Jester Platform

Nancy Jester is the Republican incumbent in the Dekalb County District 1 Commissioners race. Jester has previously served on the Dekalb County School Board but resigned in 2016 after the Dekalb County School System was placed on accreditation probation by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additionally, Jester finished fifth in the 2014 race for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. Before her career in politics, Jester was an actuarial consultant.

THE ECONOMY

• States that she will use her experience as an actuarial consultant to provide insight

COVID-19

• Emphasizes safety measures including social distancing and hand washing
• Supports public health infrastructure
• Passed a 15 million dollar grant for small businesses

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Supported the failed 2016 Georgia Power REDI plan to construct a floating solar array

SOCIAL/RACIAL INEQUALITY

• Supports increasing police funding
• Called out the Dekalb County Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability after alleged threats to her family after they allegedly threatened her family

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Failed to meet an EPA consent decree to repair Dekalb County’s Wastewater as part of the commission
• Prioritizes upgrading water, sewage, and transportation infrastructure
• Supports development of green spaces