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Christa Olenczak

DEMOCRAT

Christa Olenczak is running for Georgia State Representative, District 25.

TOP PRIORITY

Education

Must fully-fund the state's education system

Teachers who give all their time and resources can barely afford to survive and take care of their families

Must look for innovative ways to bring in more tax income and new industries into the state

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Healthcare

Supports expanding Medicaid to all Georgians

Every Georgian should have access to quality and affordable healthcare

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Taxes

Supports an increase in GA's tobacco tax to the national level; could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars

Eliminate the double deduction

Cannot decrease taxes further because education and other state resources must be fully-funded

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Criminal Justice

Repeal the Citizen's Arrest law and reform the Stand Your Ground law

Eliminate the cash-bail system that discriminates against people of color and those who cannot afford cash bail

All people, regardless of income, should have equal opportunity in the justice system

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COVID

Supports a state-level proposal backed by science to combat the coronavirus

Original state-level response to the pandemic was insufficient

Supports a state-wide mask mandate for public spaces

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Why me?

Will represent the values of the district regardless of party affiliation; the district has grown and become more diverse

Georgia is undergoing a critical time; local and state level elections are important to ensure Georgians have representation that will listen to and support them

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Background and Personal Motivation

Her son is her motivation to run; she wants to ensure the country and state are on the right track for her son's future Wants to set a good example for her son

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