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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican

John Franklin Guest, Jr. is a Republican candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 39 (2024) in 2026.

Democratic · Incumbent

Sonya Halpern serves in the Georgia Senate and is a former marketing executive. She holds a mass communication degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from the University of Hartford.

Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, 1 against, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 against, Election Integrity 1 for,

Source: ballotpedia.org