Everton Blair Jr.
Democrat
Educator and former Gwinnett County Board of Education chair (2021); first openly LGBTQ Black school board chair in Georgia
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
59.2%
+1 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T4 FEC-verified $0 corporate PAC and $0 AIPAC; ActBlue donation page titled "everton-rejects-aipac"; $227K Q2 2025 outraised entire GA-13 field; explicit campaign commitment to "no corporate PAC money." 3.75/4
- T6 Black Economic Agenda nine-pillar plan; Issues page; multiple long-form interviews (Punchbowl, Advocate, Black Wall St Times Substack, 11Alive sit-down, Town Square Podcast). Comprehensive substantive communication. 3.75/4
- T7 5+ non-aligned media: Punchbowl News, AJC, 11Alive, The Advocate, BlackPressUSA, Atlanta Daily World, Politically Georgia podcast, Yahoo/Fox profile. Subjected to scrutiny on the Ritchie Torres "ICE and genocide" critique. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T15 No AI transparency platform documented. 0/4
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- T1 Visible district presence as a lifelong GA-13 resident; 2025 Atlanta Pride Parade march with 100K+ attendees; campaign frames itself on being more accessible than the late Rep. Scott. 3.13/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 Anti-corruption framing implies stock-trading reform but no specific congressional stock-trading ban position documented. 1.25/4
- T4 FEC-verified $0 corporate PAC and $0 AIPAC; ActBlue donation page titled "everton-rejects-aipac"; $227K Q2 2025 outraised entire GA-13 field; explicit campaign commitment to "no corporate PAC money." 3.75/4
- T5 FEC committee C00901157; Q2 2025 fundraising publicly announced as outraising the field; Q4 2025 outraised incumbent Scott. Documented small-dollar emphasis with majority of donors as "Black folks he knows personally." 3.13/4
- T6 Black Economic Agenda nine-pillar plan; Issues page; multiple long-form interviews (Punchbowl, Advocate, Black Wall St Times Substack, 11Alive sit-down, Town Square Podcast). Comprehensive substantive communication. 3.75/4
- T7 5+ non-aligned media: Punchbowl News, AJC, 11Alive, The Advocate, BlackPressUSA, Atlanta Daily World, Politically Georgia podcast, Yahoo/Fox profile. Subjected to scrutiny on the Ritchie Torres "ICE and genocide" critique. 3.75/4
- T8 LGBTQ+ Victory Fund (Oct 2025) plus former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick (Dec 2025); primary opponent Ron McKenzie suspended his campaign and endorsed Blair; Run For Something candidate directory. 3.13/4
- T9 Active campaign site, BEA agenda rollout, regular news/press releases, Mobilize event hub; consistent communication over multi-quarter campaign. 3.13/4
- T10 Plain-language framing across Issues and BEA pages. English-only is a notable gap given GA-13 demographics. 3.13/4
- T11 Medicare for All as central healthcare position. Backed by 5+ orgs (NNU, PNHP, JD, DSA, Our Revolution). 2.50/4
- T12 BEA pillar: crack down on private equity firms bulk-purchasing single-family homes in Black neighborhoods. Specific target population and mechanism named. 2.88/4
- T13 No specific consumer cost transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
- T14 Defends Medicaid against $930B "Big Beautiful Bill" cuts; cites specific dollar figures. Limited broader spending transparency mechanism. 2.25/4
- T15 No AI transparency platform documented. 0/4
- T16 No specific law-enforcement accountability mechanism documented (use-of-force data, body cameras, oversight boards). 0/4
- T17 Replace ICE with "an immigration system rooted in dignity, due process, and accountability"; "well-resourced, transparent, and efficient." Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- T18 Created Gwinnett school district equity department as documented prior-role transparency action; raised teacher pay during chair tenure. Funding-side transparency more than outcomes-side. 2.50/4
- T19 Co-sponsor commitments to John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act; explicit "get big money out of politics" framing. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- T20 Anti-corruption rhetorical framing. No specific named accountability reform package (term limits, lobbying ban, audit framework). 2.25/4
- T21 Extensive press engagement across 11Alive, AJC, Punchbowl, Advocate, Black Wall St Times, Atlanta Daily World, BlackPressUSA, Town Square Podcast. 3.13/4
- T22 Default 2/4 baseline for limited fact-checker coverage. Post-Scott-death "ICE and genocide" framing of the late incumbent drew Ritchie Torres pushback and pro-Israel-outlet criticism; ps capped at moderate; no documented false claims. 2.88/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
- T24 No FOIA reform or open-records platform documented. 0/4
- T25 $0 corporate PAC and $0 AIPAC FEC-verified matches anti-corporate platform; openly LGBTQ + Pride march matches LGBTQ pillar; 4-year Gwinnett school board record matches education priority. 3+ verifiable matches. 3.13/4
E Efficiency
53.9%
Top positive drivers
- E9 Gwinnett chair (180K students, $2B budget); raised teacher pay; voted Wilbanks termination after 25 years; created equity department; led district through COVID; oversaw budget expansion, district reaccreditation, and redistricting. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
- E15 Education is his domain: founding AP Calculus teacher at KIPP, Obama White House education initiative fellow, Gwinnett chair raising teacher pay and creating equity department, current National coaching role at School Board Partners. 4/4
- E6 Q2 2025 $227K (outraised entire field), Q4 2025 outraised incumbent Scott, full ActBlue + Mobilize + jobs page infrastructure, Run For Something candidate directory listing. Strong operational metrics. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E5 No specific government tech modernization position documented. 0/4
- E13 No specific energy system or climate position surfaced in BEA or Issues page. 0/4
- E19 No specific infrastructure delivery mechanism documented. 0/4
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- E1 BEA includes measurable proposals (cap childcare costs, $930B Medicaid restoration, first-gen down payment assistance). Built-in numeric thresholds. 2.88/4
- E2 Career education researcher and policy professional (Obama White House initiative, Broad Academy, UnboundEd, School Board Partners). Documented prior-role evidence-based work. 3.13/4
- E3 Created Gwinnett district equity department as explicit evaluation framework; led superintendent transition tied to delivery review. Documented prior-role action. 2.50/4
- E4 4 years on Gwinnett County Board of Education chair (2021); founding AP Calculus teacher at KIPP Atlanta Collegiate; Pride Parade march; coaching superintendents at School Board Partners. 3.13/4
- E5 No specific government tech modernization position documented. 0/4
- E6 Q2 2025 $227K (outraised entire field), Q4 2025 outraised incumbent Scott, full ActBlue + Mobilize + jobs page infrastructure, Run For Something candidate directory listing. Strong operational metrics. 3.75/4
- E7 Cross-sector coalition: LGBTQ+ Victory Fund + Deval Patrick + Run For Something + opponent Ron McKenzie consolidation; education-policy network through Broad Academy and UnboundEd. 3.13/4
- E8 Education-sector implementation experience across teacher, district, and federal roles; Gwinnett chair tenure managing $2B budget and 180K students. 3.13/4
- E9 Gwinnett chair (180K students, $2B budget); raised teacher pay; voted Wilbanks termination after 25 years; created equity department; led district through COVID; oversaw budget expansion, district reaccreditation, and redistricting. Multiple corroborated achievements. 4/4
- E10 BEA structural reforms implied. No specific federal process reform mechanism (filibuster, committee restructuring, permitting) documented. 1/4
- E11 M4A; reverse Big Beautiful Bill Medicaid cuts; expand senior home health. Backed by 5+ orgs. 2.50/4
- E12 Expand affordable-housing supply; ban PE bulk purchases; first-gen down-payment assistance. Multi-mechanism approach. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- E13 No specific energy system or climate position surfaced in BEA or Issues page. 0/4
- E14 Replace ICE with "well-resourced, transparent, and efficient" immigration system; "reimagine into a system that works." Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- E15 Education is his domain: founding AP Calculus teacher at KIPP, Obama White House education initiative fellow, Gwinnett chair raising teacher pay and creating equity department, current National coaching role at School Board Partners. 4/4
- E16 "Stronger schools and safer communities" framing only. No specific evidence-based public safety mechanism documented. 1/4
- E17 BEA includes economy/jobs pillar and Black entrepreneurship/small business pillar. Specific population focus. 2.88/4
- E18 Big Beautiful Bill cuts framing implies fiscal accountability concern. No specific spending efficiency mechanism documented. 1.25/4
- E19 No specific infrastructure delivery mechanism documented. 0/4
- E20 Anti-genocide framing of Israeli operations; "endless wars" critique; "we should be using our tax dollars funding things like our schools, not bombs." Backed by peace orgs. 3.13/4
- E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
- E22 Critique of $930B Medicaid cuts implies revenue concern. No comprehensive deficit/pay-for proposal documented. 1/4
- E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
- E24 M4A to replace fragmented healthcare; ICE replacement framework; restore $930B Medicaid cuts. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- E25 No specific federal agency oversight platform documented. 0/4
A Affordability
66.4%
Top positive drivers
- A1 BEA leads with cost-of-living pillar identified as "the number one issue facing Georgia." District-specific framing as lifelong GA-13 resident. 3.75/4
- A10 Cost-of-living is THE lead pillar of the campaign agenda, with matching policy depth across nine pillars. 3.75/4
- A12 Expand affordable-housing supply; first-generation down-payment assistance; ban PE bulk purchases in Black neighborhoods. Multi-mechanism comprehensive housing platform. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
- A15 No specific consumer protection mechanism documented. 0/4
- A18 No specific utility or energy affordability mechanism documented. 0/4
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- A1 BEA leads with cost-of-living pillar identified as "the number one issue facing Georgia." District-specific framing as lifelong GA-13 resident. 3.75/4
- A2 BEA cites $930B Medicaid figure; education policy career provides quantitative grounding. 3.13/4
- A3 4-year Gwinnett school board service; KIPP teacher; Pride Parade community presence; School Board Partners coaching; New American Leaders. 3.13/4
- A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
- A5 BEA frames cost impact at family level (cap childcare, down payment assistance for first-generation buyers). Some household-level translation. 2.88/4
- A6 Cost-of-living lead pillar in BEA explicitly responds to current affordability crisis. 2.88/4
- A7 Critique of Big Beautiful Bill cuts; anti-genocide framing redirects military spending to "schools, not bombs." Source-and-destination redirect. 3.13/4
- A8 Ban private-equity bulk-buying of homes in Black neighborhoods is direct corporate accountability. Specific industry and remedy. 3.13/4
- A9 BEA frames every pillar around working families, with specific Black-community focus. 3.13/4
- A10 Cost-of-living is THE lead pillar of the campaign agenda, with matching policy depth across nine pillars. 3.75/4
- A11 M4A; reverse $930B Medicaid cuts; expand senior home health; cap childcare costs. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A12 Expand affordable-housing supply; first-generation down-payment assistance; ban PE bulk purchases in Black neighborhoods. Multi-mechanism comprehensive housing platform. 3.75/4
- A13 Cap childcare costs; education investment pillar; teacher pay record. Backed by 5+ orgs. 3.13/4
- A14 BEA includes tax reform pillar; details not enumerated in surfaced materials. 2.25/4
- A15 No specific consumer protection mechanism documented. 0/4
- A16 "People before profit" economy framing; no specific federal minimum-wage figure or PRO Act commitment documented. 1.25/4
- A17 BEA includes food-security pillar. 2.88/4
- A18 No specific utility or energy affordability mechanism documented. 0/4
- A19 No specific transportation affordability position documented. 0/4
- A20 BEA nine-pillar agenda is itself a coherent cross-cutting affordability strategy connecting healthcare, housing, education, jobs, food security, taxes, and entrepreneurship. 3.75/4
- A21 4-year Gwinnett school board chair record matches education priority; openly LGBTQ + Pride march matches LGBTQ pillar; $0 PAC and $0 AIPAC matches anti-corporate stance. 3.13/4
- A22 Explicit defense of Medicaid against the $930B Big Beautiful Bill cuts; M4A as expansion vehicle; protect senior care. 3.13/4
- A23 BEA targets Black community + working families + LGBTQ + first-generation homebuyers + seniors. Multi-population reach. 3.13/4
- A24 BEA covers multiple cost areas across nine pillars reaching workers, families, students, seniors, small businesses. 3.13/4
- A25 LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and Deval Patrick endorsements. Limited labor/consumer/housing scorecard ratings surfaced. 2.25/4
Scored from publicly available information. Research in progress.
Published Platform
- Healthcare — Medicare for All; reverse the $930B Medicaid cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill; expand senior home health care.
- Housing — Expand affordable-housing supply; first-generation down-payment assistance; ban private equity firms from bulk-purchasing homes in Black neighborhoods.
- Education — Cap childcare costs; teacher-pay investment; defend Department of Education. Career educator, founding AP Calculus teacher at KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, Gwinnett school board chair (2021).
- Black Economic Agenda — Nine-pillar "Because Change Can’t Wait" plan covering cost of living, healthcare, housing, education and jobs, Black entrepreneurship, food security, defense of democracy, immigration, and tax reform.
- Immigration — Replace ICE with an immigration system rooted in dignity, due process, and accountability; well-resourced, transparent, and efficient.
- Foreign Policy — Anti-genocide framing of Israeli operations; "endless wars" critique; "tax dollars funding schools, not bombs." Rejects AIPAC money.
- Democracy — Cosponsor John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and Freedom to Vote Act; get big money out of politics.
- Campaign Finance — FEC-verified $0 corporate PAC, $0 AIPAC; ActBlue page titled "everton-rejects-aipac"; majority of donors are "Black folks he knows personally."
Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 59.2% | +1 | 60.2% |
| Efficiency | 53.9% | — | 53.9% |
| Affordability | 66.4% | — | 66.4% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 59.8% | |
Financial Breakdown
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