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State Representative, District 85

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    Marie Yonnee Fortson
    (Dem)

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    Yolonda Fountain Henderson
    (Dem)

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    Jerron J. Sutton
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about and why?

What is your top priority for legislative action in 2027? Briefly discuss how you would address this priority.

Campaign Email yonneefortson85@gmail.com
Age 56
Public elected offices held City Council, Jennings, Ward 2, 2015-2017; Jennings School Board, 2021-present
Highest post-secondary educ BSBA, University of Phoenix
Occupation Administrative assistant
I am personally passionate about healthcare and social services, women's rights, public safety, and education funding and policies.
My top priority for legislation is public safety. There are numerous public safety challenges that our communities face. To address this priority, we can continue to have conversations with the residents who live in these areas to address the root causes of the challenges. This will help us to come up with some community-based solutions for violence and crime prevention.
Age 61
Public elected offices held City Council, Jennings, 2006-2015; mayor, Jennings, 2015-2016; Jennings School Board, 2003-present; state representative, District 85, 2022 - present
Highest post-secondary educ A.A., Hickey Business College
Incumbent? yes
1) Safety for our families: more gun control for the youth. 2) Education: fight for better education for the youth and give them the tools to succeed. 3) Second chances: mentoring the ones who have made mistakes. 4) Protect seniors from fraud: put more policies into play to protect seniors in their golden years.
Protect Social Security; assure a sustainable and affordable quality of life; provide safety and protective services for the less fortunate.
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