Alana Watkins
Alana Watkins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 30. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Watkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alana Watkins earned an M.B.A. from Brenau University in 2010. Watkins' career experience includes working as a certified project manager.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. defeated Alana Watkins in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (R) | 72.8 | 14,358 | |
Alana Watkins (D) ![]() | 27.2 | 5,358 |
Total votes: 19,716 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Alana Watkins defeated Patrick Anderson in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alana Watkins ![]() | 64.9 | 631 | |
Patrick Anderson | 35.1 | 342 |
Total votes: 973 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. | 100.0 | 3,592 |
Total votes: 3,592 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Alana Watkins participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Alana Watkins's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
“ | Prohibiting the collection of Grocery Taxes Raising Minimum Wage Expanding Healthcare[3][4] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
“ | I am personally passionate About expanding healthcare because my son is a juvenile diabetic who will be turning 18 this year. He and others like him need health insurance to survive daily. The low minimum wage and rising healthcare cost creates problems for thousands of Georgians.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Alana Watkins answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
“ | I would like to follow the example of the late Zell Miller. Former Governor Miller was a champion for the working Georgian. He made sure that a Father could send their children to college regardless of how much money he made.[4] | ” |
“ | It is important for every political leader to have a good moral compass packed with empathy and compassion for people.[4] | ” |
“ | I possess leadership qualities and a Christian upbringing. These characteristics require me to fight for the rights of All People.[4] | ” |
“ | To protect the rights of the common man.[4] | ” |
“ | I would like to leave a legacy of legislation that will protect the Constitutional Rights of all Americans.[4] | ” |
“ | When Sally Ride became the 1st woman in space. I was 7 years old.[4] | ” |
“ | My first job was a paper route. I went on to become a Sr. District Sales manger of Circulation and stayed with the company for 17 years.[4] | ” |
“ | I was 15 years old and fell off the steps of my front porch when I was kissed for the 1st time.[4] | ” |
“ | Christmas because I love giving presents and cooking for my whole family.[4] | ” |
“ | It use to be “To Kill a Mockingbird” until I read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman”. As a youth, I always admired the courage of Atticus Finch to fight for justice, especially when the person didn’t have the means to fight for himself. But, in “Go Set a Watchman” it goes further, reminding me of the Bible in the book of Isaiah, chapter 21. That chapter tells us to “Go Set a Watchman” to announce the fall of Babylon. That book reminds me to be a Watchman for the people.[4] | ” |
“ | Wonder Woman because she posses the Golden Lasso of Truth and she fights for America![4] | ” |
“ | Anything that plays music, because music relaxes me and makes me happy.[4] | ” |
“ | Look what you made me do, by Taylor Swift[4] | ” |
“ | Being a parent. It’s the hardest thing to create good citizens.[4] | ” |
“ | No[4] | ” |
“ | Healthcare[4] | ” |
“ | The governor has to be a leader for the legislature. It is important for the legislature to have an initiative but it is also equally important for the governor to have an initiative. They both have to work together to achieve these goals.[4] | ” |
“ | Yes, the legislature is a collective and collaborative environment. It is important to build relationships with each if anything is going to get done.[4] | ” |
“ | A bi-partisan committee[4] | ” |
“ | Transportation or Public Safety and Homeland Security[4] | ” |
“ | No, I am too middle of the road for that.[4] | ” |
“ | Zell Miller[4] | ” |
“ | I’m not sure[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
“ | What is your political philosophy?
I hope to get minimum wage raised[4] |
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—Alana Watkins[1] |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Georgia House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on May 15, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Alana Watkins's responses," May 16, 2018
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