Jason Esteves charts out post-Trump future

Esteves was one of six leading candidates for Georgia governor who joined the Politically Georgia forum in November. Here are excerpts from his interview.

On a bipartisan failure he’d solve

“We need to be focused on ensuring that people are able to afford to live in the state of Georgia. And we have not done the work necessary — especially the Republican state leaders who have been distracted by Donald Trump — to ensure that people have access to the health care that they need, that they can get good-paying jobs after they graduate from high school.”

On his agenda in a GOP-controlled Legislature

“As governor, I’m going to have the power to use my executive authority to ensure that we start to expand access to health care and to make sure that we’re expanding, and protecting, a woman’s right to choose. We have executive action. And I will tell you, this is a crisis. And the governor has emergency powers that can be used.”

On the mood of the electorate

“People want change. The same old politics is not working. We need new leadership. One that has the lived experiences of Georgians all across the state … There have been a lot of politicians who have been doing a lot of talking, but not really looking out for hardworking Georgians. And that’s going to change when I’m governor.”