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Lisa Babbage
Lisa Babbage (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 5. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Lisa Babbage was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 5
Incumbent Sheikh Rahman defeated Lisa Babbage in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheikh Rahman (D) | 67.6 | 32,382 |
 | Lisa Babbage (R) | 32.4 | 15,511 | |
| Total votes: 47,893 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5
Incumbent Sheikh Rahman advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheikh Rahman | 100.0 | 4,152 |
| Total votes: 4,152 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 5
Lisa Babbage advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Babbage | 100.0 | 1,448 |
| Total votes: 1,448 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Lucy McBath defeated Mark Gonsalves and Lisa Babbage in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lucy McBath (D) | 61.0 | 143,063 |
 | Mark Gonsalves (R) | 38.9 | 91,262 | |
| Lisa Babbage (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 14 | |
| Total votes: 234,339 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Mark Gonsalves defeated Michael Corbin in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Gonsalves | 70.1 | 8,591 |
 | Michael Corbin | 29.9 | 3,666 | |
| Total votes: 12,257 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Incumbent Lucy McBath defeated incumbent Carolyn Bourdeaux and Donna McLeod in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lucy McBath | 63.1 | 33,607 |
 | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 30.6 | 16,310 | |
 | Donna McLeod | 6.3 | 3,352 | |
| Total votes: 53,269 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Michael Corbin and Mark Gonsalves advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lisa McCoy, Mary West, and Y.G. Nyghtstorm in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Corbin | 41.1 | 18,637 |
| ✔ | | Mark Gonsalves | 27.5 | 12,477 |
 | Lisa McCoy | 14.1 | 6,380 | |
 | Mary West | 9.6 | 4,370 | |
 | Y.G. Nyghtstorm | 7.7 | 3,510 | |
| Total votes: 45,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 7
Carolyn Bourdeaux defeated Rich McCormick in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) | 51.4 | 190,900 |
 | Rich McCormick (R) | 48.6 | 180,564 | |
| Total votes: 371,464 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 52.8 | 44,710 |
 | Brenda Lopez Romero | 12.4 | 10,497 | |
 | Nabilah Islam Parkes | 12.3 | 10,447 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 8.0 | 6,780 | |
 | John Eaves | 7.7 | 6,548 | |
 | Zahra Karinshak | 6.8 | 5,729 | |
| Total votes: 84,711 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marqus Cole (D)
- David Kim (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 7 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 55.1 | 35,280 |
 | Renee Unterman | 17.4 | 11,143 | |
| Mark Gonsalves | 7.2 | 4,640 | |
 | Lynne Homrich | 7.1 | 4,567 | |
 | Eugene Yu | 6.0 | 3,856 | |
| Lisa Babbage | 5.2 | 3,336 | |
 | Zachary Kennemore | 1.9 | 1,195 | |
| Total votes: 64,017 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ben Bullock (R)
- Harrison Floyd (R)
- Lerah Lee (R)
- Jacqueline Tseng (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lisa Babbage did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Lisa Babbage completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Babbage's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A quality education for all means school choice.
- Medical Freedom should be a right.
- Secure borders, physically and economically are what America needs, now.
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Campaign website
Babbage's campaign website stated the following:
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Criminal Justice Reform Georgia currently spends more than $1 billion on annual management of 33 state prisons and other correctional facilities across the state. The prison population has increased in the past decade, as has the recidivism rate for these offenders. A Babbage administration proposes changes to the Criminal Justice Reform that focuses on every stage of offender vulnerability, incarceration, and re-entry. Throughout the term, community-centered police partnerships will be furthered, where possible, and initiated through statewide programs that bring police presence into communities to build neighborhoods, facilitate safety, and improve social services. These programs, under the oversight of a Community Advocate Advisory Board, exist as an integral part of The Trade Out Program (TTOP) which will address issues for offenders and those at risk for incarceration as follows: Georgia currently spends more than $1 billion on annual management of 33 state prisons and other correctional facilities across the state. The prison population has increased in the past decade, as has the recidivism rate for these offenders. A Babbage administration proposes changes to the Criminal Justice Reform that focuses on every stage of offender vulnerability, incarceration, and re-entry. Throughout the term, community-centered police partnerships will be furthered, where possible, and initiated through statewide programs that bring police presence into communities to build neighborhoods, facilitate safety, and improve social services. These programs, under the oversight of a Community Advocate Advisory Board, exist as an integral part of The Trade Out Program (TTOP) which will address issues for offenders and those at risk for incarceration as follows: At-Risk for Incarceration The school-to-prison pipeline plaguing many areas in Georgia is not a new phenomenon, but it is one that cannot continue. To thwart the incarceration of at-risk individuals TTOP will work with local and state Boards of Education, business partners, non-profit organizations, community leaders, the legislature, as well as faith-based organizations to coordinate and implement after school programs that engage young people in grades 3-8, whom are at the highest risks for victimization and exploitation, both academically and socially. Funding for such programs extends opportunities to channel the productivity of these students toward growth-directives including mentoring programs, academic extensions, sport and fitness opportunities, and other special interest programs yet to be developed. Students who are at risk for incarceration will be identified based on data from local schools as well as joint reports from the state board so that targeted interventions are implemented through a joint venture with community stakeholders that creates additional job opportunities, foster community-based safety nets, and improve home-school influence while decreasing the number of students in grades 3-8 who are at risk for incarceration. Offender Vulnerability Men and women in Georgia who encompass the disconnected youth, aged 18 to 24, who are unemployed and do not hold a high school diploma, those who are teen parents and remain in school, as well as members of those families who experience food insecurity are considered offender vulnerable. Each can take a different path to stability, however, TTOP will provide opportunities to work with various technical and state schools of higher education to provide workplace re-education training in an effort to decrease the incidences of offender vulnerability for these marginalized groups. The Community Advocate Advisory Board will also work with local communities to coordinate social services, counseling, and apprenticeship to those same individuals that are categorized as disconnected youth. Incarcerated Individuals (non-violent citizens) Non-violent first offenders currently awaiting trial should begin being processed for “own recognizance” release following a counseling session which includes an evaluation for mental health, eligibility for social services, and recommendation for apprenticeship if unemployed at the time of arrest. Repeat non-violent offenders are invited to be considered for “own recognizance” release following a more extensive counseling session. These releases grant non-violent offenders the opportunity to maintain employment, housing, custody, as well as prepare defenses without becoming additionally burdened by the financial obligations caused by incarceration such as criminal justice debt. In working to decriminalize traffic offenses and working with the legislature and the court system to reduce penalties for minor misdemeanors such as vandalism, public drunkenness, trespass, and other similar charges that hinder self-sufficiency and discourage rehabilitation. Additional outreach available upon release to non-violent offenders include oversight and monitoring toward a workforce strategy that provides credentialing to workers for family-sustaining employment. TTOP will pursue a legislative path to reducing the duration of penalties for individuals who participate in a re-entry program while incarcerated through a joint partnership with various stakeholder agencies. Incarcerated Individuals (violent citizens) Incarcerated individuals that have been charged with violent crimes such as offenses against property, assault, and drug related charges as a first offense may be eligible for “own recognizance” release under circumstances when they complete a 24-hour rehabilitation session that includes screening for mental illness and eligibility for social services. However, individuals who are currently serving sentences for conviction of violent crimes as previously identified may be eligible for reduced sentences and credit for time served when certain circumstances apply. TTOP will work with the legislature and the court system to reduce the length of future sentences for similar offenses, while seeking legislation that will offer a reduction in the duration of penalties for individuals who participate in a re-entry program while incarcerated through a joint partnership with various stakeholder agencies. A committee to investigate the possibility to offer similar programs to expand the list of convictions that are eligible for the re-entry program will be formed within the first 100 days of the administration. Re-Entry TTOP seeks to facilitate legislation that will off a formal re-entry program for all offenders serving time in state-run correctional facilities and state prisons. These programs require offenders to participate in mandated counseling, workforce re-education, mental health screening, GED course work, as well as a physical screening for communicable disease. The success of re-entry programs are a key component of the recidivism process. Joining with various non-profit and community organizations to support the re-entry outreach promoted by the Administration will be immediately sought, in effort to improve Georgia’s prison ranking and decrease the incarcerated population in our state. Mediated Sentences A Task Force to evaluate the penalties of 55,000 incarcerated individuals with felony sentences to identify disparages, based on socio-economic factors, that seek to rectify the wide-ranging impacts of social injustice when it comes to targeting specific groups of individuals convicted in the six large category felony charges (violent, sexual, drug, property, habitual DUI, and other violent crimes). Of those individuals serving felony sentences, 44,226 do not have any education beyond twelfth grade. In fact, the vast majority did not graduate from high school. These individuals were marginalized prior to their incarceration and have fallen through the gaps left by Georgians, Georgians in government, communities, and organizations. In an effort to offer these offenders the second chance they should have been given through support while in middle school, the task force will seek to mediate sentences, especially for those convictions such as drug or property related offenses. Additionally, a wide ranging mental health screening for the more than 35,000 incarcerated individuals who have never had an evaluation. While screenings will not automatically mitigate sentences, certain inmates may qualify for mental health services as a result of these screenings. Finally, the Task Force will work with the Veterans Administration to adjudicate the sentences of more than 2,000 veterans currently incarcerated in Georgia. Working with state agencies such as DOC Transitional Services, community coalitions, and the US Attorney’s Office to mitigate the felony sentences of individuals under the age of twenty and over the age of 70. This alone is a savings of over $81,600,000 annually to the Georgia fiscal budget. The Task Force will continue to support efforts to reform the juvenile justice system and juvenile department of corrections. While Georgia ranks 41st in state incarcerations, with nearly 54,000 people incarcerated, the state is number one when it comes to the number of people under supervision. The Five Fold Plan for Progress gives those under supervision the tools they need to become self sustainable, contributing members of society again. Many contributing factors to becoming ‘under supervision’ have to do with economic and education disparages in communities where few other routes to sustainability abound. To begin criminal justice reform, the administration pledges to:
Trade Out Program One economic purpose is to increase manufacturing operations in the areas of acrylic polymers, aluminum alloys, contact lenses, motor vehicle parts, and the like in the form of small businesses that are part of 5FPFP’s Trade Out Program, in order to increase labor-based jobs in rural communities (specifically Pelham, Unadilla, Morgan, Wrightsville, Abbeville, and Garden City, Georgia). Current relationships include top manufacturers Dow Chemical (Trion State Prison), Exxon Mobil (Coastal State Prison), and BASF (Dodge State Prison). The Trade Out Program partners with minimum and medium security state prisons and existing manufacturing companies to train non-violent offenders with trades that will provide inmates with sustainable options upon release as well as condensing sentences for those with eligibility for parole while expanding Georgia’s current primary exports that are scalable to the small business format. Supervision Reductions While men make up the bulk of incarcerated Georgians, those under supervision range by gender, age, education, and ethnicity. Many of whom, however, fall into lower socioeconomic status, becoming indebted to the court system for monitoring when found guilty of non-violent offenses. Reducing supervision releases individuals back to the working population by providing a clear path towards regaining sufficiency. This has a direct correlation to the stability of our communities and the quality of life for all Georgians.
Currently, there are over 700,000 small businesses registered in Georgia. Georgia, a state of 10 million people, also is one of the largest exporters of aerospace manufacturing and machinery. Within the last year, Georgia ranked in the top ten for technology industry, motion picture, innovation, and other small businesses. Of those, 97% have fewer than 100 employees according to the Georgia Department of Labor (Q2 2017). The pathway to economic empowerment has three primary routes to strengthening Georgia’s economic base while building upon past success. Currently, there are over 700,000 small businesses registered in Georgia. Georgia, a state of 10 million people, also is one of the largest exporters of aerospace manufacturing and machinery. Within the last year, Georgia ranked in the top ten for technology industry, motion picture, innovation, and other small businesses. Of those, 97% have fewer than 100 employees according to the Georgia Department of Labor (Q2 2017). The pathway to economic empowerment has three primary routes to strengthening Georgia’s economic base while building upon past success. As Congresswoman for Georgia’s 7th District, Lisa Noel Babbage will help:
One economic purpose is to increase manufacturing operations in the areas of acrylic polymers, aluminum alloys, contact lenses, motor vehicle parts, and the like in the form of small businesses that are part of Babbage’s Trade Out Program, in order to increase labor-based jobs in rural communities (specifically Pelham, Unadilla, Morgan, Wrightsville, Abbeville, and Garden City, Georgia). Current relationships include top manufacturers Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobil, and BASF. The Trade Out Program partners with minimum and medium security state prisons and existing manufacturing companies to train non-violent offenders with trades that will provide inmates with sustainable options upon release as well as condensing sentences for those with eligibility for parole while expanding Georgia’s current primary exports that are scalable to the small business format. Secondly, offer tax incentives for the motion picture industry, women-owned businesses, and tech industries in order to sustain current economic trends in those industries. Creating attractive opportunities for growth industries empowers Georgians to diversify income generating options for a variety of skills and abilities. To meet the growing demands of businesses in these fields, a proposal to include growth minded industries into enrollment opportunities for juniors and seniors in high school as well as offering similar programs in technical and vocational schools, will help meet the needs of these industries by strengthening the qualified job pool in our communities. Georgia will continue to innovate small businesses in aerospace, agribusiness, energy technology, FinTech, information technology, and logistics within incentivized programs which draw and strengthen these industries. The third means by which economic empowerment is sustained in Georgia is by negotiating an incentivizing pay differentials for women and ethnically disenfranchised Georgians in our largest industries. As our nation continues to strive toward equal pay for performance and accessibility for all Americans, Georgia will begin negotiations with our largest public employers, namely Coca Cola Refreshments USA Inc, Georgia Power Co., Home Depot, Lockheed Martin Corp, Northside and Piedmont Hospital, and Delta Airlines, to equalize pay and decrease gender-based differentials. We will also expand the opportunities for high school graduates to attend trade school or public colleges and universities through expanded joint enrollments, especially in rural counties. A concerted effort toward closing the gap between the federal and state minimum wage is a primary Goal of a Babbage administration. Current programs to be maintained/re-evaluated for maintenance:
Manufacturing Of the top ten careers leading into the 2026 job market, seven have ties to manufacturing, and all rely on advanced critical thinking and decision making, oral and written expression skills in order to maintain employment in these fields. The 2019 forecast predicts an increase in jobs in related fields, however the ability to maintain employment in these fields are limited not only to the number of positions available, but the pool of qualified candidates to fill those positions. While statisticians and research analysts crunch numbers, there has been no proposal to close the gap between job stability and workplace qualifications. K-12 schools have fallen short of producing a pool of work-ready candidates to draw industry. Therefore, the creation of a career readiness programs that provides career-pathways through specific training programs giving both blue collar workers and millenials exiting high school at college the opportunity to earn a living wage, legally. Implementing policies that provide equivocal opportunity to every Georgian willing to work is the only way to ensure the safety of our families. Tax Incentives Tax incentives toward the film industry have brought $9.5 billion in revenues in 2017. However, a Babbage administration has plans to double that figure, opening up infrastructure that facilitates increased involvement from the industry so that the edge is not permanently lost to Canada. While other industries will also benefit from tax incentives, the administration will primarily focus on increasing the quality tax credit within 18 months by attracting industry through the vocational training programs the state will put in public schools and vocational schools in rural areas that need the biggest boost in economic development, as well as in areas of gross disenfranchisement. Pay Incentives The administrations will provide pay incentives by working with the Georgia Department of Public Health’s (18) local public health districts throughout the state to provide technical assistance and training on developing and implementing policy, systems, and environmental changes to communities within their jurisdictions to:
These incentives affect the education sector, technical and labor based industries, as well as the health sector. Communities outside of the metropolitan perimeter will benefit greatly by having an increased access to changes in their communities that contribute to suburban economic growth as well as improved quality of life. The administration will also create a review panel to work with Georgia’s top companies for the Governor’s Progress Award to evaluate pay differentials within the organization and offer incentives for performance that significantly decreased pay disparages within their organization. The review panel will also cite organizations who blatantly discriminate against protected groups either in pay, promotion, or other economic means. District Councils The Administration will develop District Councils by joining with current and emerging social service organizations to meet the needs of communities at-large. Constituents throughout Georgia deserve the right to not only be heard, but also taken seriously. To achieve this goal, District Councils will filter questions, comments, and concerns that would typically go unaddressed. These offices, jointly facilitated by local congressional members, help Georgians participate in solution-based government, not political rhetoric and empty promises. District councils could help facilitate the maintenance of roads or other public utilities in an area, complaints against local school boards, or zoning and development in a particular district. These councils give voters a chance to have their voice heard on the other 364 days of the year, not just voting day. District Councils help facilitate economic growth in underrepresented communities throughout the state. Conclusion Through tax and pay incentives, creating a pipeline toward increased manufacturing jobs, and the creation of district councils, Lisa Noel Babbage will strengthen Georgia’s economic base and create more opportunities for Georgia to win economically. Babbage makes a commitment to re-invest 10% of every tax dollar raised in these areas of redevelopment back into the communities for further infrastructure reform, school improvement, and other community-building programs.
Babbage will propose cuts of publicly funded subsidies to illegal immigrants, yet offer training commensurate with a residency formula that assists illegals who seek citizenship through legal means, including English as a Second Language classes (179,000 residents do not speak English). Re-establish English as the primary language for business in Georgia. Further plans are to deport illegal immigrants with criminal offenses and reduce funding of sanctuary cities. We will develop partnerships with nonprofit and religious organizations to meet the needs of undocumented residents who require subsidies due to identified need: children, health, or senior status. Engage the 100,000 undocumented residents not currently in the workforce as well as the 29,000 unemployed ages 16 and older as part of our economic reforms in manufacturing. Provide temporary insurance benefits, fee scaled, for undocumented workers and their families. Babbage will propose cuts of publicly funded subsidies to illegal immigrants, yet offer training commensurate with a residency formula that assists illegals who seek citizenship through legal means, including English as a Second Language classes (179,000 residents do not speak English). Re-establish English as the primary language for business in Georgia. Further plans are to deport illegal immigrants with criminal offenses and reduce funding of sanctuary cities. We will develop partnerships with nonprofit and religious organizations to meet the needs of undocumented residents who require subsidies due to identified need: children, health, or senior status. Engage the 100,000 undocumented residents not currently in the workforce as well as the 29,000 unemployed ages 16 and older as part of our economic reforms in manufacturing. Provide temporary insurance benefits, fee scaled, for undocumented workers and their families. As a Congresswoman for Georgia, Lisa Noël Babbage will help:
DACA Eligible residents Lisa Noel Babbage will partner with state agencies and community agencies to assist undocumented youth currently registered in Georgia’s public school system in registering for DACA and DACA extensions through age 21. She believes that children who have come to this country illegally prior to 2012 deserve the opportunity to become citizens in the United States provided their meet criteria, such as that in the DACA guidelines, and have a desire to become citizens. She further believes these students deserve the opportunity to attend state colleges and universities and be eligible for in-state tuition. She pledges to work with the state Board of Regents to achieve in-state tuition at all public institutions of higher learning Georgia. DACA residents will not be exempted from receiving the HOPE scholarship based on their immigration status in a Babbage administration. Students receiving HOPE scholarships will unilaterally be eligible upon graduation from a public Georgia High School. Babbage will comply with federal legislation concerning DACA residents arriving after 2012. The Administration will also develop subsidiary programs that address assimilation and immigration in Georgia, and the benefits thereof. Use of various petitions for permanent residency on the part of parents is a critical component of these assimilation and statewide immigration plans. ICE Detainees and Criminal Offenders Illegal immigrants charged and found guilty of felony or misdemeanor crimes will be processed within the full limitation of the law. Felony changes resulting in guilty pleas and/or guilty verdicts will result in immediate processing by ICE for deportation or extradition from Georgia. For illegals found not guilty, or those charged with misdemeanor offenses, an option to apply for permanent residency will be granted provided the resident:
A Babbage Administration understands the difficulties many face in obtaining citizenship as they attempt to learn a new culture, language, and custom. In an effort to assist those who wish to remain in Georgia legally, a gubernatorial liaison to the community will facilitate the processing of permanent residency. Legal Defense and Family Sponsorship Choosing to work with community organizations, schools, hospitals, and other social service organizations to identify potentials for deportation that have minor children is a commitment of the Babbage Administration. We believe in families and understand that many have sacrificed to come to this country for a better opportunity. However, we will not sacrifice our citizenry as a result of illegal immigration. Therefore, the Administration seeks to assist agencies that provide legal defense for potential deportees that are the sole wage earners in their home housing children under the age of 21. The programs are a commitment to honor the development of children already in our communities. Families facing this challenge may be eligible for expedited permanent residency applications, payment vouchers, or other assistance from community groups. The administration is committed to assisting these families establish permanent residency paths that lead to naturalization for non-criminal residents facing deportation. For some families, family sponsorship will be sought to streamline the process toward legal immigration status. Conclusion Lisa Noel Babbage believes families are our greatest asset, and recognizes the compassion of Georgians toward immigrants in our communities. She believes immigrant families should have a clear and fluid path toward naturalization and is willing to work with state and federal agencies as well as ICE to ensure that due process of law, protection of civil liberties under the Constitution, and humanitarian outreach on behalf of immigrant children is a foremost priority.[2] |
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2020
Lisa Babbage completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Babbage's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- District 7 is one of the fastest growing Communities in the nation which is a challenge for any city planner. People in District 7 have a strong desire for our infrastructure to include plans for green space, road maintenance, live-work development, beautification zones, and pedestrian commerce. I will work with Congress to make sure that CD07 has funding for planned investiture that will keep our district functional and flourishing. We owe it to our children to help Gwinnett and Forsyth still be the best places to live and work. Our national infrastructure begins with a strong military. I'm committed to our vets and their families.
- Education & Workforce Development are keys to our future. We must develop the best and brightest futures for our community by making workforce development a top priority. This means negotiating with businesses, pouring resources into education, and developing skills for those who are looking to start their careers. Families are more able to earn a living wage when training and education make employees more marketable. I will work with local Boards of Education, vocational training centers, and colleges to make sure CD07 has a plan for today, and our tomorrow. Nationally, these same principles apply. Competition brings higher wages. Now let's make sure employees are able and ready to go to work.
- Utilizing Opportunity Zones for Economic Development is an imperative step in keeping CD07 stabilized. I will work with members of Congress, multi-national corporations, and our current economic partners to develop dead zones in our District and revitalize the local economy. I am committed to our national economy by lowering the deficit and reducing government waste.
Transparency in health care pricing, cutting regulation on experimental treatment, ending the insurance monopoly and surprise billing is important to me and most families. This is a heart issue for me having lost a nephew to vaccine injury. My commitment is to the American patient who has been at the mercy of large pharmaceutical companies for far too long.
I thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie I developed with the staff. I typically walked to work after school and would close out the store around ten pm. This nightly routine developed in me the work ethic and personal responsibility I still rely on today. Being a manager of college-aged employees while I was still in high school also help create in me a desire for strong leadership, accountability, and personal growth.
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Campaign website
Babbage’s campaign website stated the following:
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No Republican candidate will tell you they are going to stray away from the Republican platform: a platform of conservative values, a stand for religious freedom, a freedom to bear arms, and of course, a stand for life. But I submit to you that there is a difference between candidates who run on a Republican platform and a leader who fights for those same conservative principles. Let’s face it. As voters, we cast a ballot for the person we like the best out of a pack of people who “say” they will do this or that. So I want to tell you not about my many professional or personal accomplishments, I want to prove to you that I am the only candidate in the Seventh District of Georgia that is able to fight for conservative principles even in the face of House Democrats like Nancy Pelosi. My grandfather came to America through legal immigration as a pastor who wanted to fight for the rights of African-Americans with Dr. King. My parents, who both wear a scar on their foreheads from dangerous encounters with angry bigots they received when they integrated Lake Allatoona, the Cathedral of St. Philip, and other Georgia landmarks. In an Atlanta housing project in the shadow of the State Capitol where I grew up, I was taught to fight for racial equality based on a principle of self determination and accountability. In our community, we were the only Republicans among hundreds of families. I understand what it means to face overwhelming odds to fight to conservative values because for me, it is a family principle. When I became pregnant my freshman year of college, I faced the opportunity to defend my stand for life. Even though I began working in the pro-life movement when I was 17, it wasn’t until I experienced an unplanned pregnancy myself that I truly tested my resolve to standing up for the most vulnerable in our community. Since then, I have written books, blogs, developed and presented talks on Pro Life, an issue I am completely committed to. When it comes to our national security, I am unapologetically for securing our borders. I grew up in American poverty and I know what it is like to have people invading your home for economic gain. While my heart goes out to the thousands across the globe who struggle economically in their home countries, never would I sacrifice the safety of millions of American citizens of every ethnicity who call this nation home. I will support the President and will vote to build the wall on our southern border. National security also means keeping its citizens armed. Our service men and women work tirelessly to protect our nation for foreign invasion and domestic terrorism. The right to bear arms protects American citizens from all other threats. Legal gun ownership is an American principle and I support our second amendment. Since President Trump introduced the urban revitalization initiative of using tax incentives to drive investiture back into our impoverished communities, I have worked tirelessly to inform citizens, develop partnerships, and strengthen Georgia. I am committed to continue to work for all of the 7th district from Norcross to Forsyth and every town in between. I moved to Gwinnett County in the late 1990’s after divorce and began raising my children in the community where I still live as a single mother, and now, grandmother. While I put myself through school by working two jobs and attending college part time for nearly twenty years, I never strayed from the American ideology of small government, reduced spending, and personal accountability. Eventually, I became a teacher and have worked in education for two decades. Unlike so many who have sought this same office, I am the only one who knows what it is like to piece ends together to make them meet. Those in our community living paycheck to paycheck have a struggle that has become commonplace in our country - that is not right and legislators have to do something about American poverty through strategic government like opportunity zones tax initiatives that drive public funds into impoverished communities. Welfare is not a paycheck and is not a permanent solution to our urban economic crisis. Yet socialist dogma would have us believe a hand out is the only way to help America’s middle class and struggling citizens. But I know that the hard working people in the 7th district just want an opportunity to work and raise their children, take a vacation and have the life America advertises to the rest of the world without worrying that a medical bill or stock market swing will wipe out their life savings. I am a God-fearing woman, actively involved in my faith community, Free Chapel. My pastor serves on President Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board. We stand for Israel and the protection of the Jewish State. As a child, we attended services at the synagogue and I still do - the roots of my faith are steeped in an irrevocable partnership with Israel. As an author, teacher, doctoral student, mentor, mother, leader, and as a member of the Gwinnett County Republican Party I will continue to fight for the needs of 7th district every single day. This is my country, this is my county, and this is my district - and we must keep it RED. I am the only candidate that has a chance against the Democrats who will flood our district with rhetoric that is damaging to our nation. We saw how close the last election came and we cannot allow ourselves to end up there again. A vote for me is a vote for Freedom. My name is Lisa Noel Babbage and I would be proud to be the next representative from Georgia’s 7th.[2] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 24, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Babbage for Congress, “Home,” accessed October 10, 2022
- ↑ Lisa Babbage 2020 campaign website, "Why Im Running," accessed April 9, 2020
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