Sonya Halpern

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Sonya Halpern

Sonya Halpern is running in a special election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 39.

COVID

  • Supports expansion of medicare to bring healthcare coverage to high-risk Georgians 
  • Increase funding for hospitals
  • Prepare for vaccine distribution once there is one available 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

  • End cash bails
  • Eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing
  • Ban excessive use of force and no-knock warrants
  • Prohibitions on hiring officers with histories of misconduct and abuse

EDUCATION

  • Reinvesting and increasing funding for k-12 public schools
  • Restore HOPE scholarship

HEALTHCARE

ECONOMY

  • $15 per hour minimum wage
  • Increase availability of affordable housing

VOTING RIGHTS

  • Invest in local county boards of education to make it easier to have absentee ballot counted
  • Same day voter registration
  • Advocate for a fair and non-partisan redistricting process