Fulton County

Beat Chairman Robb Pitts in the June runoff with about 65 percent. As a commissioner she pushed for a forensic audit of the county budget, and she says she will "fix the jail, fund the courts, build hospitals and protect elections." Endorsed by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, District Attorney Fani Willis and Sheriff Pat Labat.

Sources: Rough Draft Atlanta, AJC, FOX 5

Says she "will stand against harmful ICE actions" and raids that "destabilize families and neighborhoods." Endorsed by Fair Fight Action, Rep. Nikema Williams, Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Atlanta Inquirer, Southwest Atlanta Foundation

Started a program training South Fulton residents to spot human trafficking, and is running on courts and jail reform and water and sewer work. Endorsed by Sheriff Patrick Labat, outgoing Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. and the Sierra Club. In 2019 the city council voted 4 to 3 to investigate whether she steered a $27 million tax abatement to the county's development authority instead of the city's; she denied wrongdoing.

Sources: Campaign site, Atlanta Daily World, AJC

Got 48.5 percent running for Atlanta City Council president in 2025. Running on voting rights and election administration, more money for Grady and mental health care, and economic mobility. Endorsed by Stacey Abrams, the Working Families Party, Georgia Equality and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council.

Sources: News India Times, Campaign site

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

Stepped down as chair of the Georgia Democratic Party in 2025 under pressure from party leaders, including Sen. Jon Ossoff, over management and fundraising. Endorsed by the federal workers' union AFGE and Giffords.

Sources: AJC, Wikipedia, AFGE

Sponsors the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act and reintroduced the GOSAFE Act on semi-automatic weapons in 2025, saying she carries "the memory of my son Jordan." Endorsed by AFGE, Brady PAC and EMILY's List.

Sources: Ballotpedia, McBath House site, Brady PAC

Got into the race after representing Godfrey Wade, an Army veteran deported over an old misdemeanor. Says "enforcing our immigration laws does not require us to abandon due process." Endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO, GALEO Impact Fund and Indivisible North Metro Atlanta.

Sources: CBS News, WSB-TV, iVoterGuide

Calls himself a moderate Democrat who wants to work with moderate Republicans. Wants to expand Medicaid and repeal the state abortion ban. Endorsed by Georgia Equality PAC and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Atlanta Jewish Times, Campaign site, Georgia Conservation Voters

Endorsed by the Cherokee County and Fulton County Democrats. Said in a candidate survey that he supports "protecting bodily autonomy, full stop," including abortion access and transgender rights.

Sources: Fulton County Democrats, Cherokee Democrats, Ballotpedia

Was the first woman to serve as House majority whip, and cast the only committee vote against a bill penalizing sanctuary campuses, calling it "fear mongering." Endorsed by Georgia Equality PAC, Georgia WIN List and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Wikipedia, WABE, Georgia Equality PAC

Wrote SB 93, a bipartisan 2025 law ending the "three-cueing" method of teaching reading. Campaigns on a livable wage, rent control, paid family leave and affordable housing. Endorsed by Georgia Conservation Voters and GALEO Impact Fund.

Sources: Wikipedia, WABE, Campaign site

Wrote SB 235, which creates planning districts around HBCUs; Gov. Kemp signed it in 2025. Endorsed by Georgia Equality and Georgia WIN List.

Sources: Governor's office, WABE, LegiStorm

Wants to expand Medicaid to cut maternal and infant deaths, put more money into public schools and reform redistricting. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Fair Fight, Georgia Conservation Voters and the Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council.

Sources: Campaign site, Campaign site, DLCC

Third run for this seat after 2016 and 2022. Wants Georgia to take the Medicaid expansion and says he won't take money or gifts from lobbyists or outside interest groups.

Sources: Ballotpedia, Rough Draft Atlanta, Campaign site

Supports abortion rights, safe-storage rules for guns in homes with children, and legal cannabis taxed to pay for schools; opposes private school vouchers. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates and Fair Fight.

Sources: Branch, Fair Fight

Wants full Medicaid expansion and says "what a woman does with her body is between her and her doctor." Endorsed by Fair Fight, Georgia WIN List and Georgia Conservation Voters.

Sources: Campaign site, DLCC, Georgia Conservation Voters

Wants full Medicaid expansion, ranked-choice voting and independent redistricting. Endorsed by the Sierra Club, Fair Fight and Georgia Equality PAC.

Sources: Campaign site, DLCC, Georgia Equality PAC

Became the nominee in August after primary winner Teresa Lin withdrew for her health. Running on school funding, Medicaid expansion, abortion access and gun safety; endorsed by Georgia WIN List, Fair Fight and EMILY's List.

Sources: Georgia WIN List, Campaign site

Has written gun safety bills including a safe-storage act and universal background checks, and voted for the 2022 gas tax suspension and income tax cut. Endorsed by EMILY's List, Georgia Equality and Georgia WIN List.

Sources: Georgia Gun Safety, Campaign site, Georgia WIN List

Co-sponsored the 2024 law adding a definition of antisemitism to Georgia law. Endorsed by Georgia WIN List on Medicaid expansion, abortion rights and voting access. Drew criticism from fellow Democrats for endorsing Republican Rusty Paul for Sandy Springs mayor in 2025.

Sources: Wikipedia, FOX 5, Georgia WIN List

First run for office, to "champion public health, support working families" and protect communities "from the chaos of Washington." Endorsed by EMILY's List, Fair Fight Action, Georgia WIN List and the Georgia AFL-CIO.

Sources: Campaign site, EMILY's List

Says she has fought "to protect women's bodily autonomy, to expand healthcare access, to reduce gun violence." Supports Medicaid expansion and abortion access, and chaired the House Atlanta delegation for four years.

Sources: Campaign site, Branch, Wikipedia

Wants full Medicaid expansion and "better gun safety laws," and says she will oppose laws "that seek to discriminate against women, people of color, the LGBTQ community and immigrants."

Sources: Campaign site, Georgia House bio, Branch

Wrote the bipartisan bills that restored and expanded the HOPE Grant for technical college students, and in 2015 helped stop a "religious freedom" bill that lacked civil rights protections. Supports abortion access and a higher minimum wage.

Sources: Georgia House bio, Wikipedia, Branch

Beat Demetria Henderson in the Democratic runoff with 66 percent. Wants rent control, single-payer health care and an end to state cooperation with ICE, and wants to send working people "who reject the bribes of developers and billionaires" to the Capitol.

Sources: Campaign site, Branch, Victory Fund

Sponsored the CHOICE Act on housing costs, and in February 2026 announced a bipartisan housing package on tax incentives, tenant protections and zoning with Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver. Supports Medicaid expansion.

Sources: Georgia House, Branch, Campaign site

Backs property tax relief but warned the MDJ that "broad tax cuts can create future budget shortfalls." Supports an assault weapons ban and background checks, and opposes school vouchers.

Sources: MDJ, Branch, Georgia House

Supports Medicaid expansion, repealing Georgia's restrictive voting laws and making Election Day a state holiday, and opposes school vouchers. The NRA's political arm gives him a B grade.

Sources: Branch, Georgia House, NRA-PVF

Sponsored a bill exempting Palmetto homeowners 65 and older from city property taxes, and a "Senior Stabilization Act" to limit rent increases for some seniors.

Sources: Branch, Wikipedia, Campaign site