INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL HETTIG FOR GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32

Yeah, I mean, I think, and it's a pretty... conservative part of the county, right? I know at least East Cobb up into Cherokee, even the kind of maybe this part's a little bluer, I feel.

Cherokee County, definitely very conservative.

You've obviously been campaigning now.

What are you hearing from people that you talk to?

Well, uh, people, I mean, everyone, everyone says it, but I want to say it just holds true.

Nine out of 10 folks I talked to talk about affordability.

Um, that is a, that is a universal issue regardless of where you stand on, on the political spectrum.

Everyone is struggling with the cost of living right now.

Yeah.

Um, between food prices, gas.

I mean, you shouldn't, you can't go to a grocery store and get a week's worth of groceries up, drop in a few hundred bucks.

That's insane.

Bro, let me tell you.

I mean, like, I'll go today.

I finally have, like, I'm not working in the hospital, so I'm doing all the things.

And today on my list to do is go grocery shopping.

And every time I go, whether it's, like, Sprouts or Namdaemun.

I mean, Publix is a luxury, I feel.

It's like sometimes you get to buy one, get one.

But, like, it's often kind of expensive.

But man, it hits hard.

And I'm very fortunate that my wife is an extreme couponer.

So we can always manage to save quite a bit.

But still, that's almost become less a hobby and more of a necessity.

And that's for me.