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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

This list comes from what each campaign has said and published. For the full details, visit the campaign sites linked from the Statewide Candidates directory.

U.S. Senate · incumbent

Jon Ossoff

  • Keep bringing federal money to Georgia for roads, bridges, and jobs
  • Keep digging into corruption, prison conditions, and government waste
  • Protect voting rights and push for federal rules that keep election workers safe and voting open
  • Lower costs for families, including health care and medicine prices

Governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms

  • Fully grow Medicaid so hundreds of thousands more Georgians get health coverage
  • Work to end the six-week abortion ban
  • Build more affordable housing and fight rising living costs across the state
  • Raise teacher pay and fully fund public schools

Lieutenant Governor

Josh McLaurin

  • Use his role leading the Senate to bring Medicaid and abortion-rights bills up for a vote
  • Stop extreme bills from getting a vote
  • Push for rules that protect people from unfair loans and hidden fees

Attorney General

Tanya Miller

  • Point the office at corruption, fraud, and crimes against Georgians who need the most protection
  • Protect people from scams, price gouging, and unfair business tricks
  • Defend Georgians' civil rights and push back when the federal government reaches into state elections

Secretary of State

Penny Brown Reynolds

  • Keep elections safe and honest while making it easier, not harder, to sign up and vote
  • Protect county election workers from threats and bullying
  • Cut wait times and paperwork for job licenses and business sign-ups

Insurance & Fire Safety Commissioner

Keisha Sean Waites

  • Fight home and car insurance price hikes and make companies explain increases in public
  • Make sure customer complaints get real follow-up so claims get paid fairly and on time
  • Bring more fire safety checks and help to communities that get overlooked

Labor Commissioner

Nikki Porcher

  • Update the unemployment system so benefits reach people fast after they lose a job
  • Grow job training that leads to real jobs, including for veterans and people changing careers
  • Make childcare cheaper so parents can actually get back to work

Agriculture Commissioner

Katherine Juhan-Arnold

  • Open new places for Georgia's small and mid-size farmers to sell what they grow
  • Bring down food costs with a shorter trip from Georgia farms to Georgia tables
  • Help new farmers get land and get started

School Superintendent

Lydia Powell

  • Send more state school money into classrooms and keeping good teachers
  • Cut back on over-testing and give teachers room to teach
  • Grow mental health help and reading programs in every district

Public Service Commission · District 3 · incumbent

Peter Hubbard

  • Vote no on unfair Georgia Power rate hikes and demand clear facts in rate cases
  • Speed up cheap solar power and battery storage in Georgia's energy plans
  • Make data-center companies, not families, pay for the extra power they use

Public Service Commission · District 5

Shelia Edwards

  • Make "can people afford it?" the first test for every rate decision
  • Explain PSC decisions in plain words so customers can follow the money
  • Team up with Hubbard to form a pro-customer voting group on the commission

These summaries come from campaign websites and public statements as of mid-2026. Plans can change, so check each campaign's site for the latest. See also what they've done and what each office does.