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ELECTIONS INFO
Voting in Gwinnett: More info for 2022 elections to come.
Map of House District 99: Jimmy Carter to Indian Trail/Beaver Ruin in unincorporated Norcross, Lilburn, & Tucker. Zip codes 30047, 30084, & 30093. See openstates.org/find_your_legislator.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2021
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VOTING: spoke at the House well against SB 202, Georgia’s voter suppression law, by sharing my personal story being wrongly flagged as a non-citizen voter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsXnMiN8Sw&
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AAPI/IMMIGRANTS/POLICING: advocated for AAPI communities after the March 16 spa killings, before President Biden and Vice President Harris among others – including sharing my “Talk to Your Neighbor” and other multilingual resources for law enforcement | available @ www.marvinlimforga.com/neighborhood. Currently designing cultural diversity curriculum for Georgia Public Safety Training Center.
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LEGISLATION FOR HD 99: introduced 34 bills/substantive resolutions – and got hearings on 12 of them: www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4999?session=1029:
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street racing
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culturally competent policing
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safe and affordable housing (including eviction/foreclosure diversion)
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zoning and code enforcement
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indoor air quality
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labor protections (including unemployment insurance)
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consumer protections
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tax credits and exemptions for low-income people;
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small business assistance
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LOCAL: organized and spoke up successfully against proposed gas station rezoning (JCB), successfully won speed humps for high-risk community (Country Downs), and acquired federal ARP funds for broadband and water specifically for HD 99.
"I’m an immigrant to Georgia who was on public assistance, and wrongly flagged as a non-citizen voter. I worked hard to graduate from Yale Law School, then to give back by becoming a civil rights and gun violence prevention attorney, with organizations like the ACLU. As a State Rep, I’ve created resources and policies that address the day-to-day issues of our diverse community. In COVID-19 times, there are so many resources that exist, but that people have difficulty accessing. I’m trying to change that.” - Marvin
A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE
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Conceived state law allowing survivors of domestic violence to end leases (introduced via Democratic Rep. Holcomb, passed unanimously under Republican majority, signed into law by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal in 2018)
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Challenged Georgia’s voter ID and proof of citizenship laws (as a party), and later corrupted electronic voting machines (as an attorney) in court
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Fought in legislature against, then originated lawsuit to challenge campus carry after it passed
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Advocated and published extensively against the use of religion to discriminate against women and LGBT people
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Created ESL-job development course for refugee and immigrant clients of Catholic Charities Atlanta
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Promote voter registration and turnout in Georgia’s 159 counties, as board member of 159 Georgia Together
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Volunteer for Hospice Atlanta, Crisis Text Line, and Gwinnett Community Emergency Response Team