Special Election, July 28, 2026

Increases in the local crime rates are largely the result of a lack of opportunity. Other contributors include chemical dependency, mental illness, and the culture of violence often celebrated on social media are at the root. Activist judges, selective enforcement of the law only add to the problem. Law enforcement is being hobbled by media depicting them as the antagonists.

Between 2018 and 2022, $706 Million in federal funds came into Georgia to address homelessness. Additional $ Millions in federal funding went to affordable housing programs, particularly in the 13th District. Over 90% of the funding went to "administrative costs" such as posh offices and 6-figure incomes. In 11 years, only 5 houses have been built in the District under affordable housing programs, and the homeless are offered little more than counseling under these programs. Meanwhile, homeless encampments continue to grow throughout the district.

Only 2.8% of the laborers in the 13th District are skilled workers. Investing in training our residents affords our community opportunities to obtain higher-wage jobs within the district. This leads to a rise in incomes as well as improvements in quality of life. Caesar Gonzales is building real solutions in GA's 13th District, supporting solutions like paid vocational training that provides students and displaced workers opportunities to earn higher wages. The 13th District needs to be better prepared to take advantage of the GIG, tech,  and coming Space economy.

Year after year, dozens of highway projects, neighborhoods, and building projects remain incomplete. Meanwhile, data centers and warehouses are popping up everywhere. Each occupy acres of land, use a great deal of infrastructure such as water and electricity, but offer few jobs. Our communities continue to decline with little more than excuses coming from office. However, Caesar Gonzales is present and passionate about improving living conditions for 13th District residents, prioritizing constituents over cronyism and graft. 

 No program addressing societal challenges will ever work in the urban communities until corruption is checked. Read that again.

So when a candidate talks about needing more funding for social programs in the community, ask them what happened to the $Billions in funding and resources that already came in for the aforementioned programs. If they say that it was not enough or are not willing to give an answer, move on with your vote. We cannot keep voting for the same people making the same promises for the last 20 years while our communities remain in squalor. 

Drive down Tara Boulevard and you see a lot of shuttered businesses. Empty commercial properties are all over The 13th District.

When the government structure turns its back on  business, it reduces its revenue base, driving up taxes elsewhere such as property taxes. No support for entrepreneurship = no economic growth = urban decay.

Caesar Gonzales supports entrepreneurship and providing a better economic climate for local businesses to flourish.