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Edward Lindsey
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Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 54

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 20, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

Davidson College, 1981

Law

Georgia Law School, 1984

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Edward Lindsey is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 54 from 2005 to July 2, 2014. He resigned to join the Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Funding.[1]

Lindsey served as House majority whip from 2011 to 2014.

Lindsey ran for election to the U.S. House to represent 11th Congressional District of Georgia.[2] He was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[3]

Biography

Lindsey earned his B.A. in history from Davidson College in 1981 and his J.D. from Georgia Law School in 1984. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP.[4]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lindsey served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2013
Appropriations
Education
Ethics
Industry and Labor
Judiciary
Rules

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lindsey served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lindsey served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Edward Lindsey endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[5]

Elections

2014

See also: Georgia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

Lindsey ran for election to the U.S. House, representing the 11th Congressional District of Georgia.[2] Lindsey was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[3]

U.S. House, Georgia District 11 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Loudermilk 36.6% 20,862
Green check mark transparent.pngBob Barr 25.8% 14,704
Tricia Pridemore 17.1% 9,745
Edward Lindsey 14.8% 8,448
Larry Mrozinski 4% 2,288
Allan Levene 1.7% 962
Total Votes 57,009
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Polls

Republican primary
Poll Barry Loudermilk Bob BarrTricia PridemoreEd LindseyLarry MrozinskiAllan LeveneUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Magellan Strategies
July 7-8, 2014
49%28%0%0%0%0%23%+/-3.65719
Landmark Communications
May 19, 2014
28%25%12%16%1.4%1.7%16%+/-4.9400
Landmark/RosettaStone
April 17, 2014
25%23%11%8%0%0%26%+/-4.5500
RightPath
March 20-24, 2014
12.3%12.2%3.7%2.7%0.3%0.3%65.5%+/-4.08600
McLaughlin & Associates
March 10-11, 2014
13%25%4%15%0%0%41%+/-5.7300
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lindsey ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 54. Lindsey ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. Lynn Brown McKinney ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[6] Lindsey defeated Lynn Brown McKinney in the general election.[7]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 54, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Lindsey Incumbent 63.3% 15,254
     Democratic Lynn B. McKinney 36.7% 8,860
Total Votes 24,114

2010

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Lindsey ran for re-election to the 54th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the July 20 primary and no one filed to run against him in the general election. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[8]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 54 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Edward Lindsey (R) 14,552 100.0%

2008

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2008

In 2008, Lindsey was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 54. Lindsey (R) ran unopposed and finished with 18,957 votes.[9] Lindsey raised $28,225 for his campaign fund.[10]

Georgia House of Representatives District 54
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward Lindsey (R) 18,957

Campaign finance summary


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Edward Lindsey campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Georgia State House, District 54Won $194,481 N/A**
2010Georgia State House, District 54Won $135,432 N/A**
2008Georgia State House, District 54Won $28,225 N/A**
2006Georgia State House, District 54Won $38,175 N/A**
2004Georgia State House, District 54Won $197,794 N/A**
2000Georgia State Senate, District 40Lost $130,222 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2014

Lindsey received endorsements from:[11]

Personal

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Lindsey is a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Buckhead Business Association's Leadership Program, Boy Scouts of America, Broookhaven Neighborhood Civic Association, Northside Youth Organization, Sarah Smith Parent Teacher Association and the Young Men's Christian Association.[4]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Georgia House of Representatives District 54
2005–July 2014
Succeeded by
Beth Beskin (R)


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