff with equitable, livable salaries to "attract and retain high quality talent."
- Wants to improve mental health services in public education.

Education

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Mary Ann Santos

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.