Corey Foreman
We deserve better Health Care Infrastructure Jobs Schools
Corey Foreman for Georgia Senate, District 1
THE ISSUES
I’m not here to put a bandage on the problems. I’m here to face them head-on.
Too often, politicians react instead of planning ahead. They patch problems instead of solving them. I believe in using the knowledge I have, combined with the voices of the people and input from experts, to craft lasting solutions, not just quick political wins.
Before we even talk about how to fix an issue, we should be asking what caused it in the first place. That’s the only way to solve it for good.
The data doesn’t lie: Georgia too often ranks at the bottom, or just barely meets the national average, across key indicators like healthcare, education, infrastructure, and support for veterans. That is not good enough for the people who call this state home.
The Peach State should never be “just average.” We should be leading the way and showing the rest of the country that
our exceptional people live in an exceptional state.
Explore the Issues
These aren’t just talking points. They’re real problems with real solutions. Click below to dive into the issues that matter most to District 1.
Healthcare
1. Healthcare Access for Every Georgian
Healthcare should not depend on your ZIP code, income, or whether you can afford to drive hours for treatment.
Across Coastal Georgia, families face physician shortages, long wait times, rising healthcare costs, limited mental health services, and growing challenges accessing care close to home. For many residents in Bryan, Liberty, and eastern Chatham counties, healthcare access is becoming harder, not easier.
Memorial Health in Savannah is the only Level I Trauma Center serving Georgia’s coast. As our region continues to grow, we must ensure healthcare infrastructure, providers, and services keep pace with the needs of our communities.
We need to:
• Expand Medicaid to bring Georgia tax dollars home, strengthen rural healthcare, and increase coverage for working families
• Increase access to primary care, specialty care, and mental health services throughout Coastal Georgia
• Support efforts to recruit and retain doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals in underserved communities
• Strengthen emergency and trauma care capacity as Coastal Georgia continues to grow
• Improve access to maternal healthcare, preventive care, and women’s health services
• Expand access to mental health and substance abuse treatment services
• Support veterans, seniors, and working families in accessing affordable healthcare close to home
Healthcare is not a partisan issue. It is about ensuring that every Georgian can access quality care when they need it, regardless of where they live.
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Education
2. Education That Lifts Every Child
Every child deserves access to a quality education, regardless of their ZIP code.
Georgia has taken positive steps in recent years by strengthening literacy efforts and requiring kindergarten attendance so students start school with a stronger foundation. These are important investments that should continue.
But significant challenges remain.
Georgia’s education funding formula was originally designed decades ago and no longer fully reflects the realities facing today’s classrooms. Rapid growth in communities like Bryan County, Liberty County, and eastern Chatham County is placing additional pressure on teachers, staff, facilities, transportation, and educational resources.
The people closest to our schools, teachers, parents, administrators, and local school boards, should have a stronger voice in shaping education policy.
We need to:
• Modernize Georgia’s Quality Basic Education (QBE) funding formula so it reflects today’s educational needs and costs
• Fully fund public education based on an updated formula that accounts for modern classroom realities, student support services, technology, school safety, and workforce demands
• Continue strengthening literacy and early learning programs so every child has the opportunity to read proficiently by grade level
• Expand access to high quality Pre-K and early childhood education to give children the strongest possible start
• Raise teacher pay and improve recruitment and retention of teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, and support staff
• Increase career, technical, and workforce development opportunities that prepare students for college, military service, apprenticeships, and skilled trades
• Ensure schools have the infrastructure and resources necessary to keep pace with the growth occurring across Coastal Georgia
• Listen directly to educators, parents, administrators, and local school boards when developing education policy
A strong education system is one of the best investments we can make in Georgia’s future. Every student deserves a qualified teacher, a safe classroom, and a pathway to success after graduation.
Infrastructure
3. Infrastructure That Serves Us All
Infrastructure is not just about roads. It is about public safety, economic growth, quality of life, and preparing for the future.
Across Bryan, Liberty, and eastern Chatham counties, residents face traffic congestion, flooding, drainage issues, aging infrastructure, and growing pressure on roads, bridges, water systems, and public services. Coastal Georgia is one of the fastest growing regions in the state, yet our infrastructure has struggled to keep pace.
Too often, growth is approved before the infrastructure exists to support it. New developments bring opportunity, but they also require roads, drainage, schools, utilities, and emergency services that are ready for the future.
We need to:
• Improve traffic flow and safety on major transportation corridors throughout Coastal Georgia
• Invest in drainage, stormwater, and flood mitigation projects that protect homes, businesses, and public infrastructure
• Modernize water, sewer, and utility systems to support responsible growth
• Strengthen transportation infrastructure that supports our ports, military installations, businesses, and local communities
• Expand transportation options for seniors, veterans, workers, and individuals with disabilities
• Prioritize infrastructure investments based on long term planning, resilience, and community needs
• Ensure state funding keeps pace with the rapid growth occurring across Coastal Georgia
Strong infrastructure supports strong communities. By planning ahead and investing wisely, we can reduce congestion, improve safety, support economic growth, and ensure our region is prepared for the future.
Build infrastructure for today’s weather, not yesterday’s.
Water
4. Water & Environment: Protect What Sustains Us
Clean water is not a partisan issue. It is essential to our health, economy, environment, and quality of life.
As Coastal Georgia continues to grow, we must ensure our water resources, wetlands, rivers, groundwater supplies, and coastal ecosystems are protected for future generations. Growth without planning can place unnecessary strain on infrastructure, increase flooding risks, threaten water quality, and create long term challenges for communities across Bryan, Liberty, and eastern Chatham counties.
We can support economic growth while also protecting the natural resources that make our region unique.
We need to:
• Protect Georgia’s groundwater resources through responsible management and science based decision making
• Require transparent environmental reviews and public input for major development and infrastructure projects
• Invest in modern water, sewer, drainage, and stormwater infrastructure to keep pace with growth
• Protect wetlands, marshes, barrier islands, and other natural systems that help reduce flooding and support our coastal economy
• Strengthen planning efforts to ensure development does not outpace infrastructure capacity
• Support conservation initiatives that protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation opportunities
• Hold government agencies and developers accountable for long term environmental impacts
Coastal Georgia’s natural resources are among our greatest assets. By planning ahead and making responsible investments today, we can protect our environment while supporting sustainable growth for future generations.
Reproductive Rights
5. Reproductive Freedom: Trust Georgians, Not Politicians
Personal healthcare decisions should be made by patients, their families, and their doctors, not politicians.
Women deserve access to quality healthcare, accurate medical information, and the freedom to make deeply personal decisions without unnecessary government interference.
At the same time, Georgia must address broader challenges in maternal health, prenatal care, and access to healthcare services, particularly in rural and underserved communities.
We need to:
• Restore reproductive freedom and protect the right of Georgians to make personal medical decisions
• Protect access to contraception, fertility treatments such as IVF, prenatal care, and maternal healthcare services
• Ensure doctors can provide evidence based medical care without political interference
• Improve maternal health outcomes and reduce preventable maternal deaths across Georgia
• Expand access to women’s healthcare services, especially in rural and underserved communities
• Protect patient privacy and the confidential relationship between patients and healthcare providers
Healthcare decisions should remain between patients and their medical professionals. Georgians deserve the freedom to make personal decisions while ensuring women and families have access to the care they need.
Veterans
6. Veterans & Military Transition Support
Georgia is home to some of the finest service members and military families in the nation. Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield are not just military installations. They are economic engines, community partners, and home to thousands of families throughout Coastal Georgia.
As an Army veteran, I understand that supporting our troops means more than thanking them for their service. It means ensuring veterans and military families have the resources, opportunities, and support they need before, during, and after military service.
Too many service members leave the military with valuable skills and leadership experience, only to face unnecessary barriers to employment, healthcare, licensing, and career advancement.
We need to:
• Improve military transition programs so service members can successfully move into civilian careers and higher education
• Expand recognition of military training and experience toward professional licenses and certifications
• Strengthen hiring pipelines connecting veterans with state and local government, skilled trades, public safety, healthcare, and private sector careers
• Reduce barriers to healthcare, mental health services, and support programs for veterans and military families
• Support military spouses by reducing barriers to professional licensing transfers and employment opportunities
• Expand workforce training and apprenticeship programs that help veterans build successful careers after service
• Protect and strengthen the economic partnership between Georgia communities and military installations such as Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield
• Ensure veterans have access to the resources and support needed to build successful lives after military service
A truly pro military state does more than celebrate service. It removes barriers, expands opportunities, and ensures that every veteran and military family has a fair shot at success after service.
Workforce
7. Workforce Development for All Georgians
A strong economy depends on a skilled workforce. As Coastal Georgia continues to grow, we must ensure local residents have the training, education, and opportunities needed to benefit from that growth.
From the Port of Savannah and Hyundai to healthcare, construction, logistics, manufacturing, and skilled trades, employers across Georgia are looking for qualified workers. Our education and workforce systems should help connect Georgians with those opportunities.
Workforce development is not just about filling jobs. It is about helping people build careers, support their families, and achieve long term economic success.
We need to:
• Expand technical college programs, apprenticeships, and workforce training opportunities
• Strengthen partnerships between schools, technical colleges, universities, and employers
• Increase career and technical education opportunities in middle and high schools
• Support workforce training programs that prepare Georgians for careers in manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, construction, and skilled trades
• Improve pathways for veterans and military spouses transitioning into civilian careers
• Encourage businesses to invest in employee training, advancement, and workforce development
• Reduce unnecessary barriers to professional licensing and workforce entry
• Ensure workforce programs align with the needs of Georgia’s growing economy and local employers
Georgia’s growth should create opportunities for the people who already call this state home. By investing in workforce development, we can help more Georgians build successful careers and stronger communities.
Transparency
8. Government Transparency: Too Many Decisions, Too Little Voice
Across District 1, residents want a greater voice in the decisions that shape their communities. Whether discussing major development projects, infrastructure investments, environmental concerns, or public spending, people deserve access to information before decisions are made, not after.
Public trust starts with transparency. That means providing information early, encouraging public participation, and ensuring government remains accountable to the people it serves.
We need to:
• Strengthen Georgia’s Open Records and Open Meetings laws to improve public access to government information
• Improve public notice requirements so residents have meaningful opportunities to review proposals and provide input
• Increase transparency surrounding major development, infrastructure, and public spending decisions
• Make government budgets, financial reports, and public data easier for residents to access and understand
• Require clear disclosure of conflicts of interest involving elected officials, board members, and government contractors
• Strengthen transparency requirements while protecting the limited confidential discussions allowed under Georgia law
• Encourage greater citizen participation in local and state government decision making
Good government starts with transparency. When residents have access to information and a seat at the table, communities make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and build greater trust in the process.
More issues matter
The throughline is simple:
Proactive government, not reactive.
Plan ahead. Fix root causes. Measure results. That’s how we deliver for Bryan, Liberty, and Coastal Chatham.