Margaret Spear for Georgia House District 3

GEORGIA HOUSE DISTRICT 3 · 2026

MARGARET SPEAR

Neighbor. Problem-solver. Ready to serve. Bringing practical, accountable leadership to District 3.

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CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES

Three Clear Commitments
to District 3

SCHOOLS & FUNDING

Supporting Local Schools

Catoosa's schools don't have a spending problem, they have a funding problem. Georgia's formula was written in 1985, and this county has been covering the difference ever since.

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MENTAL HEALTH & MEDICAL DEBT

Expanding Local Healthcare

There is nowhere in this county to take someone in a mental health crisis, and 9% of us have medical debt in collections. I know which bills would help, and I've named them.

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TAXES & ACCOUNTABILITY

Protecting Local Control

I support local tax tools like SPLOST and FLOST. But a ballot question should tell voters the whole story before they vote, not just the half that sells it.

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COUNTDOWN DAYS TO GO

ELECTION DAY · 2026

Tuesday,
November 3

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Margaret Spear
RINGGOLD, GA · DISTRICT 3

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE

A Neighbor Who Gets Things Done

I am Chief of Staff at a local civil engineering firm and a former Catoosa County elections worker. For over a decade, I've helped teams take big ideas and turn them into real, finished projects: keeping budgets honest, timelines realistic, and decisions grounded in what's actually true, not what's convenient. And as a poll worker, I've seen up close what it looks like when neighbors with different politics show up, do the work, and take care of each other anyway.

That's the spirit I want to bring to Atlanta. District 3 doesn't need someone who votes the party line and avoids hard questions. It needs a representative with real experience who will show up, put Catoosa County first, and answer to the people they serve.

Local & Accountable Neighbor First Do the Work Honest & Direct
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CIVIC RESOURCE

Voting on FLOST This November?

NOV 3

Understand FLOST Before You Vote

A 1% sales tax to cut property taxes — on the Catoosa County ballot November 3, 2026.

I broke down what FLOST actually does, what it costs, and what it means for your household at Civics by Spear: a nonpartisan explainer with a calculator so you can see your own numbers before you vote.

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118 TEACHERS

See the HOME Plan's Real Numbers

A proposed 100% school homestead exemption — with a $12.9M-a-year funding gap once the assumptions are checked.

I got the HOME Plan's own spreadsheets through an open records request and checked them against the county's own figures at Civics by Spear. Here's what the numbers actually show, with sources for every figure.

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ENDORSED BY

Georgia WIN List Moms Demand Action Mental Health Now National Democratic Redistricting Committee Run For Something Georgia AFL-CIO Candidates for Common Good Dirtroad Organizing The Fighting 50
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Join Us in Person

SEP 17

Wind Down, Speak Up with Margaret Spear

Book & Barrel, 96 Depot St, Ringgold

Thursday, September 17th · 6:30 – 8:00 PM

Come sit down for a minute. Grab a coffee, a Coke, or a glass of wine, wind down from your day, and tell me what's actually on your mind.

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SEP 23

Register to Vote + Postcard Party

Book & Barrel, 96 Depot St, Ringgold

Wednesday, September 23rd · 6:00 – 7:30 PM

October 5 is the last day to register to vote in Georgia. We'll help you register or update your address, write postcards to friends, and collect school supplies for Teacher Appreciation Night. With Jack Zibluk & the Catoosa County Democrats.

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OCT 8

Teacher Appreciation Night

Book & Barrel, 96 Depot St, Ringgold

Thursday, October 8th · 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Free pizza, cookies, and classroom supplies for everyone who works in a Catoosa County school: teachers, parapros, subs, bus drivers, librarians, front office, and custodial staff. Walk in, fill a bag, walk out. Not a fundraiser, nobody will ask you for money.

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This is a neighbor-powered campaign. Every dollar and every volunteer hour brings real change to District 3.

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