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Georgia Democrats, Darrius Butler US House of Representatives District 8

Darrius was born in Decatur, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Carver College.

Darrius is a small business owner and the Associate Pastor of The City of Praise in Atlanta. He was previously a regional manager for First Citizens Bank.

Darrius Maurice Butler ran for Georgia's 8th Congressional District in 2022 but did not win.

Plans to "fight wage theft so your paycheck reflects the work you actually do instead of the best interest of the corporation."

Supports strengthening retirement benefit programs to ensure seniors can retire comfortably.

Supports reinstating the Child Tax Credit to support parents and combat child poverty.

Supports expanding markets for Georgia-grown products to support farmers and create incentives for youth to enter farming.

Believes in decreasing housing costs by "building smarter and with a mind for future generations," ensuring home ownership opportunities for all and preventing homelessness.

Supports "even the playing field for small businesses and farms by fighting unnecessary regulations, protecting local businesses, and ensuring a market for Georgian goods."

Supports reducing unnecessary regulations for local small businesses.

Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help young Georgians achieve home ownership.

Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help achieve home ownership.

Supports rebuilding and strengthening labor unions.

Believes in punishing companies that "ship American jobs overseas."

Opposes corporations purchasing homes and inflating prices.

- Plans to "fight wage theft so your paycheck reflects the work you actually do instead of the best interest of the corporation."
- Supports strengthening retirement benefit programs to ensure seniors can retire comfortably.
- Supports reinstating the Child Tax Credit to support parents and combat child poverty.
- Supports expanding markets for Georgia-grown products to support farmers and create incentives for youth to enter farming.
- Believes in decreasing housing costs by "building smarter and with a mind for future generations," ensuring home ownership opportunities for all and preventing homelessness.
- Supports reducing unnecessary regulations for local small businesses.
- Supports first-time homebuyer subsidies to help achieve home ownership.
- Supports rebuilding and strengthening labor unions.
- Believes in punishing companies that "ship American jobs overseas."
- Opposes corporations purchasing homes and inflating prices.

Economy

Supports transitioning to a green economy by supporting workers, businesses, and the environment, and aims to protect homes and infrastructure from natural disasters.

Supports holding "polluters and utility companies accountable for the damage they cause everyday."

Supports investing in clean energy and aims to transition to a clean economy by 2050.

Supports funding organizations like FEMA to ensure Georgians are protected from natural disasters and equipped to deal with a changing climate.

Supports prioritizing fossil fuel workers and communities historically affected by fossil fuels in clean energy job selection and retraining.

Believes in investing in resources, infrastructure, and education in communities of color to achieve energy cost savings.

Supports protecting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and maintaining standards for clean air and water.

Supports setting carbon reduction goals and establishing strong climate standards for new cars and infrastructure.

- Supports transitioning to a green economy by supporting workers, businesses, and the environment, and aims to protect homes and infrastructure from natural disasters.
- Supports holding "polluters and utility companies accountable for the damage they cause everyday."
- Supports investing in clean energy and aims to transition to a clean economy by 2050.
- Supports funding organizations like FEMA to ensure Georgians are protected from natural disasters and equipped to deal with a changing climate.
- Supports prioritizing fossil fuel workers and communities historically affected by fossil fuels in clean energy job selection and retraining.
- Believes in investing in resources, infrastructure, and education in communities of color to achieve energy cost savings.
- Supports protecting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and maintaining standards for clean air and water.
- Supports setting carbon reduction goals and establishing strong climate standards for new cars and infrastructure.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to "fight medical malpractice that fuels the opioid and crack epidemic."

Supports increased funding for rural hospitals and maternal care centers.

Supports equal funding and access to women's healthcare, including reproductive and prenatal care, and supports abortion access.

Supports a strong public health insurance option, allowing Georgians to buy into Medicare.

Supports expanding access to essential LGBTQ+ healthcare.

Supports expanding federal negotiations to lower prescription drug prices.

- Plans to "fight medical malpractice that fuels the opioid and crack epidemic."
- Supports increased funding for rural hospitals and maternal care centers.
- Supports equal funding and access to women's healthcare, including reproductive and prenatal care, and supports abortion access.
- Supports a strong public health insurance option, allowing Georgians to buy into Medicare.
- Supports expanding access to essential LGBTQ+ healthcare.
- Supports expanding federal negotiations to lower prescription drug prices.

Healthcare

Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.

Supports expanding in-person early voting and absentee ballot options.

Supports expanding in-person early voting, absentee ballot options, and automatic voter registration.

Believes in protecting and funding the United States Postal Service as a "critical rural voting institution."

Supports restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

- Supports making Election Day a federal holiday.
- Supports expanding in-person early voting, absentee ballot options, and automatic voter registration.
- Believes in protecting and funding the United States Postal Service as a "critical rural voting institution."
- Supports restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Voting & Elections

Supports "upholding the Second Amendment" while promoting "common sense gun legislation" such as universal background checks, ending gun-show loopholes, and banning assault-style weapons.

Supports decriminalizing marijuana use and possession.

Supports reforming the bail system and ending mass incarceration.

Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted.

Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted and increasing programs that help citizens reenter society and reduce recidivism.

Supports ending qualified immunity for police and making police misconduct records public.

Supports increasing funding for local and state law enforcement to receive bias and crisis training.

- Supports "upholding the Second Amendment" while promoting "common sense gun legislation" such as universal background checks, ending gun-show loopholes, and banning assault-style weapons.
- Supports abolishing private prisons.
- Supports decriminalizing marijuana use and possession.
- Supports reforming the bail system and ending mass incarceration.
- Supports expunging records of those arrested but not convicted and increasing programs that help citizens reenter society and reduce recidivism.
- Supports ending qualified immunity for police and making police misconduct records public.
- Supports increasing funding for local and state law enforcement to receive bias and crisis training.

Public Safety

Supports raising teacher pay, providing resources for schools, and restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.

Supports restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.

Supports equitable funding for Pre-K and K-12 schools, advocating to close the "Zip-Code Gap" by decoupling school funding from property taxes.

Supports increasing funding for civics and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs.

Supports strengthening nutritional programs in schools and ensuring every K-12 student receives a nutritious free lunch.

Supports making all public community institutions tuition-free, fully funding Pell Grants, and expanding student loan forgiveness programs.

Supports vocational, trade, and apprenticeship education.

- Supports raising teacher pay, providing resources for schools, and restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.
- Supports restoring tax provisions for educators' purchases of supplies and classroom goods.
- Supports equitable funding for Pre-K and K-12 schools, advocating to close the "Zip-Code Gap" by decoupling school funding from property taxes.
- Supports increasing funding for civics and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs.
- Supports strengthening nutritional programs in schools and ensuring every K-12 student receives a nutritious free lunch.
- Supports making all public community institutions tuition-free, fully funding Pell Grants, and expanding student loan forgiveness programs.
- Supports vocational, trade, and apprenticeship education.

Education

Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans.

Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans and extend programs into rural communities.

- Wants to invest in mental health programs for veterans and extend programs into rural communities.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Darrius Maurice Butler

Plans to expand the auto and manufacturing industry.

Wants to build better infrastructure in rural Georgie through better roads, bridges, and wifi hotspots.

- Plans to expand the auto and manufacturing industry.
- Wants to build better infrastructure in rural Georgie through better roads, bridges, and wifi hotspots.

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- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
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- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.