Candidate · November 3, 2026

Ceretta Smith

On the ballot for U.S. House · Georgia's 12th District

DemocratChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$48K
cash on hand
$12K
issues with public statements
5

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Georgia's 12th District1,2,3,4,5,6
Party on the ballotDemocrat1,2,3,4,5
StatusChallenger
How it's decidedIf no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.6
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Her campaign website says Ceretta Smith served nearly a decade as a U.S. Army medic.7 It says she has worked as a federal employee and national union leader, and that she stood on the front lines for labor, civil and human rights for twenty-five years.7 It says she serves on the Grovetown city council.7

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she wants to secure good jobs, strong schools and healthy communities for Georgia’s 12th District while investing in new industries, infrastructure and opportunity for the next generation, and that she is ready to fight for solutions that put communities first.7

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Housing

Her campaign website lists among her housing priorities paths to homeownership for first-time buyers.7

Technology, Privacy and AI

Her campaign website says she would invest in housing, broadband and transportation in every part of the district.7

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Her campaign website lists defending civil, human and reproductive rights among her priorities.7

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Her campaign website says she would protect workers’ freedom to organize.7

Elections and Government Reform

Her campaign website says she signed the U.S. Term Limits commitment as a candidate for the 120th Congress.7

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.9

Raised$47,693
Spent$35,472
Cash on hand$12,318

Where the money came from

Individual donors$41K · 86%
PACs and other political committees$5,000 · 10%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$1,753 · 4%