Currey Hitchens

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Currey Hitchens

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Agnes Scott College, 2002

Graduate

University of Georgia, 2008

Law

Emory School of Law, 2009

Personal

Birthplace

Dalton, Ga.

Profession

Attorney

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Currey Hitchens (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.

Hitchens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Currey Hitchens was born in Dalton, Georgia. Hitchens' professional experience includes working as an attorney. She earned a bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in 2002, a graduate degree from the University of Georgia in 2008, and a J.D. from Emory School of Law in 2009.

Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Alisha Searcy in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Woods (R)	54.2	2,115,728
		Alisha Searcy (D)	45.8	1,788,671

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,904,399
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Alisha Searcy defeated Jaha Howard, James Morrow, and Currey Hitchens in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alisha Searcy	57.0	382,792
	Submit photo	Jaha Howard	15.0	100,675
		James Morrow	14.6	97,821
		Currey Hitchens	13.5	90,514

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 671,802
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Everton Blair Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Richard Woods defeated John Barge in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Woods	72.6	802,260
		John Barge	27.4	302,681

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,104,941
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Campaign themes

2022

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Currey Hitchens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hitchens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I grew up in Tunnel Hill. I attended public schools in Whitfield County. I attended Agnes Scott College for my undergraduate studies and earned a teaching certification there the year after I graduated. I then taught fourth grade for two years in the City Schools of Decatur before deciding to go to law school. While preparing to attend law school, I did a year of service through AmeriCorps in Douglasville. As an attorney, I fought for low-income Georgians in many counties. I kept returning to education. I represent students in cases for accommodations for disabilities and school discipline cases. I am running for State Superintendent of Schools because students and teachers need a strong advocate to stand up and fight for public education in Georgia. I have represented students and was a teacher and realized I could do the most good for both groups by highlighting their issues in my campaign and fighting for them as the Superintendent.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We can make all Georgia public schools great schools.
• We need to increase pay and respect for educators and let them teach the truth!
• We need to provide children with services, have smaller classes, and community schools to fight the violence issues in school.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As Superintendent I will work to fight:

against banning books in schools;
to empower educators to teach the truth to students and to stand up without fear of retribution;
to increase educator pay to be equal to the pay of similarly educated professionals in other fields;
for services and accommodations to keep children in their home schools;
to end exclusionary discipline;
to get mental health and social worker services in schools; and

to get schools to use community school strategies.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I worked as a babysitter for many years, and I had that job for years as a child. My first job out of college was being a teacher. I taught 4th grade in Decatur, Georgia for two years before doing a year of service though AmeriCorps. Then went to law school at Emory Law while I completed a Masters in Education at UGA.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Kindred. Octavia Butler. It's a fascinating read that will force its readers to think deeply about race and racism across generations in the United States.

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