Georgia House of Representatives District 164 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 164 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 164
Incumbent Ron Stephens defeated Marcus Thompson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 164 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ron Stephens (R) | 58.8 | 12,583 |
 | Marcus Thompson (D)  | 41.2 | 8,817 | |
| Total votes: 21,400 | |||
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Marcus Thompson (D)
Quality Education - listening to the educators. Period. Legislators are making decisions that greatly affect educators, what they can teach and history (scary) we do not have the right to do this. Lawmakers are not educators…I will form a taskforce of educators in district 164 that will consist of administrators, this is how I will make my decisions about what is best for educations standards…by listening to the educators, thus increasing the quality of education for ALL of US.
Quality Jobs with Better Pay - Forming strong relationships with employers and groups to give more of a voice All of US. We are #1 for businesses but have failed the People that work them. District 164 has a class of workers that fall into a very large gap between having the ability to request assistance from the state and making enough money to disqualify a family from that assistance, but they maintain a steady job. That job however, does not provide enough income to take care of the household. For 1 person that line is 12, 880, for 2 person households that line is 17,420 and for a 3 person household that line is 21,960. I would place a spotlight on this travesty and ensure that I build legislation to help bring this to an end.
Marcus Thompson (D)
1. Maternal Mortality Rate 2nd highest US. 2. Lack of reproductive rights, thanks to HB481. 3. Closure of hospitals 3rd highest in US. 4. Lack of access to insurance 3rd highest in US. 5. Over 80 of the 159 counties in GA don’t have an OBGYN or specialist.
First and foremost we are letting Georgia women die in our state...just to give birth. We are officially the 2nd most dangerous state to have a live birth in. Add to that the fact that HB481 has stolen the right for a woman to choose what happens to her body and you have an incredibly dangerous recipe for more lost lives. This tragic piece of legislation does not make exceptions for rape or incest and only gives 6 weeks to choose a future. We need to roll this back and revisit this law.
The average Georgian is faced with a commute of 30-90 mins just to reach a facility that could help whether you are pregnant or you have broken a leg. THEN chances are once you get there you will not have adequate insurance.
Slow/stop Hospital Closures in rural GA. As of Nov 1, 2022 there are only 4 level 1 Trauma Centers in all of GA, one of those are here in Savannah and 19 other hospitals in GA are at risk of closing. How to fix this? Expand Medicare. Use the Billions of dollars we have in surplus to help fund the effort to keep these life saving facilities open. 10 hospitals have closed in the last 10 years.
Marcus Thompson (D)
If - By Rudyard Kipling (excerpt)
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
Marcus Thompson (D)
2. Steadfast 3. Decisions based on Fact 4. Lead by example 5. Listen to all, not just some
6. Belief that communications is critical to represent others.
Marcus Thompson (D)
Marcus Thompson (D)
Marcus Thompson (D)
Marcus Thompson (D)
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