2020 GA Senate race: on Civil Rights
David Perdue:
Supreme Court overstepped in legalizing same-sex marriage
Q: Support gay marriage and other LGBTQ rights issues?Perdue: No. Sees marriage as "between one man and one woman." In legalizing same-sex marriage, the
Supreme Court "overstepped" its role.
Ossoff: Yes. Supports LGBTQ Rights, and Equality Act against discrimination for gender or orientation.
Source: CampusElect on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
Jon Ossoff:
Supports LGBTQ rights & Equality Act
Q: Support gay marriage and other LGBTQ rights issues?Ossoff: Yes. Supports LGBTQ Rights, and Equality Act against discrimination for gender or orientation.
Perdue: No. Sees marriage as "between one man and one woman." In legalizing same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court "overstepped" its role.
Source: CampusElect on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
Shane Hazel:
Let gay couples defend pot farms with machine guns
Q: What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?A: Gay married couples should be able to defend their cannabis farms with fully automatic weapons. To ensure safety in America we should disarm the government.
Their track record is abysmal. The US federal government is run by thieves & murderers and they are the last people that should be armed or have security.
Source: AFA iVoterGuide on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Nov 3, 2020
Jon Ossoff:
We need a new Civil Rights Act to deal with systemic bias
Race and class bias are systemically embedded in laws and institutions, and especially in our criminal justice system. Racial profiling, brutality, disparate and inequitable outcomes for people are daily occurrences in America. It's a systemic problem,
and we need a new Civil Rights Act that will empower the Department of Justice, civil rights division, to hold officers, departments, prosecutors, and judges accountable where there's profiling, brutality, or systemic race or class bias.
Source: Atlanta magazine on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Oct 23, 2020
Jon Ossoff:
For Equality Act, opposes any military ban
I'll fight for equal rights and equal protection under the law for all Americans, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. I will defend marriage equality and the right of gay couples to adopt children. I will support the Equality Act and vote to
expand Federal anti-discrimination statutes to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. I will oppose efforts to re-impose the ban on military service by openly gay Americans.
Source: 2020 Georgia Senate campaign website ElectJon.com
Jul 2, 2020
Jon Ossoff:
Can no longer go down a path of racism
On racism: "This is not a moment to let up--this is a moment to double down," Ossoff said. "The president of the United States and his allies in Congress are leading this country down a dark path and
we can go down this path no longer. We can no longer go down a path of authoritarianism, of racism, of corruption. We are better than this and Georgia is better than this."
Source: ABC News on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Jun 10, 2020
Teresa Tomlinson:
Expand Voting Rights Act; end voter suppression
- I support legislation to correct the damage caused to the Voting Rights Act by the Shelby County v Holder case, and expand the protections of the Voting Rights Act to all 50 states.
- I support Congressional efforts to ensure our elections are
free from interference by foreign governments or their agents.
- I support efforts to ensure the integrity of the voting process and improve our election security, including hand-marked paper ballots as the superior alternative for every election.
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I support efforts to end voter suppression and gerrymandering tactics that dilute the basic democratic concept of "one person, one vote," and which disproportionately affect minorities and other vulnerable communities.
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I support efforts to expand the right to vote to as many eligible people as possible by providing for automatic voter registration and same day registration.
- I support efforts to make voting easier for early voting and Saturday voting efforts.
Source: 2020 Georgia Senate campaign website, TeresaTomlinson.com
Jan 12, 2020
Ted Terry:
Made Election Day a city holiday
Georgia Mayor Ted Terry has a hell of a track record. He has doubled the size of the small town just outside of Atlanta, made Election Day a holiday,
raised the minimum wage to $15 an hour, helped to democratize the city council with millenials and minorities, and decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Source: Under the Radar Mag on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Dec 19, 2019
Ted Terry:
Registered 8000 new Americans as voters over six years
Since I've been mayor we've registered more than 8,000 new Americans over the span of six years in the Clarkston area.
Basically people who were refugees, who got to that 5-year mark, where they've been lawful residents and now can apply for citizenship.
Source: Under the Radar Mag on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Dec 19, 2019
Teresa Tomlinson:
Add sexual orientation & gender identity to Civil Rights Act
Tomlinson said as a senator she would vote for the Equality Act, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes to the Civil Rights Act of
1964. "It's high time and it must be done because we've seen too many states lag behind," she said. "Even though the polling is high for equality and tolerance, for some reason the power structure lags behind."
Source: Times-Enterprise on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Aug 7, 2019
Ted Terry:
Prioritize Equality Act; overturn transgender military ban
Terry would make passing the Equality Act one of his first priorities. The bill would amend the Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations and
public education. The mayor helped pass similar legislation, making it the third of now five Georgia cities to have such protections. Terry also supports overturning the ban on transgender troops in the military.
Source: ProjectQ.us blog on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Jul 24, 2019
Brian Kemp:
OpEd: refuses to process thousands of voter registrations
Sen. David Perdue appeared to dodge a college student's inquiry by ripping the cellphone out of his hand. The senator was at Georgia Tech to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp when he was approached by a member of the school's Young
Democratic Socialists of America and asked about tens of thousands of voter registrations that Kemp, as the secretary of state, is refusing to process. "How can you endorse a candidate..." he says, before Perdue takes the phone from his hand ending his q
Source: ABC News on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Oct 15, 2018
David Perdue:
OpEd: avoids voter suppression questions
Perdue appeared to dodge a college student's inquiry by ripping the cellphone out of his hand. The senator was at Georgia Tech to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp when he was approached by a member of the school's Young Democratic
Socialists of America and asked about tens of thousands of voter registrations that Kemp, as the secretary of state, is refusing to process. "How can you endorse a candidate..." he says, before Perdue takes the phone from his hand ending his question.
Source: ABC News on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Oct 15, 2018
John James:
Trump policies good for African-Americans & elevate everyone
No one's talking about the low unemployment rate of African Americans, Latinos and women, lower than it's been in decades. Our president's policies don't have a race,
but our president's agenda is about elevating all Americans and making sure that everybody has an equal shot at the American dream.
Source: NewsHounds.US on 2020 Georgia Senate race
Aug 12, 2018
Page last updated: Dec 10, 2020