Free Virtual Town Hall May 27 Featuring District 122 Candidate

For the first time in Georgia’s history, 13 nurses are running for political office simultaneously. The Georgia Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (CAPRN, www.caprn.org), a statewide coalition of organizations representing registered nurses who have earned masters or doctorate degrees, is hosting a virtual Town Hall meeting on Thursday, May 28 at noon. Participants include candidates Tabitha Johnson-Green and Jodi Lott, along with Jasmine Clark, state representative, District 108 and instructor at Emory University’s School of Nursing, so voters can learn more about the nursing candidates prior to the June 9 primary election. The town hall meetings are free and open to the public, and are being offered as part of a new statewide awareness campaign, “Stand Up For Nurses”.

Jodi Lott is running for the Georgia House of Representatives in District 122, which includes Lawrenceville, Lilburn and Suwanee. For more information and to register, visit www.georgiansunitedforhealthcare.org/events

Candidates running for office include:

For U.S. Congress: Renee S. Unterman (R), District 7

Tabitha Johnson-Green (D), District 10

For Georgia State Senate: June Krise (D), District 51

For Georgia House of Representatives: Vikki Mills (R), District 1

Sharon Cooper (R), Disttrict 43

Luisa Wakeman (D), District 43

Shirley Ritchie (D), District 46

Frederick Rovner (D), District 72

Viola Davis (D), District 87

Carol Field (R), District 101

Jodi Lott (R), District 122

Joyce Barlow (D), District 151

John Lahood (R), District 175

Michelle Nelson, Ph.D., APRN, co-director of CAPRN, says it’s exciting to see the wide range of candidates, representing the diversity of people who choose nursing as a profession. “The slate of nursing candidates includes male, female, black, white, Republican and Democrat. As we all know, in recent months the medical profession has faced enormous challenges fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, not the least of which has been a confusing and changing tapestry of federal, state and local regulations and guidelines. CAPRN has launched a new awareness campaign called “Stand Up For Nurses” to call attention to the role nurses play at all levels of healthcare, as well as to solicit public support to lift practice restrictions that keep Advanced Practice Nurses from caring for patients to the full extent of our education and training. I applaud these nurses who want to bring their expertise and experience to the state legislature where they can speak with authority about healthcare concerns and help guide policy. I want to encourage everyone to join the Town Hall meetings, and then Stand Up For Nurses and vote!”

For more information, visit www.georgiansunitedforhealthcare.org