Ballotpedia: Long Tran

Long lives in Dunwoody, Georgia with his wife and two sons. He attended Sinclair Community College and Ohio State University.

Long is the owner of Peachy Corners Café. Previously, he worked in Information Technology as a network security consultant and later transitioned into mobile app development. He also served on the Mayor of Dunwoody’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

Long Tran is currently State Representative for House District 80. He was elected in 2022 and has served one term.

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Supports bolstering small businesses, critical to Georgia's economy and labor force, through resources and development strategies, while opposing an exclusive focus on attracting multinational corporations for economic growth.

Wants to support small businesses instead of exclusively focusing on attracting multinational corporations for economic growth.

- Wants to support small businesses instead of exclusively focusing on attracting multinational corporations for economic growth.

Economy

As of March 19, 2024, Long Tran’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Said, "We have a public health and safety crisis in our state... We already have a shortage of nurses, law enforcement, and paramedics. With the closing of Atlanta Medical Center(AMC) the crisis will further exacerbate the challenges at our local perimeter hospitals... We’ve lost over 6 hospitals in the last 4 years. We need to make hospitals profitable while providing medical care to every Georgian."

Said, "We already have a shortage of nurses, law enforcement, and paramedics. With the closing of Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) the crisis will further exacerbate the challenges at our local perimeter hospitals... We need to make hospitals profitable while providing medical care to every Georgian."

Said, "The reality is the world is cruel at times... The government and no one else has any business in the discussions and decisions a woman has between her doctor and herself... The heartbeat bill written in Georgia is so poorly written that it places the lives of women, careers of medical professionals and financial stability of families at risk. We must do better."

Supports abortion and said, "We must understand that the government and no one else has any business in the discussions and decisions a woman has between her doctor and herself."

- Said, "We already have a shortage of nurses, law enforcement, and paramedics. With the closing of Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) the crisis will further exacerbate the challenges at our local perimeter hospitals... We need to make hospitals profitable while providing medical care to every Georgian."
- Supports abortion and said, "We must understand that the government and no one else has any business in the discussions and decisions a woman has between her doctor and herself."

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Believes gun violence stems from poverty, affecting mental health, drugs, and crime; advocates for education, jobs, and public safety to address root causes, while supporting common-sense gun laws to protect children and uphold the 2nd amendment.

Supports gun control legislation, but said "we can accomplish all this without taking away the 2nd amendment."

- Supports gun control legislation, but said "we can accomplish all this without taking away the 2nd amendment."

Public Safety

Believes Dekalb's school decline is tied to outdated QBE funding, advocating for modernization to enhance Georgia's educational competitiveness.

Wants to modernize the Quality Basic Education school funding formula to improve the public education system.

- Wants to modernize the Quality Basic Education school funding formula to improve the public education system.

Education

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Long Tran

Long lives in Dunwoody, Georgia with his wife and two sons. 

Long Tran is a resident of Dunwoody for 12 years and is married with two grade-school sons, with his parents also living in Dunwoody. Information about where he attended school and what church he attends was not provided.

Long Tran is the owner of Peachy Corners Café. Prior to his entrepreneurial venture, he worked in the field of I.T. as a network security consultant and later transitioned into mobile app development.

Long Tran serves on the Mayor of Dunwoody’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board and has been a resident of Dunwoody for 12 years. He has not held elected office but has been active in the community, serving on the governing boards of Chesnut Elementary and Peachtree Middle School. There is no information provided about any past political campaigns or elections he has participated in.

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