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Gabriel Sanchez

DEMOCRAT

Gabriel Sanchez is running for Georgia State Representative, District 42.

Personal background

Gabriel Sanchez was born and raised in Cobb County, Georgia, to Colombian immigrant parents. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Film and Video Studies from Georgia State University and currently resides in Smyrna, Georgia with his partner Anna.

Professional background

Gabriel Sanchez has worked for Democratic Representatives Sam Park and Park Cannon in the Georgia State House in increments spanning 2018 to 2021. For the past two years, he has served as a Fellow and Policy Associate for a coalition of various advocacy organizations.

Political background

Gabriel Sanchez’s campaign for state representative is his first entry into politics.

Economy

Supports increasing minimum wage to $20 an hour and unionizing workers. Said "teachers, nurses, drivers...perform essential jobs...and we deserve more".

Said "Everyone deserves affordable housing, good-paying jobs, accessible transit, and quality healthcare... corporations and wealthy elites have rigged society against the 99%."

Supports economic policies ensuring safe housing, affordable healthcare, living wages, and quality education, and believes full-time workers should earn enough to support their families, addressing the issue of diminishing returns despite increased work hours.

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Energy & the Environment

Believes climate change impacts communities through extreme weather and pollution from deceitful oil companies. Advocates for zero carbon emissions by 2040, expanded public transit, public utility ownership, and investment in union-made renewables.

Said "Increase regulations to prevent harmful chemicals from being put in our food and environment"

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Healthcare

Supports federal healthcare system like Medicare and plans to implement single-payer healthcare system.

Believes "Universal healthcare is a guaranteed right in every single developed country, except for one: the United States... Americans pay the most per person for healthcare... Big Pharma will do anything to make a quick buck... including hiking prices...denying people coverage wherever possible. Georgians have a fundamental right to healthcare..."

Supports abortion and plans to "repeal Brian Kemp's abortion ban and pass the Reproductive Freedom Act to guarantee abortion rights for all Georgians... through free contraception and birth control, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and free public pre-k and childcare for all."

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Voting & Elections

Supports protecting voting rights, opposes voter suppression, advocates for same-day registration, mail-in voting, ranked choice voting, and an independent commission for fair election mapping in Georgia.

Supports voting rights, advocates for fair elections, and contributed to Georgia's political shift in 2020, aiming to continue these efforts through legislative work and grassroots movements.

Supports a multiracial democracy with equal voting rights, opposes corporate campaign financing, and advocates for removing money from politics to ensure a government that represents the people of Georgia.

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Public Safety

Believes in addressing "root causes of crime like poverty", and that legalizing marijuana, ending the war on drugs, and investing in communities will do as such.

Plans to "fight for a Georgia Civil Rights Act that protects minorities and oppose any policies that perpetuate systemic racism, like the war on drugs and maternal mortality."

Supports gun control and plans to ban assault rifles.

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Education

Supports universal free Pre-K, college, school services, and increased teacher pay, as he believes it will address poverty in Georgia.

Opposes privatization of education by billionaires and right-wing educational policies like book bans and anti-trans legislation.

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