09/26/2026
🐾 𝗪𝗘’𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟
For the past two years, much of GAAA’s advocacy has focused right here in Gwinnett County.
But the more we’ve learned, the clearer something has become:
Many of the issues affecting animals in our community cannot be addressed at the county level alone.
Georgia lawmakers make decisions that can affect animal-cruelty laws, enforcement, breeding and commercial animal sales, spay/neuter programs, shelter and animal-welfare standards, and other policies that ultimately impact animals and communities across our state.
So we’re expanding the conversation.
As part of our 2026 Election Project, GAAA identified 52 candidates seeking Georgia House and Senate seats representing Gwinnett County and has begun reaching out across party lines.
We’re introducing GAAA, opening conversations about animal-welfare issues, and giving candidates an opportunity to tell our community where they stand.
We’re also developing a new 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 specifically for state legislative candidates—focused on meaningful, realistic commitments that fall within the role of a Georgia state legislator.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗻. 🐾
But we don't want this conversation to stop at the Gwinnett County line.
We encourage animal-welfare organizations, rescues, advocates, and concerned residents throughout Georgia to reach out to the candidates seeking to represent their own communities and start asking questions about animal welfare.
Once our state legislative pledge is finalized, we'll be happy to share it with other organizations and advocates across Georgia who would like to use it as a starting point for conversations with candidates in their own districts.
Because meaningful statewide change requires animal welfare to be part of the conversation across Georgia—not just in Gwinnett.
As candidates respond and engage with us, we'll share what we learn. We'll also be introducing Candidate Animal Welfare Spotlights so our community can learn more about candidates' documented positions, responses, and work on animal-welfare issues.
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲.
Our goal is to make sure animal welfare is part of the conversation and to give voters information they can use to make their own decisions.
🐾 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to the candidates who have already responded to our outreach and shown a willingness to engage in a conversation about animal welfare.
Michelle Kang for State House
Marvin Lim for Georgia
Marc McMain For Georgia
Jennifer For Georgia
Jyot Singh for GA State House
Juan Estrada for Georgia
Scott Tippetts for Georgia
Akbar Ali
We look forward to hearing from more candidates in the coming weeks!
🐾 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧
We'll be updating our website with candidate outreach, pledge information, responses, and other election-related animal-welfare information:
https://gwinnettanimaladvocacyalliance.com/election-2026/state/
🗳️ 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦
October 5 — Voter registration deadline
October 13–30 — Early voting in Gwinnett County
November 3 — Election Day
There’s a lot more coming between now and Election Day.
Stay tuned. 🐾
