For the upcoming election, GEEARS reached out to candidates for Georgia House, Georgia Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives to submit an answer to the following question: 
 
Georgia is often touted as the best state to do business. How would you ensure that it is also the best place to raise young children? 
 
Below, you can learn more about the candidates running for these offices and read responses from more than 100 candidates who answered our question. You can confirm your State House and Senate districts, as well as U.S. House district, by going to My Voter Page.
 
Note: As a 501(c)(3) charity, GEEARS does not endorse any candidate. Our mission is to educate the public and candidates about the issues that impact young children and their families.  
 
Candidate responses were published as they were received and not edited for clarity, spelling, punctuation, or grammar.

 

*The GEEARS team did their best to reach any qualified candidate in a State Senate, State House, or U.S. House race for the upcoming November general election. However, publicly available contact information or social media accounts were not available for all candidates. If you are a candidate and would like to participate, please reach out to Jessica Woltjen at jwoltjen@geears.org.

One of the biggest challenges my family faced as parents of a young child was navigating recovery and caregiving without access to paid family leave... During what should have been a focused season of physical healing and bonding with my newborn, I was instead consumed with fear about lost income, job security, and whether we could continue to afford housing and basic necessities.

- Atlanta Mother

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    If we really want Georgia to be the number one state to do business, then we need to support working parents by expanding CAPS and Georgia's Pre-K. This is an investment in our present and our future.

    - Athens Mother