I ran for office as a United States Senator in Georgia's Special Election on Nov. 3rd, 2020 to ensure that urban, suburban, and rural leaders have the same access to the public policy process as lobbyists, special interest groups, and corporations.
I have now accepted the community's challenge to continue that work by running for Governor of Georgia in the 2022 election cycle. Through a broad-based public engagement effort statewide, we will ensure that Georgia's urban, suburban, and rural communities get heard and get a seat at the table -- in the face of national and global forces wanting to control what happens in Georgia.
As Georgia moves forward in the dawn of the 21st century, one of the most critical issue of our times is small business development. We must develop diverse small business opportunities for urban cities of Georgia. We must expand small business participation in the suburban areas of Georgia. We must redefine the value of small business creativity in the rural farmlands of Georgia. We must also address race and violence -- and have a reliable public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia has a bright future. The question becomes: who's going to be included in that future -- and who's going to be left behind? Neighborhood leaders, community leaders, faith leaders, and small business leaders of Georgia's urban, suburban rural communities deserve to be included in that future, and have a seat at the decision-making table of public policy to the same degree as lobbyists, special interest groups, political marketing stakeholders -- and corporations. This has been my commitment for over 30 years of public service -- and it remains my commitment and my passion in running for Governor of Georgia in 2022.
"To Whom Much Is Given -- Much Is Required!"
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