Both of the candidates running in the May 21, 2024, Democratic primary election for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District — Lexy Doherty (D) and Jessica Fore (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.
Here are the candidates’ responses to the question: Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
Doherty:
“I am from a small town where I was raised by a conservative father and liberal mother who showed me that although we may disagree on solutions, we are guided by similar values. I’m a nature lover who rides and cares for horses and sees the integrity of working people who are trying to provide for their families.
I have strong convictions about good governance, civil rights, environmental protection, and ensuring access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities for everyone. I believe there is far more that unites us than separates us. When I hear the real concerns of citizens they are not ideological – they are practical issues that can be solved through good faith cooperation.
My studies in geology built upon one of my core values that we have a responsibility to preserve a diverse world for our children and grandchildren to cherish long after we are gone. As an educational consultant, I’ve witnessed the power of education to transform lives. As a poll worker, I ensure that every eligible voter has access to their right to vote. On the Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission, I advocate for the protection of public lands and the conservation of natural resources.”
Fore:
“I’m the only Georgia born and raised candidate in the Democratic primary for Georgia-10. I grew up around central and northeast Georgia and have been doing community service and traveling church music ministry in about 15 of GA-10’s 20 counties over the last 25 years. I’m a survivor of domestic violence who has spent the last decade publicly advocating for women’s safety and confronting abuse of power in institutions. When I left an abusive marriage, I was fired from a church job for not moving back in with my abuser. I lost my car and my apartment and experienced years of poverty, riding a scooter to jobs doing farm work, telemarketing, and airport security. I eventually settled debts, rebuilt ruined credit, and became a homeowner and a Realtor. I successfully fought a national bureaucracy to force systemic abuse issues to the floor of the Presbyterian Church in America’s General Assembly, and now I assist survivors who are getting out of abusive relationships and/or leaving high control religious environments. The power and control dynamics present in abusive relationships and institutions are also present in political authoritarianism. I stepped up as the only candidate with a decades long history of service in the broader district outside of politics, the only candidate who has experienced long term working poverty, and the only candidate positioned to peel off disaffected evangelicals from Mike Collins and flip GA-10!”
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