Initiatives and Priorities

Make Georgia #1 for Small Business

• Cut obsolete, unnecessarily burdensome, and bureaucratic hurdles for small business
• Maintain Georgia’s competitive tax environment
• Develop a skilled workforce to meet current and future needs across the industry spectrum
• Expand Georgia’s role as a world-renowned hub for global commerce
• Ensure taxpayers can easily navigate and find necessary information through government interfaces

Reform State Government

• Maintain Georgia’s AAA bond rating
• Maximize taxpayer value with conservative budgeting
• Expand public-private partnerships and leverage technology to best utilize limited state resources
• Improve agency call centers and similar constituent services to be courteous and helpful

Strengthen Rural Georgia

• Increase rural broadband access for economic growth, educational opportunity, and healthcare access
• Deploy regional strike teams to areas with economic challenges or lessening populations to collaborate with local leaders and seek opportunities for growth
• Address Georgia’s teacher shortage by removing barriers to professional entry and increasing pay
• Dismantle Common Core and reduce high-stakes testing for a more student-centric approach to learning
• Improve literacy rates for students in third through twelfth grades

Put Georgians First

• Crack down on gang activity and human trafficking affecting every community across Georgia
• Lower costs, improve quality, and increase access to quality healthcare in every region
• Continue efforts to keep students, teachers, and personnel safe on campus
• Expand access to mental health resources in schools for children and young adults