Georgia State House District 90

My name is Bentley Hudgins.

I believe that your vote matters. I’m running to make sure that it counts.

I am an Asian American union member, organizer and community builder. For Over a decade, I have done the real work of standing up for our communities when our leaders have failed to do the right thing.

I’ve protected workers from employment discrimination, organized for the elimination of cash bail in Atlanta and Dekalb county, and helped thousands of our neighbors get vaccinated when our state leaders failed to do their jobs.

At the New Georgia Project, as their political strategist, I defeated Brian Kemp’s budget cuts to our state public defender budget. And spent countless hours registering our neighbors to vote to make sure that every single person in our community can exercise their fundamental right to participate in free and fair elections.

I have a proven track record of providing real solutions by standing up for the most vulnerable among us, even when it isn’t easy.

To be frank, I’m tired of my friends dying. I am tired of visiting friends in the ICU, and I am tired of lawmakers who don’t understand the urgency of our needs.

Our communities have hopes and dreams for a future where we can prosper together. I am ready for real policy change. I want material benefits that make our lives better in the present. I want all of us to be respected and treasured.

My Values:
Free and Fair Elections
Dignity for Working Families
Healthy Communities
Investing in Georgia’s Future
Justice in Our Communities

I believe that collective action is the central to creating collective good. As the State Representative for Georgia’s 90th District, I will continue to organize for a future where our shared values are affirmed with state policy and concrete change. Also, I have written up long-form explainers for each of these values with policy recommendations and research at https://www.bentley4georgia.com/values.

When elected, I will be the first Japanese American and the first non-binary/trans candidate in the South to hold a state legislative seat. I am a disabled person, a drag queen and someone who still believed that every single vote matters. I’ve already been able to pass legislation at every level on government by organizing. This time, I want to be the one authoring and introducing it.

May 2 - Early Voting
May 24 - Election Day
June 21 - Runoff
November 8 - General

Yes.

I am registered Democratic candidate.

The biggest challenge is that we are a nontraditional campaign, running without establishment support, fundraising during COVID, inflation and an rising international crisis.

We are running a highly strategic field plan, built on relational organizing, an ambitious canvassing operation and innovative approach to digital. We are a campaign powered for and by the e New American Majority.

Bridgemon Bolger
bridgemon@bentley4georgia.com
+1 (678) 365-7845

Our team are BIPOC, queer people, immigrants, union members, disabled people and young folks.

Our core supporters are working class Black people, voting rights advocates and union members.

The Atlanta drag community, local business owners

No organizations are legally allowed to coordinate with our campaign.

Stewart Parnacott, Peter Hubbard, Michelle Schreiner, Saira Draper

Agreed on 04-06-2022