Jason Esteves knows what it’s like to make the most out of very little. The Georgia Democrat watched both his mother and father work two to three jobs at a time to provide for their family throughout his childhood in the ’80s. In adulthood, he climbed his way up through roles as a public school teacher, an Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education member and chair, an attorney and even a state senator, while opening a handful of local businesses with his wife.
Esteves also knows that, these days, many Georgians are struggling to make much of anything as opportunities seem to dwindle; the cost of living on the rise, housing is increasingly unaffordable and healthcare costs mount with no relief in sight. So the Columbus native decided to run for governor to do something about it.
