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I am running for reelection to maintain and further build upon the
successes that have made Georgia a better state. |
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cut our income tax, sent money back to taxpayers
through rebates,
and kept our highway system across Georgia the envy of other states. I
am very happy to have worked for passage of House Bill 1013 which, among
other achievements, ensures insurance parity for mental health with
physical health. As Chairman of the Energy, Utilities &
Telecommunications Committee in the House, I have made great strides
with rural Broadband, and I look forward to seeing it through. I have
done solid work with cybersecurity and look forward to ensuring our
electric grid is thoroughly protected and prepared for the coming
electrification. Solid foundations have been set and advancements made
in many sectors but there is still work to be done and I look forward to
it. See
Electricity Rate Facts. |
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Among the
greatest challenges we face, the ones that we can address at the state
level, are those that are addressed by a fiscally responsible approach
to state government. In
Georgia, just this year, I have worked to successfully cut taxes as well
as return part of the budget surplus back to Georgians. Due to fiscal
conservatism, I have worked to keep our AAA credit rating, saving
taxpayers untold millions of dollars every year. By lowering taxes,
returning surplus to taxpayers, taking tax off gasoline during the time
of extraordinary gasoline prices; I have helped and will continue to
work to lessen the effects of federal government caused inflation. |
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| The overall role of the government of Georgia in
the lives of its people is put forth in the Georgia Constitution. Its
chief roles, as prescribed by our state constitution, are to protect
Georgians and to provide for a quality education for our citizens. In
accordance with the state constitution, our government must provide for
law enforcement, a mechanism for homeland security and a fair system of
justice. Our government must protect Georgians from unfair insurance
policy and predatory lending practices. It must provide for a mechanism
that ensures fair utility rates. Our government must protect Georgians
against unfair and excessive taxation. These, and funding of education
are all measures I have worked for and will continue to work for in the
General Assembly. |
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| Throughout my years as a state representative, I
have worked on and have been able to pass legislation involving a wide
range of issues. I authored and sponsored the "Crime Victims' Bill of
Rights" as well as school bus safety legislation. I
sponsored and passed major cybersecurity legislation that is now law,
and a model used by other states. I am a member of the Ways and Means
Committee where I work hard to keep taxes fair and low, and I am a
member of the Appropriations Committee where I work to fund education
and agencies such as law enforcement. I serve on the Health Committee
where I work for access for Georgians to affordable health services. |
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| My job as a state representative is to represent
the people of House District 44. When I am contacted by a constituent
who has a problem with a state agency and needs help, I don't ask what
party he or she votes with, or about political views. I work to get the
problem resolved. I am always willing to listen. However, I am a
conservative Republican. I will not advocate for or vote in favor of a
measure that is not in compliance with our constitution, weakens law
enforcement, creates unfair taxation, increases the size of government,
or favors one race or ethnic group over another. I believe in the
equality of opportunity and a justice system that serves all people. I
do not believe in redistribution of wealth through government. |
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| My influences have come from many people, and I
have served with some great men and women. Two great men who are no
longer with us are certainly among them, and they are Paul Coverdale and
Johnny Isakson. Others include former Governor Nathan Deal and the late
Zell Miller, the first governor with whom I served. |
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I am a conservative Republican who believes in
the free market and limited government. I believe there are legitimate
reasons for taxation to a limited extent for education, law enforcement,
our armed forces and our highways, etc., but I also believe in the
wisdom and the ability of the American people to make their own choices
and their own investments in their own families and communities with
their hard-earned money and resources.
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