Governor

Supports repealing Georgia's 2019 abortion law and restoring the standard that applied under Roe v. Wade, and calls the decision to have an abortion "deeply personal."

His campaign says he supports Georgia's current abortion law as written, including its exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, and he has reiterated support for the law as written.

Supports a statewide $15-an-hour living wage, modeled on Atlanta's pay for city workers, and proposes a state Office of Small Business focused on firms with up to 25 employees.

Proposes tying public assistance to work or job training for able-bodied adults and expanding vocational training. Has not endorsed a minimum wage increase, saying he would focus on better-paying jobs.

Proposes fully funding schools and updating the state's school funding formula, universal pre-K and child care, a focus on literacy, and a path to free technical and community college.

Proposes raising teacher pay, focusing on childhood literacy and career pathways, and freezing tuition, room and board at public colleges. Supports strengthening Georgia's Parents' Bill of Rights, prohibiting DEI programs in state government, public universities and classrooms, and policies to "ensure boys do not compete in girls' sports" or use girls' locker rooms.

Calls for a statewide pause on developing and building new data centers while officials reassess their economic and community impacts, saying families should not be left with higher utility bills. Proposes investment in flood mitigation and water infrastructure.

Supports conditions on data center projects: local support with residents having the final say, a financial-benefit analysis, full coverage of their utility costs, a transparency agreement, and strict environmental standards.

Calls full Medicaid expansion a "day one priority" and would replace the Georgia Pathways program with expanded coverage. Proposes stabilizing rural hospitals, creating a Georgia Rx Savings Board on prescription drug costs, and expanding maternal and mental health care.

Says he would expand Medicaid coverage while keeping work requirements, negotiate better pharmacy rates, use technology to "cut out the middlemen who drive up costs," and increase access to rural health care.

Proposes eliminating the state income tax for public school teachers, targeted tax relief for veterans and military retirees, and letting cities and counties suspend or end local sales taxes on groceries and essentials. Opposes eliminating property taxes and supports letting voters decide on a constitutional amendment to authorize casino gaming as a new revenue source.

Proposes freezing property taxes so they do not rise with home values, cutting the state income tax in half within four years and eliminating it within eight, ending state income taxes on tips, eliminating state taxes on residential electricity and natural gas, and suspending the gas tax during price spikes.

Supports universal background checks and a red flag law, along with more state investigative support for local law enforcement through the GBI.

Proposes a Georgia Housing Fast Track initiative to speed permitting, expanded down payment and renter assistance, and an affordable housing trust fund.

Says he would make Georgia "number one in the nation" for deporting immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes.

Says he would fully support law enforcement with resources and training, "ban revolving-door justice," address mental health in the criminal justice system, and launch a public service campaign promoting respect for police, starting in schools.