Gabriel Sanchez (Georgia)
Gabriel Sanchez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Sanchez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sanchez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gabriel Sanchez was born in Georgia. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University in 2018.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 42
Gabriel Sanchez defeated Diane Jackson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gabriel Sanchez (D) | 63.3 | 16,689 | |
| Diane Jackson (R) | 36.7 | 9,673 | ||
| Total votes: 26,362 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 42
Gabriel Sanchez defeated incumbent Teri Anulewicz in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 42 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gabriel Sanchez | 56.8 | 2,253 | |
| Teri Anulewicz | 43.2 | 1,713 | ||
| Total votes: 3,966 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 42
Diane Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 42 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diane Jackson | 100.0 | 1,230 | |
| Total votes: 1,230 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gabriel Sanchez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sanchez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Through my community organizing, I’ve come to learn what issues matter most to everyday working people. Housing insecurity is real and felt by so many in our community. Young people like me can’t afford to buy a home, and rent increases dramatically every year. Without guaranteed parental leave, my partner and I will face hard career choices if we want to start a family. And I know I’m not the only one who dreads going to the doctor, fearing surprise medical bills and costly prescription drugs. Too many people are struggling to pay the bills despite working 40 hours a week, or often more than that. In the wealthiest country in the world, it should not be this hard to get by. Working families deserve a system that works for them and a real voice in the State Capitol.
I would not be where I am today without my family. They taught me that it's our collective responsibility to build a better world for future generations. Change is possible when working people work together, and when I’m elected, I plan to bring the community along every step of the way. It’s time to stop accepting the status quo and start working together to fight for the change we deserve.- Housing for All
Housing is a human right. Everyone deserves a safe and affordable home, but we are facing an affordable housing crisis in Cobb County and across the state. Since the start of the 2020 pandemic, this trend has only worsened, and now Atlanta has the most overpriced housing market in the country. Predatory corporations from all over have been buying up houses throughout the Metro Atlanta area. Many of these corporations have one goal – profits. And because of this, they’re driving up rents, pushing properties into disrepair, and exploiting tenants, instead of doing their job to provide housing for working people.
We must reign in the corporate greed that is keeping housing unaffordable, and guarantee housing for all. - Healthcare for All Universal healthcare is a right in every single developed country, except for one: the United States. Despite being the wealthiest nation in the world, the U.S. has one of the worst, most overpriced, and inaccessible healthcare systems. Americans pay the most per person for healthcare. Big Pharma will do anything to make a quick buck, including pushing addictive drugs like opiates on patients, hiking prices for medication and necessary services, or denying people coverage wherever possible. Georgians have a fundamental right to healthcare, and yet we allow greed and corruption to lead the way in our healthcare systems. The solution is a single-payer, public healthcare system: we need Medicare for All Georgians.
- Economy for All In the face of rising costs, inflation, and stagnant wages, what do Georgians deserve? We need an economy that works for everyone, not just for the top 1% and the big corporations. That means guaranteed paid time off and parental leave to care for our families. That means reliable hours and a living wage of at least $20 an hour. That means protecting and expanding the right to unionize. Working people like teachers, nurses, drivers, and more perform the essential jobs that keep society running and the economy afloat, and we deserve more! It’s time to invest back into the people who truly run the economy - the workers.
I didn’t only learn about economic justice at that time. In 2011, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was brutally murdered by George Zimmerman. For me, he was more than a name – he was my classmate. He walked the same halls and ate lunch in the same cafeteria. He was a member of my community. His tragic murder showed me the real, material impact of systemic racism and oppression that Black and Brown people face in this country, in all aspects of life. That’s when I knew the system was really broken, and that it would take all of us to organize and fight for a better, more just society.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 42 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 42 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 21, 2024
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| Preceded by Teri Anulewicz (D) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 42 2025-Present |
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