Georgia — 5th District

Nikema Williams

Supports expanding universal ballot access

Williams advocates for federal protections to ensure universal voting access and opposes state-level restrictive voting policies. She has introduced legislation to expand mail-in voting and reduce polling wait times, while voting against federal voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.

• Opposes precinct closures, Exact-Match laws, and voter purges.
• Introduced legislation to reduce poll wait times, expand vote-by-mail access, and guarantee time off for workers to vote.
• Voted NAY on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship for federal election registration.
• Arrested at the Georgia State Capitol in 2018 during a protest demanding every vote be counted.

“The precinct closures, Exact-Match laws, broad voter purges, and other unchecked fear tactics must be stopped.”

“I stood peacefully next to my constituents because they wanted their voices to be heard, and now I’m being arrested.”

John Salvesen

Supports replacing electronic voting with paper ballots

Salvesen contends that Georgia's electronic election infrastructure is vulnerable to security breaches. He advocates for replacing the current electronic system entirely with paper ballots to prevent potential hacking.

• Proposes replacing Georgia's existing electronic voting systems with hand-marked paper ballots.
• Maintains that electronic election infrastructure is susceptible to hacking.

“I believe that the election system that we have in place in Georgia is very susceptible to be hacked and should replaced by paper ballots”

Nikema Williams

Supports limiting corporate housing ownership and grant funding

Williams focuses on housing affordability and closing the racial wealth gap by curtailing institutional investor purchases of single-family homes. She supports federal grants for low-income home repairs and legislative protections for clear inherited property titles.

• Sponsors the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act to phase out institutional hedge-fund ownership of single-family homes over 10 years.
• Co-sponsors the bipartisan Whole Home Repairs Act establishing grant programs for low- and middle-income home repairs.
• Supports the HEIRS Act to assist families in transferring inherited property titles without formal deeds.

“Middle-class Atlantans are being priced out of the single-family home market by big corporations driving up costs, making purchasing a home unattainable for so many first-time buyers.”

John Salvesen

Opposes 15-minute cities and cash elimination

Salvesen focuses his urban policy stance on resisting 15-minute city concepts and defending cash transactions. He views municipal urban planning shifts and digital currency trends as undesirable control measures.

• Opposes urban planning concepts centered on 15-minute cities.
• Opposes the elimination of cash and what he describes as the digitization of Georgia.

“I am strongly against any attempts at 15 minutes cities and the elimination of cash. AKA what nikima calls the digitization of Georgia”

Nikema Williams

Supports federal abortion rights and community healthcare expansion

Williams advocates for federal protections for reproductive rights and expanding health access to resolve racial health disparities. Drawing on her executive background at Planned Parenthood, she leads legislative initiatives for specialized women's health research and community-based care.

• Authored the Health Access Innovation Act funding faith and community organizations to address health disparities.
• Co-chairs the Bipartisan Congressional Endometriosis Caucus advocating for expanded research and treatment access.
• Voted YEA on the Inflation Reduction Act permitting Medicare prescription drug price negotiations.

“Reproductive rights are human rights.”

John Salvesen

Supports reasonable healthcare access

Salvesen identifies reasonable healthcare access for Americans as one of his primary public policy passions.

• Cites reasonable healthcare for Americans as a core public policy priority.

“I'm personally passionate about reasonable Healthcare for Americans”

Nikema Williams

Supports government transparency and legislative accountability

Williams has voted for high-profile executive branch disclosure bills and participated in House leadership accountability votes, including voting to vacate the House speakership and to release investigative files.

• Voted YEA on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) requiring DOJ publishing of unclassified records.
• Voted YEA on H.Res. 757 declaring the office of Speaker of the House vacant in October 2023.

John Salvesen

Supports congressional term limits and financial transparency

Salvesen advocates for constitutional term limits across federal offices and pledges to serve no more than two terms in Congress. He emphasizes absolute financial transparency and regular constituent communications.

• Supports term limits of two terms for President and Senate, and four terms for House representatives.
• Pledges personally to serve no more than two terms in the U.S. House.
• Commits to weekly constituent updates via podcast and strict anti-bribery standards.

“Personally I will only serve two terms. After that I will either run for president or I will go back to being a handyman”

Nikema Williams

Opposes restrictive immigration enforcement measures

Williams consistently votes against conservative immigration and enforcement legislation. She opposed measures mandating federal detention for noncitizens arrested for theft, mandatory deportation for DUI offenses, and broader border restriction bills.

• Voted NAY on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring DHS detention for noncitizens arrested for burglary or theft.
• Voted NAY on H.R. 875 making driving under the influence grounds for noncitizen deportation.
• Voted NAY on the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) and the impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Nikema Williams

Supports public school funding and student assistance programs

Williams supports fully funding public schools, defending the U.S. Department of Education against spending cuts, and aiding higher education students. She advocates for college access programs for first-generation students and food assistance expansion on college campuses.

• Supports Federal TRIO Programs serving low-income and first-generation college students.
• Introduced the Overcoming Higher Education Hunger Through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Act.
• Opposes proposed structural cuts or elimination of the U.S. Department of Education.

“Public education is absolutely critical to fulfilling the promise of every young person, and I will continue to fight against the destruction of our schools tooth and nail.”

John Salvesen

Supports stricter FDA regulations on food ingredients

Salvesen criticizes current Food and Drug Administration regulation, arguing the agency permits harmful ingredients into the national food supply.

• Argues the FDA fails to properly restrict unsafe ingredients in American food products.
• Calls for reforming FDA approval standards.

“I believe that there is ingredients in our food that should never be passed by the FDA and I don't think they're doing their job properly”

Nikema Williams

Supports federal care infrastructure and paid leave

Williams views accessible caregiving as essential economic infrastructure. She introduced legislation to integrate childcare planning into economic development and supports federal paid family and medical leave.

• Introduced the Care is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act requiring local development districts to plan for expanded childcare.
• Supports federal funding for paid family and medical leave and elder care.
• Voted YEA on the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023.