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Jason Esteves
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJen Jordan
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Jason F. Esteves is an American attorney, businessman, politician, and former educator serving as a member of the Georgia State Senate for the 6th district. He assumed office on January 9, 2023 after being elected in November 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In April 2025, Esteves announced that he is running to be the Governor of Georgia and seeking the Georgia Democratic Party's nomination in the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election.[1]

Education

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Esteves was born in an Afro-Latino family.[2]

Esteves attended South Columbus Elementary, Eddy Middle School[3] and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctor from the Emory University School of Law.[4]

Career

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From 2005 to 2007, Esteves was a member of Teach For America. He worked as an associate at McKenna Long & Aldridge in Atlanta from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2022, he served as a member of the Atlanta Board of Education and as its chair from 2018 to 2022.[5] Esteves joined Equifax as assistant general counsel in 2014 and became a vice president in 2019. In 2023 he opened the Flying Biscuit Cafe in Columbus,[6] and in 2024 opened a second location in Macon.[7] He is a board member of GALIO a Latino nonprofit.[8][9]

Political career

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In 2012, Esteves ran for Georgia house in the Democratic party primary against Sheila Jones and lost.[10]

Esteves was elected as the Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Georgia in 2019, a position that he occupied until 2025. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in November 2022, and his district was redrawn in 2023.[11][12]

Esteves was endorsed by Latino Victory Fund,[13] National Democratic Redistricting Committee,[14] Human Rights Campaign[15] and Georgia Equality in his 2022 State senate campaign.[16]

Esteves ran unopposed for reelection in 2024,[4] and was endorsed for reelection by the Democrats for Education Reform, [17] Vote Common Good,[18] Reproductive Freedom for All, CASA in Action,[19] Fair Fight Action[20] and United Auto Workers.[21]

2026 Gubernatorial Campaign

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In 2025, Esteves announced that he is running to be the Governor of Georgia and seeking the Democratic Party nomination in the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election.[22]

Political positions

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2020 election

In 2024, Esteves opposed the confirmation of Rick Jeffares for member of Georgia Election Board on the grounds that he promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and said that his nomination and confirmation was dangerous.[23][24]

2024 election

After the first 2024 election debate Esteves continued to back Joe Biden's Reelection campaign[25], but when He dropped out he endorsed Kamala Harris. [26]

Abortion

Esteves opposes Georgia's heartbeat bill and supports a women's right to chose.[8][24]

Artificial Intelligence

In 2024 on a hearing on AI he said that the legislature must support AI as well as protect people from the repercussions of it.[27]

Confederate statues

In 2025 Esteves proposed replacing the statue of Alexander Stephens in the U.S. Capital with former President Jimmy Carter, citing his legacy of human rights and public service.[28]

Childcare

In 2025, Esteves supported a bipartisan bill that declared children being unsupervised is not neglect and those decisions should be left to the parent.[29]

Education

In a 2021 op-ed Esteves supported the electrification of school busses.[30]

Esteves opposes the banning of CRT calling it a failed political strategy.[8][31]

Esteves advocates for supporting and strengthen special education programs.[24]

In 2024 he introduced a bill to add more funding for school districts that are low income.[32]

He is a critic of Georgia's school choice program saying that it does not live up to its promises and suggested the resources would be better spent on public schools.[33]

In 2025 Esteves spoke at a rally to restore federal funding for the sciences.[34]

Gun Policy

Esteves opposed allowing the concealed carry of firearms without a license.[8]

Healthcare

Esteves supports expanding Medicaid.[8]

In a 2025 op-ed in the Ledger-Enquirer Esteves argued for a bill he introduced that would allow Medicare to cover expenses for assisted living and care facilities.[35]

Housing

In 2025 Esteves proposed legislation that would stop private equity firms from being allowed to purchase houses.[36][37][24]

Immigration

In a 2024 letter, Esteves urged President Joe Biden to extend work visas to long term migrants.[38]

Infrastructure

Esteves supports public transportation and opposes highway expansion saying it does not work.[8]

Privacy

In 2023 Esteves introduced a bill redacting personally identifying information from public records.[39][40]

Redistricting

Esteves supports a nonpartisan commission for redistricting.[8]

Minimum wage

Esteves helped raise the wage of Atlanta public school employees to 15 dollars an hour and supports doing that at a federal level.[8]

Small Business

In 2025 he introduced a resolution honoring the International Franchise Association and its former president Doc Cohen for boosting economic growth and making contributions to communities coast to coast.[41]

U.S. Supreme Court

In a 2022 letter Esteves endorsed the expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court.[42]

Personal Life

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His mother Linda has Alzheimer's Disease.[35] He has 2 children with his wife Ariel, Jaeden and Zoe.[43]

Awards

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In 2017 Esteves was included on the Atlanta Business Chronicle 40 under 40 list.[44]

In 2019 he was recognized at the ADL Southeast Jurisprudence Luncheon for his values rooted in public service and education.[45] He was also placed on the top 50 most influential Latinos in Georgia by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.[46]

Electoral History

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Georgia House

2012 Georgia House District 53 Democratic Primary [47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shelia Jones (Incumbent) 3,562 64.79%
Democratic Jason Esteves 1,624 29.54%
Democratic Robert Patillo 312 5.67%
Total votes 5,498 100.0%

Atlanta Board of Education at Large

2013 Atlanta Board of Education at Large[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jason Esteves 13,304 34.32%
Nonpartisan Lori James 11,909 30.72%
Nonpartisan Sean Norman 5,029 12.97%
Nonpartisan Ed Johnson 4,558 11.76%
Nonpartisan Eddie Lee Brewster 3,772 9.73%
Nonpartisan Write In 191 0.49%
Total votes 38,763 100.0%
2013 Atlanta Board of Education at Large Runoff[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jason Esteves 10,564 71.39%
Nonpartisan Lori James 4,233 28.61%
Total votes 14,797 100.0%
2017 Atlanta Board of Education at Large[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jason Esteves (Incumbent) 100%
Total votes 100
2021 Atlanta Board of Education at Large[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jason Esteves (Incumbent) 42,307 61.38%
Nonpartisan Jason B Allen 16,588 24.07%
Nonpartisan D'Jaris James 10,029 14.55%
Total votes 68,924 100.0%

Georgia Senate

2022 Georgia State Senate - District 6 Democratic Primary [52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Esteves 6,805 54.5%
Democratic Luisa Wakeman 5,680 45.5%
Total votes 12,485 100.0%
2022 Georgia State Senate - District 6 General election[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Esteves 45,076 56.6%
Republican Fred Glass 34,607 43.4%
Total votes 79,683 100.0%
2024 Georgia State Senate - District 35 Primary election[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Esteves (Incumbent) 100%
Total votes 100
2024 Georgia State Senate - District 35 General election[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Esteves (Incumbent) 100%
Total votes 100

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