Stacey Evans: Candidate for State House 57

Stacey Evans for State House 57

Election Date: November 3, 2026

Candidate Website: https://www.staceyevans.com/

Candidate Instagram: @evansforgeorgia

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Question 1 Topic: Defending Constitutional Rights

Over the past year, federal officers within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have detained individuals without cause and searched homes without a judicial warrant, which violates the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

Question: Will you support the Fourth Amendment right to privacy and demand an end to unlawful conduct by DHS and other government agencies?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: None

Question 2 Topic: Defending Constitutional Rights

Public reports estimate that since 2022, President Donald Trump has issued more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison, or otherwise punish those who are critical of him, including news organizations and talk show hosts (such as Jimmy Kimmel). In September 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi indicted former FBI director James Comey after Trump publicly called for his prosecution.

Question: Do you agree that the president and other government officials should not attack political enemies or those exercising their First Amendment rights?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I believe that government officials have a job to do. In my case, that is to pass legislation that benefits Georgians. We simply do not have time to use our political power for personal vendettas, and I have been a long time champion for peoples' First Amendment rights.

Question 3 Topic: Defending Constitutional Rights

Videos, court statements, and internal communications show that officers of the Department of Homeland Security, including ICE agents, have knowingly and criminally acted outside of their authority. Since the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent, the administration has prevented the state of Minnesota from conducting a proper criminal investigation of the perpetrator.

Question: Do you agree that, subject to existing legal precedent, states have the right to prosecute crimes, and will you advocate for the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed by federal officers?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I believe that states should prosecute crimes that occur within their borders by federal officers.

Question 4 Topic: Commitment To Democratic Process

A landmark 2004 Princeton study found that a small group of elites and corporations have the greatest influence on U.S. legislation. This issue was exacerbated in 2010, when SCOTUS’s Citizens United decision paved the way for the creation of SuperPACs, which to date have spent more than $5 billion in anonymous special interest dollars to influence US elections and policy.

Question: In your role, will you work to ensure that corporations and PACs are not able to exert undue influence on the legislative process?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I have long fought against legislation that only benefits special interests. A recent example of this was Georgia’s “Tort Reform” bill in 2025. It was pitched as a bill to save us from increasing insurance bills allegedly from runaway jury verdicts, but ultimately the bill closed the courtroom doors on men and women trying to find justice. I stood steadfastly against this effort.

Question 5 Topic: Commitment To Democratic Process

The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank that authored Project 2025, has catalogued every instance of voter fraud in federal elections since 1982 and found that it occurred exceedingly rarely—about once for every million votes. Still, unfounded claims of fraud are frequently used to cast doubt on election results and to advocate for more restrictive laws. President Trump has even called for Republicans to “nationalize” the elections, and on March 31, 2026, he signed an executive order to restrict absentee ballots.

Question: As an elected official, will you help protect free and fair elections, and refute

unfounded claims of fraud that undermine faith in our electoral process?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I have publicly long held that our elections are secure and that the current President lost the 2020 Election. When he sent his goons down to Atlanta to seize our ballots, I drove down there myself to witness what they were doing, so the truth could not be muddled.

Question 6 Topic: Commitment To Democratic Process

Though congressional district maps are usually only redrawn once a decade after the census, several states, including Texas and California, passed new laws in 2025 with the explicitly partisan purpose of gerrymandering to gain more seats in the House of Representatives. In Wisconsin and Illinois, gerrymandering has resulted in the winning party receiving about 25% more House seats than their vote share.

Question: Do you agree that fair representation requires fair maps, and will you advocate for them?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I advocate for fair maps. Gerrymandering has to end, on both sides of the aisle. Our constituents don’t deserve the confusion of bouncing from one district to another. I have introduced legislation for an independent redistricting commission.

Question 7 Topic: Belief In System of Law

In the case of J.G.G. v. Trump, the administration disobeyed a federal court’s

explicit order on March 15, 2025, to stop a deportation flight of Venezualan

immigrants and to return any flights that were already in the air. The following

year, on February 26, 2026, Federal Court Judge Patrick Schiltz issued an

opinion detailing the Trump administration’s failure to comply with hundreds

of court orders pertaining to Habeas petitions.

Question: In your position, will you follow court orders and hold other officials

accountable for failing to do so?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I believe that no one is above the law. Given my profession and passion as an attorney, you can count on me to be a champion of following court orders.

Question 8 Topic: Belief In System of Law

Donald Trump has personally profited an estimated $1.2 billion from cryptocurrency in the second term of his presidency while simultaneously acting to deregulate the industry.

Question: Do you believe that a president and other government officials should be required to divest from conflicts of interest during their term in office, and will you commit to doing the same?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: It is absolutely a conflict of interest to abuse your political authority to enrich yourself.

Question 9 Topic: Countering Authoritarianism

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court struck down $175 billion of tariffs instituted by President Trump, determining that imposing these tariffs overstepped the bounds of his authority. The administration has also illegally withheld congressionally-appropriated funds from states and government agencies through executive action, per the Government Accountability Office.

Question: Will you commit to supporting Congress’s power of the purse and demand an end to this form of executive overreach?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: Our government was set up with checks and balances. We must respect that system. If we don’t, brash decisions are made and people needlessly suffer.

Question 10 Topic: Countering Authoritarianism

In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the president is immune from criminal liability for “official acts,” making impeachment the only reliable check on presidential power.

Question: Do you believe that Congress has the responsibility to conduct impeachment proceedings, as it did by investigating alleged corruption by President Biden, in order to prevent corruption, abuse of power, and unconstitutional acts for which the president is otherwise unaccountable?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: Again, our government was set up with checks and balances. I respect the system.

Question 11 Topic: Countering Authoritarianism

During his second term in office, Donald Trump has fired seventeen independent inspectors general and defunded or removed key staff from independent government watchdogs including the Office of Professional Responsibility, the Office of Government Ethics, and the Office of Special Counsel. The administration has also failed to keep adequate records, blocked the release of records (such as the Epstein Files), and claimed ownership of presidential records in violation of legal precedent and ethical standards.

Question: In your role, will you work to ensure transparency and accountability through adequate record keeping and independent inspectors, and will you hold those who do not meet these standards accountable?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: During the Georgia General Assembly’s 2026 Session, there was legal language that would ensure that legislators involved in sexual harassment settlements could not hide those settlements from the public. Repeatedly, this language would disappear from bills. I raised questions and concerns as to why this continued to happen. Eventually this language did pass into a bill at the end of the legislative session.

Question 12 Topic: Truth in Public Discourse and Decision-Making

Despite overwhelming scientific consensus on the benefits and risks of vaccines, some high-profile critics continue to make claims about vaccines that have been debunked.

Question: Do you believe that RFK Jr.’s choice to staff the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with people who push easily-refuted pseudoscientific theories is harmful to Americans’ health, and will you advocate for science-based decision-making?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: The General Assembly is a deliberative body, which means our decisions must be informed. I believe that to be the same of anyone working in our government.

Question 13 Topic: Truth in Public Discourse and Decision-Making

Many public officials make false assertions when they believe it is politically useful. Vice President J.D. Vance defended this practice after claiming Haitians were eating cats and dogs, saying “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.”

Question: Do you agree that lying about the facts voters use to make decisions distracts from the actual issues, and will you commit to accurately representing established facts?

Answer: Yes

Explanation: I accurately represent the facts of any situation. Whether it's what people want to hear. The truth is sacred. Americans are bombarded with misinformation. I not only refuse to be part of the issue, but I will also continue to be part of the solution.