Sonya Halpern

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

Expanding medicaid
“Everyone should have the right to health insurance regardless of their employment status or income.” 
Supports a woman’s right to chose

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