Cobb County

Wants higher pay for Cobb police, fire and 911 dispatchers so they can afford to live in the county, and wants crash data used to fix dangerous intersections. Endorsed by Peach Power PAC.

Sources: Campaign site, East Cobb News, Ballotpedia

Unopposed. Voted against the county's fiscal 2024 budget and tried to hold the tax rate flat, voted against putting the 2024 transit sales tax on the ballot, and sued over the commission's own redistricting map; a judge dismissed the suit for lack of standing.

Sources: Cobb County Courier, WABE, East Cobb News

Unopposed. The first woman and first Black person in the job, she started a youthful offender program for low-level cases and argues that mass incarceration makes people "better, more violent criminals."

Sources: Campaign site, Branch

Unopposed. We found no public statements from him on anything beyond the job.

Sources: Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia, Wikipedia

Wants smaller classes, more open board meetings and an end to book bans, and wants a new board majority and superintendent. Kept a $5,800 donation from an SPLC lawyer who is a Cobb school parent after Republican leaders attacked it.

Sources: East Cobb News, Cobb County Courier, Cobb County Courier

Unopposed. Voted against $1.2 million for five more vapor-detection dogs this September after her questions and requests for data went unanswered.

Sources: Campaign site, Cobb County Courier

Unopposed. Joined Sayler in voting against the extra vapor-detection dogs, and won her May primary with 76 percent.

Sources: East Cobb News, Cobb County Courier

Ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for a second term. In the Senate he voted for the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act and the 2023 bipartisan debt ceiling deal.

Sources: Wikipedia, Black Vote Watch

As mayor she signed an ordinance ending cash bail for low-level city offenses, which Republicans are now using against her. Endorsed by Joe Biden, Eric Holder, Rep. Sanford Bishop and the federal employees' union AFGE.

Sources: AJC, AFGE, Campaign site

A Yale Law graduate and JD Vance's former roommate, he made public Vance's 2016 texts wondering if Trump could become "America's Hitler."

Sources: Wikipedia, AJC

Says "the people are owed integrity" and that she would run elections as impartially as she ran her courtroom. Endorsed by Roy Barnes, EMILY's List and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.

Sources: iVoterGuide, Democratic secretaries of state

Running on gun violence prevention, open records and diversion programs for first-time nonviolent offenders. Wants Georgia to join other states in challenging the Trump-approved Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

Sources: Wikipedia, DAGA, AJC

Wants drought and water plans, more farm-to-school food, and farmland impact reviews before data centers and big developments go in. Endorsed by the Sierra Club and Georgia Equality.

Sources: The Atlanta Objective, Georgia Equality PAC

Wants to stop insurers from setting premiums by ZIP code and credit score. The state ethics commission fined her $5,000 in 2022 for filing three campaign finance reports late.

Sources: Insurance Journal, AJC

Says "people cannot afford to live" and is running on child care, fair pay and fixing the unemployment system. Endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Sources: The Story Exchange, Campaign site

Wants universal preschool and less reliance on high-stakes testing, and says she wants to restore trust in teachers.

Sources: WABE, iVoterGuide

Has called for an independent audit of Georgia Power's profits, and his analysis found data center power discounts push more than a billion dollars in costs onto households.

Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site

Running on "People Before Profits" and against rate increases, saying the state keeps giving corporations welfare. Endorsed by the Sierra Club and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Campaign site, WABE, Endorsements

Became a gun safety advocate with Moms Demand Action after her son Jordan Davis was shot and killed in 2012. Endorsed by the federal workers' union AFGE and Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Sources: AJC, AFGE, Ballotpedia

Calls himself a "moderate Democrat focused on results, not rhetoric" and says the country's slide "didn't start with Donald Trump but it has accelerated under him." Supports federal protection for abortion rights.

Sources: East Cobb News, Ballotpedia, Campaign site

His second run for this seat; he lost the April special election runoff. Backs universal background checks and red-flag laws, and more equipment and mental health training for police.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Fox 5 Atlanta

Opposes private school vouchers and wants more school funding and teacher pay. Endorsed by Georgia Equality PAC and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Civoren, Georgia Equality PAC

Wants abortion rights restored, more school funding and tighter rules for data centers and utilities. Endorsed by the DLCC, Georgia WIN List and Fair Fight.

Sources: Georgia WIN List, Campaign site, WSB Radio

His third try against Albers. Takes no lobbyist money and wants Medicaid expansion, more school funding and transit options.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Rough Draft Atlanta

Says "every person deserves fairness, equal opportunity, and justice." Endorsed by EMILYs List, Georgia WIN List and Georgia Equality PAC.

Sources: Women Count, Georgia Equality PAC, EMILYs List

His second run against Ridley. Wants lower drug prices and better teacher pay. Endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO and Vote Common Good.

Sources: Campaign site, Branch

Says affordable health care and voting rights are the state's biggest problems, and wants Medicaid expansion and limits on corporate home buying. Endorsed by Fair Fight.

Sources: Campaign site, Ballotpedia, Fair Fight

Co-sponsored a red-flag gun law and a bill keeping guns from domestic abusers, and voted against the 2024 bill forcing local jails to work with ICE. Endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Georgia Association of Educators.

Sources: Campaign site, Campaign site, Wikipedia

Calls Trump a persistent liar and asks traditional Republicans to reject MAGA. Signed the Georgia Majority for Gun Safety pledge.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Georgia Majority for Gun Safety

Beat a Democratic incumbent in 2024 to become the first Democratic Socialist in the legislature. Wants single-payer health care, a $20 minimum wage and an independent redistricting commission.

Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site

Running on health care costs, saying "lawmakers should answer to working families, not special interests." Endorsed by EMILYs List, the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Sierra Club.

Sources: Cobb County Courier, DLCC, EMILYs List

Wants to protect abortion rights and expand mental health care. Endorsed by EMILYs List, Georgia WIN List and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Campaign site, DLCC, Georgia Conservation Voters

Wants Medicaid expansion, higher teacher pay and fully funded schools. Endorsed by the DLCC, the Working Families Party and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: NGA CAN, DLCC

Runs on school funding, voting rights, Medicaid expansion and restoring the vote to people who have served their sentences. Endorsed by Georgia WIN List.

Sources: Campaign site, Wikipedia