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Meet the 2020 Candidates
President • US Senate and House • GA Assembly • Local and Municipal
October 11, 2020Table of Contents
About Decatur Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ............................................................... 1
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Federal Legislative Priorities........................................................................... 1
President......................................................................................................................................................... 2
U.S. Senate ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
U.S. House of Representatives......................................................................................................................... 6
Georgia Senate................................................................................................................................................ 7
Georgia House of Representatives................................................................................................................... 8
DeKalb County – Local and Municipal ............................................................................................................ 10
2020 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar ............................................................................................ 15
Content as of October 11, 2020. The information provided herein serves as a non-exhaustive list of
qualifying candidates and/or races in the Decatur Alumnae Chapter service area (Decatur, Tucker, Dunwoody,
Chamblee, Doraville, Ellenwood (DeKalb County), Clarkston, Avondale Estates, Scottdale, & East-Atlanta (DeKalb
County), Georgia). For additional or updated information, please visit the candidate’s website, the Elections
Division of the Georgia Secretary of State, etc. This document is for informational purposes only. This
document is nonpartisan without party affiliation, bias, or designation and does not constitute
endorsement, recommendation, or favoring, of any kind, by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
Decatur Alumnae Chapter, or otherwise.
2About Decatur Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
The Decatur Alumnae Chapter (DAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on October 5, 1973, by
sixteen women who had the vision to establish a chapter in the DeKalb County area. Our mission is to
continue to expand the sorority’s commitment of providing public service to our local community, addressing
national issues, and supplying assistance towards international crises. With a membership of more than 460
college-educated women, we strive to embody the core principles of Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service by
planning and executing programs and events that make an impact in the communities we serve.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Federal Legislative Priorities
Comprehensive Enact comprehensive immigration reform that treats immigrants fairly and preserves families
Immigration Reform Enact federal policy that recognizes the extensive contributions that immigrants make to the
American culture and economy
Criminal Justice Reform sentencing to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities
Reform Enact comprehensive reintegration strategies to interrupt the costly cycle of recidivism
Enact incentives to promote fair policing and end excessive use of force
De-criminalize possession of cannabis
Economic Justice Expand Medicaid and resist efforts to use block grants to strip health care from disabled
and/or low-income children, elderly and disabled Americans. By capping spending on
Medicaid and enabling states to weaken the reach of the program, the block grant plan will
jeopardize medical access for millions, including those who gained coverage in states that
chose Medicaid expansion. The Administration’s block grant program puts countless families
at risk and also contradicts Congressional intent for Medicaid.
Protect the powers of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Raise the Federal minimum wage to $15/hour
Encourage innovation by bringing high-speed Internet to every corner of America
Support gender pay equity and require federal contractors to eliminate gender disparities in
compensation; assure a minimum level of paid family leave, without pre-empting state/local
protections
Health Care Resist attacks on reproductive rights
Bring down the cost of prescription drugs
Eliminate health disparities
Sensible Gun Appropriate funding to study the causes and cures of gun violence, including economic
Violence Prevention deprivation, suicide, gun safety education and entertainment that glorifies gratuitous violence
Measures Raise the age of gun purchase to twenty-one
Student Loan Student loan debt has reached astronomical levels in the U.S., with 44.2 million Americans
Debt Crisis carrying an estimated $1.48 trillion in education debt. The average class of 2017 graduate left
school with $39,400 in student loans. The financial burden of student loan debt falls heaviest
on women and people of color. According to an analysis by the American Association of
University Women (AAUW), women own nearly two-thirds of student loan debt in the U.S.,
totaling almost $900 billion. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 86.8
percent of black students borrow federal loans to pay for attendance at four-year colleges and
are more likely to graduate with higher levels of debt than white students, and they're also
more likely to default on their loans.
Voting Rights Incentivize nonpartisan redistricting
Enforce laws against racial gerrymandering and other practices and procedures that inhibit the
right to vote
Restore and expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act
3Federal Legislative Priorities as identified during Delta Days in the Nation’s Capital (February 22-25, 2020).
President
Joseph “Joe” Biden Donald Trump
Party Democrat Republican
Age 76 Age 72
Former U.S. Vice President 45th U.S. President
Former U.S. Senator, Delaware Real Estate Developer
Background
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Reality TV Star
University of Delaware, BA University of Pennsylvania, BA
Syracuse University, JD
Website www.joebiden.com www.donaldjtrump.com
Supports creating a new treaty on climate change Does not believe in climate change
requiring emissions reductions Established panel devoted to challenging
Supports Green New Deal climate science
$1.7 trillion “Clean Energy Revolution” plan to Withdrew from Paris Climate Accord
achieve net-zero U.S. greenhouse gas emissions no Increase fossil fuel developments
later than 2050 Rolled back regulations that resulted in
Climate Make significant investments in making the U.S. the reversal of three consecutive years of
Change rail system the best in the world declining U.S. carbon emissions
Will focus on rebuilding the nation to ensure our
infrastructure can withstand the impact of climate
change
Oversaw the Recovery Act, the largest single
investment in clean energy in U.S. history for
renewable clean energy
Supports Criminal Justice Reform Supports stop and frisk
Supports criminal rehabilitation Signed First Step Act in 2019 (federal prison
Criminal
Eliminate racial disparities and ensure fair reform and seeks to reduce recidivism)
Justice
sentences Little to no emphasis on regulating police
Reform Supports survivors of violence departments
Supports capital punishment
Ban assault-style weapons and high capacity 100% NRA approval rating
magazines Outspoken opponent of gun control
Time to sue gun manufacturers Banned bump stocks
Supports universal background checks Supports increase in mental health facilities
Gun Control Regulate possession of existing assault weapons versus background checks
under the National Firearms Act
Supports “smart guns”: requires manufacturers to
block firearms from being used by those whose
fingerprints are not registered for that specific gun
4Joseph “Joe” Biden Donald Trump
Will protect Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) Sued to end pre-existing condition protection
Supports universal healthcare Supports universal healthcare; no proposal to
Offer premium free access to public option for date
people who would otherwise qualify for Medicaid Reform Medicaid: allow states to cap
Increase value of tax credits to lower premiums Medicaid spending and require adults on
and extend coverage to more working Americans Medicaid to work or train for a job
End “surprise billing” where consumers are not Campaigned to cut drug prices. No success to
aware that a provider used “out-of-network” date
Health Care pricing instead of “in network” pricing, resulting in Abolish the Affordable Health Care Act
higher costs Supports reducing billions of dollars in federal
Use the administration’s antitrust authority to support for Medicaid, food stamps and other
address lack of competition (only a few drug safety net programs for the poor, while largely
corporations have market power; and are sparing the Medicare program that benefits
therefore, driving up consumer pricing) seniors
Lower prescription drug costs
Repeal exception allowing drug corporations to
avoid negotiating drug prices with Medicare
Supported Secure Fence Act in 2006 Significantly restrict immigration
Supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform Build a wall at U.S./Mexico border
Supports guest-worker visas and path to Vetoed Congressional vote against building
citizenship wall
Reverse Trump Administration’s policies that Increased number of immigration officers (ICE
separate parents from children - Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
End asylum mismanagement that limits number of authorized to perform law enforcement
asylum applications accepted each day (forces functions
people seeking asylum to wait outside in often ICE has set records for arrest of
dangerous areas) undocumented immigrants with no criminal
Immigration record
Reduce the number of asylum seekers
Restrict immigrants’ access to U.S. benefits
Does not support DACA (Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals)
Restrict travel and visas from certain countries
Reduce the number of refugees
Adjusted H-1B visa program guidelines making
it more difficult for U.S. employers to
temporarily employ foreign workers in
specialty occupations
Reaffirmed his support for Roe v. Wade, would Pro Life
“push” legislation to keep it legal Supports eliminating abortion funding
Women’s
Previously supported Hyde Amendment
Right To
(prohibiting federal funds for abortion except in
Choose cases of rape and incest) -- as of June 6, 2019, no
longer supports Hyde Amendment
5A decisive public health response is required to Stated that COVID-19 began in China;
ensure the wide availability of free testing; the therefore, ended flights from China in January
elimination of all cost barriers to preventive care Established guidelines beginning mid-March
and treatment for COVID-19; the development of a via daily press briefings. Directed states to
vaccine; and the full deployment and operation of create their own implementation plans
Pandemic
necessary supplies, personnel, and facilities Varying state implementation plans
Response A decisive economic response is required that diminished national uniformity, causing a
starts with emergency paid leave for all those high-level of confusion and inconsistency
affected by the outbreak and gives all necessary Moving to open businesses and schools as of
help to workers, families, and small businesses April 2020, deviating from national guidelines.
that are hit hard by the crisis. Requires an Guidelines were established with input from
Joseph “Joe” Biden Donald Trump
immediate set of ambitious and progressive medical experts and scientists on his national
economic measures, and further decisive action to COVID-19 task force
address the larger macro-economic shock from Disbanded Pandemic Response Team
this outbreak addressing pandemic preparedness
(established in 2015) after taking office
Signed into law the CARES Act that provided
$376 billion in relief for workers and small
businesses through SBA loans
Implemented IRS Coronavirus Stimulus
Payments of $1200 per taxpayer and social
security recipients
Supports Campaign Finance Reform Renegotiating or canceling some international
Tax credits for students trade deals
Increased taxation of the wealthy Withdrawing American troops from overseas
91% voting record with the NEA (National (except Yemen: vetoed withdrawal of support
Education Association) in the Saudi led war on Yemen)
Will ensure teachers receive a competitive wage Implemented 2019 Tax Reform Bill
and benefits U.S., Mexico, and Canada signed revised trade
Supports gay rights deal (USMCA) to replace NAFTA after
Supports voting rights successful negotiation with these countries
Committed to a diverse administration starting and with Democrats
Other with the selection of a woman as his vice president Impeached by the House of Representatives
on two counts: (1) abuse of power; and (2)
obstruction of Congress
The Senate voted in favor of President Trump;
therefore, he was not removed from office
Banned transgender troops from serving in
the military
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
to Rush Limbaugh
Does not support vote by mail
6U.S. Senate
Senate (Class II Senate Seat)
David Perdue (R) (Incumbent) - perdue.senate.gov
Jon Ossoff (D) - electjon.com
Shane Hazel (L) – www.shanehazel.com
Senate - Special Election (Johnny Isakson’s former seat)
Jamesia James (D) - jamesiajames.com
Doug Collins (R)
Tamara Johnson- Shealey (D) - tamaraforgeorgia.com
Matt Lieberman (D) - liebermanforsenate.com
Kelly Loeffler (R) (Incumbent) - kellyforsenate.com
Raphael Warnock (D) - warnockforgeorgia.com
Richard Dien Winfield (D) - winfieldforsenate.com
Deborah Jackson (D) – deborahforgeorgia.com
Joy Felicia Slade (D) – Twitter - @JoyFeliciaSladeforGA
Ed Tarver (D) – tarverforsenate.com
Derick Grayson (R) – graysonforga.com
Annette Davis Jackson (R) - annettedjackson.wixsite.com/annette-for-senate55
A. Wayne Johnson (R) – johnsonsenate.com
Kandiss Taylor (R) – kandisstaylor.com
John Foutuin (G) - www.fountainforcongress.com
Brian Slowinski (L) – voteslowinski.wixsite.com/mysite
Al Elbert Bartell (I) – bartellforsenate.com
Allen Buckley (I) – www.buckleyforsenate.org
Michael Todd Greene (I) – www.michaeltodd2020.com
Valencia Stovall (I) – gostovall.com
Rod Mack (I) (Write-in candidate) - mackgeorgiasenateus.vpweb.com
Affiliation Key
(D) = Democrat
(I) = Independent
(L) = Libertarian
(R) = Republican
(NP) = Non-partisan
7U.S. House of Representatives
House - District 4 – DeKalb- Decatur, Ellenwood, Avondale Estates and Tucker
Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D) (Incumbent)
Johsie Cruz Ezammudeen (R)
House - District 6 - DeKalb - Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and Dunwoody
Lucy McBath (D) – lucyforcongress.com
Karen Handel (R) – Karenhandel.com
House - District 13
Martin Cowen (L) - cowenforcongress.com
Caesar Gonzales (R) - facebook.com/Caesar-Gonzales-For-Congress-Georgias-13th-District-
101054718196104
Becky Hites (R) - hitesforcongress.com
Jannquell Peters (D) - jannquellpeters.com
David Scott (D) (Incumbent) - votedavidscott.com
Keisha Sean Waites (D) - keishawaites.com
8Georgia Senate
Georgia State Senate - District 10 – Decatur, Ellenwood
Emanuel Jones (D) (Incumbent)
Maurice Raeford (D)
Georgia State Senate - District 40 – Chamblee, Doraville, Dunwoody
Sally Harrel (D)
Garry Guan (R)
Georgia State Senate - District 41 – Clarkston, Decatur, Avondale Estates, Tucker
Georgia State Senate - District 42 – Avondale Estates, Decatur
Elena Parent (D) (Incumbent) Unopposed
Georgia State Senate - District 43 – Ellenwood, Decatur
Tonya Anderson (D) (Incumbent)
Melanie Williams (R)
Georgia State Senate - District 44 – Decatur, East Atlanta, Ellenwood
Gail Davenport (D) (Incumbent)
Benjamin Brooks (R)
Georgia State Senate - District 55 -
Gloria Butler (D) (Incumbent) – Unopposed
Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives - District 79 – Dunwoody, Doraville
Michael Wilensky (D)
Andrea Johnson (R)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 80 – Chamblee
Matthew Wilson (I)
Alan Cole
Georgia House of Representatives - District 82 – Chamblee
Mary Margaret Oliver (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 83 – Avondale Estates, Decatur
Becky Evans (D) (Incumbent)
9Georgia House of Representatives - District 84 – Avondale Estates, Decatur, Ellenwood
Renitta Shannon (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 85 – Decatur, Avondale Estates
Karla Drenner (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 86 – Decatur, Clarkston
Zulma Lopez (D)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 87 – Tucker, Doraville, Clarkston
Viola Davis (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 88 - Tucker
Billy Mitchell (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 89 – Ellenwood
Bee Nguyen (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 90 – Decatur
Pam Stephenson (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia House of Representatives - District 91 - Ellenwood
Rhonda Taylor (D) (Incumbent)
Georgia Public Service Commissioner
Jason Shaw (R) (Incumbent)
Robert G. Bryant (D)
Elizabeth Melton (L)
Georgia Public Service Commissioner
Lauren Bubba McDonald, Jr. (R) (Incumbent)
Daniel Blackman (D)
Nathan Wilson (L)
10DeKalb County – Local and Municipal
Use this link to download more information about the Dekalb County candidates.
Chief Executive Officer District Attorney of the Stone Mountain
Michael “Mike” Thurmond (D) Judicial Circuit
(Incumbent) Sherry Boston (D) (Incumbent)
Clerk of Superior Court Dekalb County
District 5 Board of Commissioners
Debra DeBerry (D) (Incumbent)
Mereda Davis-Johnson (D)
(Incumbent) DeKalb County Sheriff
Melody Maddox (D) (Incumbent)
District 6 Board of Commissioners Harold Dennis (R)
Ted Terry (D)
Emily Halevy (D) Chief Magistrate Judge
Maryam Ahmad (D) Berryl A. Anderson (D) (Incumbent)
DeKalb County – Local and
Municipal (continued)
Solicitor General
Donna Coleman Stribling (D)
(Incumbent)
Tax Commissioner
Irvin Johnson (D) (Incumbent)
Roslyn Allison McCaskill
Soil and Water Conservation
District Supervisor
Dell F. McGregor
112020 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar
Elections Voter Registration Deadline Election Date
General Election and Special Election October 5, 2020 November 3, 2020
Advanced In Person (Early) Voting October 12-
October 30, 2020
Early Voting Saturday October 24, 2020
Election Day November 3, 2020
General Election and Special Election October 5, 2020 December 1, 2020
Runoffs for Local and State Offices
General Election Runoff for Federal December 7, 2020 January 5, 2021
Election Day Checklist
Bring your Voting ID (Driver’s license, voter ID or school ID)
Bring your sample ballot with all the candidates and ballot measures you are supporting
Make sure you know your correct poll location (know open and close times)
Bring a chair in case you have to wait in a long line
Bring a snack and water just in case you have to wait in a long line
Bring your medication in case you have a to wait in a long line
Know the Election Protection hotline number: 1-866-Our-Vote or 1-866-687-8683 in case
you have any issues at the polls
DO NOT LEAVE THE POLL UNTIL YOU VOTE!!!
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