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Ceretta Smith studied criminal justice and police science at Augusta Technical College and biblical studies from the Minnesota Graduate School of Theology.

Ceretta worked as a union official for the American Federation of Government Employees for five years, as a physical evaluation board liaison officer at an army medical center for over seven years, and as a US Army medic for over eight years.

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Ceretta has served as a city council member in Grovetown, Georgia for over the past five years. She previously lost a race for the Georgia State Senate District 23 in 2020.

Aims to create "good paying jobs" by attracting new industries, supporting small businesses, and expanding job training.

Supports creating paths to homeownership for first time buyers.

- Wants to lower household costs.
- Aims to create "good paying jobs" by attracting new industries, supporting small businesses, and expanding job training.
- Prioritzes local economic growth.
- Wants to support local farmers.
- Supports creating paths to homeownership for first time buyers.

Economy

Believes in increasing firearm regulations.

Supports better mental health and youth support services.

- Believes in increasing firearm regulations.
- Supports better mental health and youth support services.

Public Safety

Wants to strengthen local clinics, emergency services, and specialist access in rural communities.

Believes in expanding mental health support through counseling and crisis services.

Supports providing "quality care" for senior Georgians.

- Advocates for expanding access to care.
- Seeks to lower out-of-pocket costs.
- Wants to strengthen local clinics, emergency services, and specialist access in rural communities.
- Believes in expanding mental health support through counseling and crisis services.
- Supports providing "quality care" for senior Georgians.
- Advocates for abortion access.

Healthcare

Advocates for "fair funding" for schools in rural and low-income communities.

Aims to increase teacher pay and give educators "manageable" class sizes.

Wants updated facilities and materials in schools.

Seeks to expand technical and dual enrollment options.

- Advocates for "fair funding" for schools in rural and low-income communities.
- Aims to increase teacher pay and give educators "manageable" class sizes.
- Wants updated facilities and materials in schools.
- Seeks to expand technical and dual enrollment options.

Education

As of May 22, 2026, Ceretta Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Aims to provide stronger transition support for veterans.

Believes in cutting regulations to make it easier for veterans to access benefits and services.

- Aims to provide stronger transition support for veterans.
- Believes in cutting regulations to make it easier for veterans to access benefits and services.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Wants to expand voting access while protecting voters.

- Wants to expand voting access while protecting voters.

Voting & Elections

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Traci George is a mother of three. She is a Gold Star family member.

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Traci George has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Clark Atlanta University. She is a mother of three. 

Traci has worked in economic development, food security, healthcare access, education, and community infrastructure. She has built coalitions, managed complex initiatives, and helped stabilize systems that families rely on every day.

Traci has worked in economic development, food security, healthcare access, education, and community infrastructure.

Traci previously ran for Georgia Representative in 2022 but did not win. 

Supports a living wage that reflects the real cost of living.

Supports a living wage "that reflects the real cost of living."

Supports expanding and protecting federal tax credits for working families.

Supports protecting and strengthening Social Security for seniors and people with disabilities.

Supports increasing federal investment in Black-owned, women-owned, rural, and veteran-owned businesses.

Supports building workforce pipelines that connect high schools, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), technical colleges, unions, and employers to living-wage jobs.

Supports creating career pathways and job placement programs for military spouses and dependents.

- Supports a living wage "that reflects the real cost of living."
- Supports expanding and protecting federal tax credits for working families.
- Supports protecting and strengthening Social Security for seniors and people with disabilities. 
- Supports increasing federal investment in Black-owned, women-owned, rural, and veteran-owned businesses.
- Supports building workforce pipelines that connect high schools, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), technical colleges, unions, and employers to living-wage jobs.
- Supports creating career pathways and job placement programs for military spouses and dependents.

As of May 22, 2026, Traci George’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act.

Believes mental health care should be considered essential healthcare.

Supports addressing the maternal mortality crisis, with targeted action for Black women.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs through federal negotiation and pricing reform.

Supports strengthening rural healthcare systems by investing in workforce and infrastructure.

- Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act.
- Believes mental health care should be considered essential healthcare.
- Supports addressing the maternal mortality crisis, with targeted action for Black women.
- Supports lowering prescription drug costs through federal negotiation and pricing reform.
- Supports strengthening rural healthcare systems by investing in workforce and infrastructure.

Supports fully funding Title I schools, which serve high percentages of children from low-income families.

Supports expanding access to early childhood education and childcare subsidies.

Supports expanding loan forgiveness for educators, healthcare workers, and public servants.

Supports increasing federal support for Paine College, the only historically black college and university (HBCU) in the district.

- Supports fully funding Title I schools, which serve high percentages of children from low-income families.
- Supports expanding access to early childhood education and childcare subsidies.
- Supports expanding loan forgiveness for educators, healthcare workers, and public servants.
- Supports increasing federal support for Paine College, the only historically black college and university (HBCU) in the district.

Supports fully funding Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, mental health services, and long-term care.

Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive the support they have earned.

Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive support.

Supports strengthening transition services for veterans and military families returning to civilian life.

- Supports fully funding Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, mental health services, and long-term care.
- Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive support.
- Supports strengthening transition services for veterans and military families returning to civilian life.

Traci George

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