Nissa Jones
State House, District 143 · Democratic · Georgia
Where they are running
Where they stand
Public safety: Jones supports strengthening community policing through openness, accountability, and collaboration between law enforcement and residents.
Behavioral health: Jones supports increased funding and access for mental health care, addiction treatment, and social services to prevent public safety crises.
Youth programs: Jones supports expanding after-school programs, mentorship, and job training for young people.
Where Nissa stands on the questions on which we score all candidates
Rights and Inclusion · Supports: Georgia should expand legal access to abortion beyond its current six-week limit.
Public Safety and Justice · Likely supports: Georgia should increase state funding for local law enforcement.
Public Safety and Justice · Likely supports: Georgia should expand alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenses.
Public Safety and Justice · Supports: Georgia should improve emergency preparedness and emergency-response capacity.
Public Safety and Justice · Supports: Georgia should invest in community-based programs to prevent crime and violence.
Public Safety and Justice · Opposes: Georgia should not add new state restrictions on gun ownership.
Education and Families · Supports: Georgia should strengthen early-grade literacy requirements in public schools.
Education and Families · Supports: Georgia should increase state funding for public schools.
Education and Families · Likely supports: Georgia should improve childcare affordability and access.
Education and Families · Supports: Georgia should increase state support for teachers and teacher recruitment.
Economy and Taxes · Likely supports: Georgia should use state economic-development incentives to attract and retain employers.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Georgia should increase investment in workforce training for high-demand jobs.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Georgia should reduce state regulations on businesses.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Georgia should strengthen labor rights and collective bargaining.
Economy and Taxes · Supports: Georgia should raise the minimum wage.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Georgia should expand state programs that increase access to healthcare providers in underserved communities.
Health and Healthcare · Likely supports: Georgia should fully expand Medicaid eligibility.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Georgia should expand state support for mental and behavioral health services.
Health and Healthcare · Supports: Georgia should increase support for maternal and pregnancy care.
Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: Georgia should increase state funding for local infrastructure.
Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: Georgia should expand and improve public transit.
Housing and Infrastructure · Likely supports: Georgia should invest in affordable housing development and preservation.
Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: Georgia should expand broadband access and modernize utility infrastructure, especially in underserved areas.
Energy and Environment · Likely supports: Georgia should increase state support for land and water conservation.
Energy and Environment · Supports: Georgia should transition toward cleaner energy sources.
Energy and Environment · Likely supports: Georgia should impose stronger statewide oversight and conditions on new data centers.
Energy and Environment · Likely supports: Georgia should tighten state pollution regulations.
Energy and Environment · Supports: Georgia should require stronger state scrutiny of utility costs and rate increases.
Technology and Consumer Protection · Supports: Georgia should strengthen state enforcement against unfair business practices affecting consumers.
In the news
Decision 2024: Anissa Jones elected to House District 143 (41nbc.com, Nov 6, 2024)
Dr. Anissa Jones launches campaign for Georgia State House District 143 (41nbc.com, May 30, 2024)
Macon Water Authority race pits incumbent against political newcomer (13wmaz.com, May 3, 2022)