As a civil rights attorney, I handled a lawsuit against the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville on behalf of six thousand African-American inmates who were experiencing constitutional violations of their rights. A federal judge decided the state must improve conditions and rectify the constitutional violations occurring, but every time we had status conferences, we were told the legislature hadn’t appropriated the money to improve conditions.
After hearing that for three and a half years, I was beyond frustrated and decided to run for the Georgia legislature to help deliver real justice.
Since winning that first election, I’ve taken action to make progress. In Congress, I led efforts to get infant formula back on shelves and investigate how the formula shortage crisis occurred in 2022. I’ve spearheaded the expansion of rural broadband because in 2023, access to the internet isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity. I’ve worked to improve access to quality, affordable health care because for too many Americans, health care is too expensive and too far from home.
But last year, all of that hard work and hard-fought progress was put at risk. In 2022, I was designated a Frontline race, FiveThirtyEight said my race was the most competitive House race in Georgia, and the NRCC told me to “retire or lose.”
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