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Jason Esteves, a rising gubernatorial candidate, says he’s a champion of Georgia’s working class against GOP policy

Published April 27, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)

Jason Esteves, Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former Georgia State Senator, speaks onstage during a rally at the Atlanta Civic Center on October 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

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.…