For Immediate Release
TRIANA ARNOLD JAMES ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR STATE SENATE FOR GEORGIA DISTRICT 30
Pledges to Bridge the gap between Community & Government
Paulding, Douglas, Carroll Counties, Georgia – March 30, 2019 – Mother, Entrepreneur, Veteran, founder of The Susan Jolley Awareness Program, Business owner since 1992, Served over 20 years in the U.S. Army (Active Duty & Reserves), Pastor of Total Praise Ministry since June 1999, Attended Morris Brown College, Member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated, Member of the Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliated, Community Leader, Advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment, 2015-2018 The Reigning Mrs. Georgia, 2015 Recipient of the Nikki T Randall Servant Leadership Award, 2017 Evan Williams American Made Hero, 2017 Recipient of Presidential Volunteer Service Award signed by President Barack Obama, Former Candidate for Lieutenant Governor declares her candidacy for State Senate of District 30.
“Because of this experience and background, I have people skills that can be used to bring people together toward common goals and unity”
“I am pleased and honored to announce my candidacy for State Senate of District 30.
“During my time as an advocate, community leader and business owner, I gained an understanding of the complexities of the government including its capabilities and limitations.”
After this 2019 Legislative Session, I can no longer sit back and watch my home State move backwards to the Jim Crow Era. We need to move forward and progress. Georgia is the number one state to do business; we can be the number one State for women.
I am ready to serve and lead on Day One including repealing and replacing HB481 aka The Heartless Bill
The primary role for the Senate should be to be an advocate for the people of the district and not self serving. There are many issues that will come before us in the next two years.
Medicaid Expansion, we need a Supreme Court Amendment to put Medicaid Expansion back into the Affordable Care Act
Equal Rights Amendment and Women Rights inclusive of the LGBTQIA community.
Veteran Rights and Protection to ensure that there are no homeless or displaced veterans
The Voter and Election Protection to ensure that the system works for all people and not disenfranchise people of color. That 16 year old machines that are outdated are destroyed and deemed unusable
Protecting our Educators and the Education System with a fair and livable wage.
A health care system that would cover medical, medicine, vision, dental, and mental health care. Almost every other developed nation in the world has universal healthcare, it’s time the United States catch up to the rest of the world in ensuring all people have real healthcare coverage that doesn't break the bank.
Fully funded public schools and universities - Even though I paid off my student loans and went to the military, a lot of young people do not have that or my children, they have student loans and I want to establish tuition-free public college and trade school and cancel all student debt.
Universal jobs guarantee - I believe that there should be a Federal Jobs Guarantee, creating a "baseline quality for employments that guarantees a minimum $15 wage, full healthcare, and paid child and sick leave for all
Justice-system reform -We need to end the war on drugs, humanize police departments, and abolishing for-profit prisons. I support legalizing marijuana, releasing individuals sentenced for nonviolent drug offenses, ending cash bail, and "automatic, independent" investigations when people are killed by law enforcement officials. Mass incarceration has hurt communities of black and brown people and economic growth within those communities. Comprehensive criminal justice reform is part of the work that must be done to heal our past and pursue racial justice in the United States.
Immigration reform - Abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and believes there should be a "clear" path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants. As overseen by the current administration, ICE operates with virtually no accountability, ripping apart families and holding our friends and neighbors indefinitely in inhumane detention centers scattered across the United States. We need more protections for young unauthorized immigrants known as "Dreamers" and immigrants who have temporary protections from deportation.
"A Green Deal" to combat climate change - The US needs to implement a carbon-free, 100% renewable energy system and a fully modernized electrical grid in the US by 2035 in an effort to combat climate change. Climate change is a threat for the United States.
A Green Deal," a federal plan to thwart climate change via investing trillions in infrastructure especially in places like Puerto Rico that could have benefited from solar panels. We must again invest in the development, manufacturing, deployment, and distribution of energy, but this time green energy.
Campaign-finance reform
I ran a low-budget campaign, raising less than $200,000 and refusing to accept donations from lobbyists. Changing the way elections are funded is the "only way for real reform to happen in Washington," to include overturning the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United via a constitutional amendment, to push for legislation that would require wealthy people and corporations who make large campaign contributions to disclose that information.
The Senate should be a vital and active communications link between the people and the government. In my role as a long-time business owner, I’m constantly in touch with both citizens and business owners. I understand their needs and desires.
I look forward to a positive campaign, meeting citizens, and tackling challenges. Georgia is the number one state for business and we can be the number one State for Women.
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
let our rejoicing rise,
high as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has tought us, sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
let us march on till victory is won.
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