Nicole Horn

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Nicole Horn

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 21, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Emory University, 1997

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Nicole Horn (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor. She lost in the Democratic primary runoff on June 21, 2022.

Horn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nicole Horn earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1997.

Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated William Boddie and Emily Anderson in the general election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson (R)	52.1	2,030,170
		William Boddie (D)	45.3	1,766,894
		Emily Anderson (L)	2.6	100,960

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,898,024
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie defeated Nicole Horn in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	62.3	157,153
		Nicole Horn	37.7	95,262

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252,415
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie and Nicole Horn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lester Jackson, Nadia Surrency, and Thomas Dean in the Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	27.7	184,446
✔		Nicole Horn	25.1	167,442
		Lester Jackson	19.4	129,109
		Nadia Surrency	17.9	119,582
	Submit photo	Thomas Dean	9.9	66,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 666,686
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated Mike Coan and Kartik Bhatt in the Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson	62.7	637,857
		Mike Coan	30.7	312,842
	Submit photo	Kartik Bhatt	6.6	67,407

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,018,106
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Nicole Horn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Horn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Nicole Horn is a former business owner and current Democratic candidate for Georgia Labor Commissioner. Her first job was working at Waffle House in Woodstock, and her most recent job was running a company she owned and grew. Nicole understands what it’s like to count every penny from an hourly job and to balance a budget for a business. These experiences inform how she plans to lead the Department of Labor.

After college, she worked as a television reporter in Dothan, Alabama, and then at WMAZ in Macon. While at WMAZ, Nicole covered Robins Air Force Base during the events of 9-11 and the period that followed.

Nicole is uniquely qualified for this position because of her work building and running her business, which helped universities across the country use labor data to select and, in many cases, build programs that would lead to jobs for adult students. The firm grew to generate more than $3 million a year and was sold in 2017.

Nicole lives in Atlanta with her husband, Jon, and their two kids Gavin (15) and Hayden (12).

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Improve the disbursement of unemployment benefits by updating technology and adequately staffing the department. These changes will help Georgia better track fraud, while making it easier for qualified individuals to receive benefits.
• Create mobile Career Centers in addition to immediately opening up, improving the staffing, and enhancing the services of the existing Career Centers. Mobile Career Centers will allow the DOL to go to the areas hardest hit by unemployment and under-employment, to be a better ally and resource.
• Introduce apprenticeship programs by working shoulder to shoulder with unions, the Technical College System of Georgia, and businesses. Georgia is one of the few states that don’t already offer apprenticeship programs. Doing so will help more Georgians start new careers while better supporting their family and strengthening Georgia’s economy.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe the purpose of government is to strengthen communities. To do that, we need better labor policies that protect workers and lead to better jobs. We need meaningful criminal justice reform. Finally, we need to better fund and strengthen our primary and secondary education.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was at Waffle House in Woodstock, Georgia.

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