Ceretta Smith

Ceretta Smith remembers her mother calling in tears of joy after paying off her house, a memory she shared in a 2025 candidate questionnaire.¹ Her mother's working life had included a factory, daycare centers and a school custodial job, and Smith identifies her as her first example of perseverance.¹

Smith served as an Army medic, including work in Germany, before continuing in federal civilian employment.¹ Her union experience with the American Federation of Government Employees includes service as a chief steward, local president and Georgia State Council president.¹ She is also a wife, mother and grandmother who has made Grovetown her home.¹

Smith is a former Grovetown councilmember, with new members taking office in January 2026.² Her city work included appointment to chair a committee studying stormwater rates.³ She also describes promoting a literacy initiative, distributing books and helping an afterschool program publish a children's book.¹

The Democrat faces Republican incumbent Rick Allen in Georgia's 12th District.⁴ Her platform emphasizes affordable healthcare, stronger rural clinics, mental health services, fair wages and access to veterans' care.⁵ She also supports job training, local businesses, expanded housing and investment in broadband and transportation, tying her campaign to the practical costs of working and raising a family.⁵