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What's the plan?

What each statewide Democratic candidate says they'll do with the office if Georgia elects them in November.

Platforms

The agenda, office by office

Drawn from each campaign's stated platform and public statements. For the full details, visit the campaign sites linked from the Statewide Candidates directory.

U.S. Senate · incumbent

Jon Ossoff

  • Keep delivering federal infrastructure and economic development dollars to Georgia
  • Continue oversight investigations into corruption, prison conditions, and government waste
  • Defend voting rights and push federal protections for election workers and access to the ballot
  • Lower costs for families, including healthcare and prescription drug prices

Governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms

  • Expand Medicaid fully, extending coverage to hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians
  • Restore reproductive freedom by working to repeal the six-week abortion ban
  • Invest in affordable housing and tackle the cost-of-living squeeze statewide
  • Raise teacher pay and fully fund public schools

Lieutenant Governor

Josh McLaurin

  • Use the Senate gavel to bring Medicaid expansion and abortion-rights repeal bills to the floor
  • Block extremist legislation from reaching a vote
  • Push consumer protection measures against predatory lending and junk fees

Attorney General

Tanya Miller

  • Refocus the office on public corruption, fraud, and crimes against vulnerable Georgians
  • Protect consumers from scams, price gouging, and predatory business practices
  • Defend Georgians' civil rights and push back on federal overreach into state elections

Secretary of State

Penny Brown Reynolds

  • Protect election integrity while making registration and voting more accessible, not less
  • Defend county election workers from harassment and interference
  • Cut wait times and red tape in professional licensing and business registration

Insurance & Fire Safety Commissioner

Keisha Sean Waites

  • Challenge home and auto insurance rate hikes and demand insurers justify increases publicly
  • Strengthen consumer complaint enforcement so claims get paid fairly and on time
  • Expand fire safety inspections and resources for underserved communities

Labor Commissioner

Nikki Porcher

  • Modernize the unemployment system so benefits reach laid-off Georgians quickly
  • Expand workforce training tied to real jobs, including for veterans and career changers
  • Make childcare more affordable so parents can actually get back to work

Agriculture Commissioner

Katherine Juhan-Arnold

  • Open new market access for Georgia's small and mid-size farmers
  • Bring down food costs by shortening the path from Georgia farms to Georgia tables
  • Support the next generation of farmers with land access and startup help

School Superintendent

Lydia Powell

  • Direct more state education funding into classrooms and teacher retention
  • Reduce over-testing and give teachers room to teach
  • Expand mental health support and literacy programs in every district

Public Service Commission · District 3 · incumbent

Peter Hubbard

  • Vote against unjustified Georgia Power rate hikes and demand transparency in rate cases
  • Accelerate cheap solar and battery storage in Georgia's energy plans
  • Shift data-center energy costs onto the companies driving demand, not households

Public Service Commission · District 5

Shelia Edwards

  • Make utility affordability the commission's first test for every rate decision
  • Bring plain-language transparency to PSC proceedings so ratepayers can follow the money
  • Join Hubbard to form a pro-consumer voting bloc on the commission

Platform summaries based on campaign websites and public statements as of mid-2026; positions can evolve — check each campaign's site for the latest. See also what they've done and what each office does.