Georgia — 13th District

Jasmine Clark

Supports higher minimum wage and taxing corporations

Clark advocates for raising the federal minimum wage so paychecks keep pace with rising living expenses and repealing Trump-era corporate tax cuts. She proposes dedicated constituent services to help local small businesses access grants and loans, supports union apprenticeship programs, and advocates for a clear regulatory framework for emerging tech like AI and cryptocurrency.

• Increase the minimum wage to keep pace with actual cost of living for working families.
• Repeal Trump tax cuts to ensure wealthy individuals and big corporations pay their fair share.
• Establish dedicated constituent assistance for small businesses seeking federal grants, low-interest loans, and tax credits.
• Support worker organization rights and union apprenticeship programs.

“This means raising wages–we’re long overdue for increasing the minimum wage so paychecks keep up with the actual cost of living for working people so your paycheck can go further.”

“The first step to building a more just economy is to repeal the Trump tax cuts and make the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share so we can fund programs that actually help people get ahead.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports FairTax proposal and cutting regulations

Chavez pledges to curb inflation by eliminating federal regulations and lowering tax burdens on families and small businesses. He strongly champions the FairTax proposal, which would replace federal income, payroll, corporate, and estate taxes with a 23% national sales tax accompanied by a monthly household prebate.

• Pass the FairTax proposal to replace federal income, corporate, and payroll taxes with a 23% national consumption tax and a monthly prebate.
• Cut taxes and government regulations to curb inflation and stimulate small business hiring.
• Eliminate wasteful federal spending and simplify the federal tax code.

“We’ll cut bad rules and taxes to stop inflation and make things affordable again for families in Gwinnett and Henry.”

“Jonathan Chavez champions the FairTax proposal as the cornerstone of “Fair Tax For All” in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District—a bold replacement for the convoluted federal income, payroll, corporate, and estate taxes with a simple 23% national sales tax on new goods and services, abolishing the IRS and its burdensome four-million-word code once and for all.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports public school funding and HBCUs

Clark, a college educator and mother, supports fully funding K-12 public schools, expanding child tax credits to lower childcare costs, and protecting Title I, II, and III grants. She opposes voucher programs that divert funding to private schools, defends diversity initiatives and academic freedom in higher education, and supports increased funding for HBCUs.

• Expand child tax credits to lower childcare costs and fund universal Pre-K.
• Increase K-12 federal funding, protect Title I, II, and III grants, and fund school safety and free school lunches.
• Oppose voucher programs that divert funding away from public schools to private institutions.
• Defend DEI programs on college campuses and advocate for higher funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions.

“In Congress, I will push for legislation that invests in all children, protects Title I, II, and III funding from malicious cuts, and provides funding for mental health, school safety, and expansion of free school lunch.”

“In Congress, I will be a leading advocate for protecting and strengthening HBCUs, PBIs, and minority serving institutions both in Georgia and around the country.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports school choice and parental rights

Chavez emphasizes restoring parental rights in local classrooms, expanding school choice through charter schools and vocational options, and removing federal curriculum mandates. He criticizes programs like critical race theory as perpetuating social division.

• Restore parental authority over classroom curricula and local school decisions.
• Expand school choice options, including charter schools and career-technical training.
• Eliminate federal overreach and programs like critical race theory in public education.

“Give power back to parents in every classroom. Expand choice and real-world training!”

“They are voting for programs such as critical race theory that only perpetuates racism in our society. What the education system was designed for is to teach our children the basic fundamentals and that is what they need to be brought back to.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports ACA expansion and universal healthcare

Clark supports achieving universal access to affordable healthcare while defending and building upon the Affordable Care Act. She emphasizes preventing medical debt, keeping local hospitals open, and restoring federal funding for public health research at the CDC and NIH.

• Work toward universal access to affordable healthcare while expanding ACA reforms.
• Protect community hospitals from closing and shield families from crippling medical debt.
• Restore federal public health and medical research funding for agencies like the CDC and NIH.

“Our goal as a nation should be universal access to affordable healthcare, and as we figure that out, our interim policies should ensure people do not have to choose between care and crippling debt.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports medical privacy and market healthcare

Chavez supports personal medical autonomy, opposing government vaccine mandates and advocating for direct doctor-patient decision-making. He supports repealing key elements of Obamacare, enacting market-driven healthcare reforms, transparent pricing, and expanding rural telehealth and Medicaid options.

• Protect medical privacy and eliminate government vaccine mandates.
• Repeal failed portions of Obamacare in favor of market-driven healthcare solutions and price transparency.
• Expand healthcare access including rural telehealth and Medicaid coverage.

“Jonathan Chavez believes that Americans should have the choice to determine what they want to inject or not inject into their bodies.”

“I will fight for more good-paying jobs, expanded healthcare options (including rural telehealth and Medicaid expansion), and better funding for our schools”

Jasmine Clark

Opposes illegal ICE raids and mass deportations

Clark opposes aggressive ICE workplace raids, calling for federal oversight, transparency in detention facility conditions, and an end to detaining law-abiding community members without due process.

• Stop unconstitutional ICE raids in places of worship, hospitals, schools, and workplaces.
• Require transparency regarding detention center locations and improve humane housing conditions.
• Protect legal immigrant residents and families from unlawful detention and deportation.

“In Congress, I vow to hold the Trump administration and ICE accountable when they illegally raid our cities and lock up our neighbors–ICE cannot hide behind their masks when they come into our community.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports sealing borders and strict enforcement

Chavez advocates for an America First national security approach that includes sealing the southern border to combat crime and relieve economic strain associated with illegal immigration.

• Seal the U.S. southern border to prevent illegal immigration.
• Support law enforcement agencies in curbing crime linked to open borders.
• Protect legal immigration processes while stopping illegal entries.

“Strong police and a sealed border to protect our communities from crime and economic strain.”

“We have Democrats that have opened up our borders to an unsafe environment.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports assault weapon bans and police reform

Clark supports gun safety measures including federal bans on assault weapons and bump stocks, universal background checks, and safe storage requirements. On criminal justice, she supports co-sponsoring the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act alongside investments in community crime prevention and mental health services.

• Ban assault weapons and bump stocks; enact universal background checks and safe storage laws.
• Hold gun manufacturers and advocacy groups accountable.
• Co-sponsor the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and fund diversion programs.
• Investigate conditions in Georgia state prisons.

“I’ll push for a real assault weapon and bump stock ban, comprehensive background checks and safe storage laws, and legislation to hold gun manufacturers and groups like the NRA accountable for their actions.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports funding law enforcement and safe streets

Chavez approaches public safety by prioritizing increased resources and funding for local police and sheriff departments to maintain safe streets.

• Increase funding and resources for police and sheriff departments.
• Support strong law enforcement presence to combat crime and maintain safe neighborhoods.

“Strong police and a sealed border to protect our communities from crime and economic strain.”

“Enhancing resources for police and sheriff departments”

Jasmine Clark

Supports John Lewis Voting Rights Act and stock ban

Clark advocates for federal voting protections by co-sponsoring the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, establishing independent redistricting commissions to end gerrymandering, banning congressional stock trading, and overturning Citizens United while refusing corporate PAC money.

• Co-sponsor the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect ballot access.
• Ban stock trading by members of Congress and reject corporate PAC contributions.
• Establish independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering.
• Support campaign finance reform to overturn Citizens United.

“In Congress, I’d co-sponsor the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and be a national voice for all Georgians who want their voices heard.”

“In Congress, I would sign onto the bipartisan legislation that would ban congressional stock trading.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports congressional term limits and paper ballots

Chavez advocates for congressional term limits to reduce entrenched political power. His election administration platform includes requiring voter-verifiable paper audit trails, upgrading cybersecurity, standardizing voter ID laws, supporting early voting access, and enacting nonpartisan redistricting.

• Enact term limits for members of Congress to prevent careerism in politics.
• Mandate voter-verifiable paper audit trails and upgrade election cybersecurity.
• Establish uniform voter ID standards while preserving early voting access and independent redistricting.
• Emphasize bipartisan compromise and civil discourse in policymaking.

“Term limits help prevent entrenched power, reduce the influence of special interests, and ensure elected officials remain accountable to their constituents, not just their party or donors.”

“Require the use of paper ballots or voter-verifiable paper audit trails for all voting machines, so that every election can be audited and recounted if necessary.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports holding polluters accountable and regulating data centers

Clark advocates holding industrial polluters accountable, offering reparations for environmental disasters like the Rockdale County BioLab fire, and restoring EPA climate protections. She also proposes regulating large data center developments to ensure tech companies bear utility and infrastructure costs.

• Enforce strict regulations on corporate polluters and provide reparations for environmental damage.
• Restore federal EPA climate and environmental protection regulations.
• Regulate tech data center developments to protect local power grids and prevent taxpayer cost burden.

“We need real regulations to hold polluters who come into our communities accountable and I’ll push for real reparations for victims of environmental harm like the BioLab fire.”

“In Congress, I’d make sure that if these centers are being built, they’re being built with the community in mind and that big tech companies are taking on the costs, not our taxpayers.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports clean energy innovation and energy independence

Chavez supports balanced environmental conservation that safeguards Georgia's natural resources while achieving American energy independence and reducing reliance on foreign oil.

• Promote energy independence to lower costs and reduce reliance on foreign oil.
• Support clean energy innovation and voluntary conservation practices.
• Protect Georgia's agricultural lands, rivers, and forests.

“Jonathan believes in balanced conservation that protects Georgia’s natural beauty while promoting energy independence.”

“Reduce reliance on foreign oil”

Jasmine Clark

Supports VA health staffing and veteran housing

Clark advocates for fully staffing VA medical facilities by restoring cut positions, expanding mental health and PTSD research, restoring small business grant funding for veterans, and expanding VA housing loan assistance.

• Restore healthcare positions at the VA and modernize medical facilities.
• Expand research and treatment for veteran mental health and PTSD.
• Restore small business grant funding and expand VA home mortgage assistance for veterans.

“I’ll fight hard to not only restore funding for these positions, but also expand funding for treatment and research for mental health and PTSD, recruit and empower physicians and nurses and give them the full tools needed to do their jobs, and push for a plan to modernize facilities to ensure that the VA can adapt in years to come.”

Jonathan Chavez

Supports veteran transportation and health services

Chavez, a 23-year Air Force veteran, supports expanding VA healthcare services, support programs, and dedicated transportation assistance for military veterans and their families.

• Expand healthcare access and support programs for military veterans and their families.
• Provide dedicated transportation assistance to help veterans access care facilities.

“Providing transportation and support programs to help veterans”

“We will also expand services for our veterans and their families.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

Clark strongly opposes state abortion restrictions, citing local maternal deaths linked to Georgia's ban. She supports federal legislation to codify medical privacy rights, guaranteeing access to contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings, and abortion care.

• Codify federal rights to privacy in medical decisions, including abortion access.
• Protect access to full reproductive services like contraception and preventive screenings.
• Protect healthcare providers and patients from criminalization during medical emergencies.

“In Congress, I will work to codify the right to privacy in medical decisions.”

“Georgia has made headlines as three Black women–Amber Thurman, Candi Miller, and Adriana Smith, all of whom lived in the 13th Congressional District, have died as a direct result of this barbaric law.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports protecting federal CDC/NIH jobs and funding

Drawing on her background as a PhD research scientist, Clark opposes cuts to Atlanta's federal workforce, specifically protecting jobs at the CDC. She pledges to restore and defend federal research funding at the CDC and NIH for diseases like cancer, HIV, and asthma.

• Protect federal workforce positions in Georgia, including those at the CDC.
• Restore and expand research funding at the CDC and NIH for major public health issues.
• Promote evidence-based, science-driven federal policymaking.

“I’ll work side by side with workers and union partners to prevent these reckless cuts, work to restore Georgia jobs and strengthen protections so future administrations can’t destroy our workforce again.”

“I have been a research scientist, and know firsthand that the cuts to research funding–especially when it comes to the CDC and NIH–are unsustainable .”

Jasmine Clark

Supports reining in corporate investors in housing

Clark proposes disincentivizing corporate hedge funds and institutional investors from buying single-family homes in the district, while enacting rent regulations and expanding pathways to homeownership.

• Disincentivize corporate hedge funds from acquiring single-family housing inventory.
• Regulate corporate landlords to prevent excessive rent increases and arbitrary fees.
• Establish federal assistance pathways for first-time family homeownership.

“A mixture of policies that disincentivize hedge funds buying up all of the housing stock, while creating pathways to homeownership for families is what is needed, across the board, to tackle this pressing issue.”

Jasmine Clark

Supports passing the Equality Act

Clark supports expanding civil rights protections by co-sponsoring and passing the federal Equality Act to protect LGBTQ+ individuals from discrimination.

• Pass the federal Equality Act to ban discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Oppose state and federal legislation targeting vulnerable minority communities.

“In the GA state legislature, I fought to oppose these discriminatory bills. I’ll do the same in Congress, and make sure we’re making real progress to expand civil rights protections by passing the Equality Act.”