John Albers
| John Albers | ||
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| Georgia State Senate District 56 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| January 11, 2011 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $17,342/year | |
| Per diem | $173/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Albers is an executive and partner at Ronald Blue & Co., a financial services firm and serves as a volunteer firefighter. He attended the University of Louisville.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Albers served on the following committees:
| Georgia Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • State Institutions and Property, Chair | ||||
| • Public Safety, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Economic Development | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Albers served on the following committees:
| Georgia Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Public Safety, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Science and Technology, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Economic Development | ||||
| • Education and Youth | ||||
| • Ethics | ||||
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
John Albers endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Elections
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Albers ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 56. Albers ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012, and defeated Akhtar Sadiq in the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Albers Incumbent |
67.3% | 48,145 | |
| Democratic | Akhtar Sadiq | 32.7% | 23,438 | |
| Total Votes | 71,583 | |||
2010
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Albers was unopposed for the November 2nd election. No Democrats filed to run for the seat.[5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| John Albers (R)
|
36,334 | 100.0% | ||
Albers came in second in the July 20 primary.[6]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Brandon Beach
|
5,280 | 38.0% | ||
| John Albers | 4,655 | 33.5% | ||
| David Christian Belle Isle | 3,959 | 28.5% | ||
This necessitated a runoff between Albers and Beach on August 10, which Albers narrowly won.[7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 - Republican Primary Runoff (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| John Albers
|
7,156 | 50.7% | ||
| Brandon Beach | 6,955 | 49.3% | ||
Campaign themes
On his campaign website, Albers lists seven issues he is concerned about.[8] They are:
- Economic Development/Job Growth
- Excerpt: "In these difficult times, our State Representative should be focused on efforts to recruit new jobs and help existing businesses grow."
- Transportation
- Excerpt: "We need a regional transportation system in Georgia, and I am committed to making sure that I work with legislators from both parties to come up with a new government funding structure for mass transit."
- Taxes & Spending
- Excerpt: "John Albers will introduce a Constitutional Amendment to cap increases in the assessed value of property at the rate of inflation plus population growth, but allow for local governments to exceed that cap if approved by the voters in a local referendum."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Albers is a passionate advocate for local control of our schools. He will work to eliminate the austerity cuts the state has imposed on our schools in recent years and work to improve the QBE funding formula to insure our schools are receiving their fair share of state funding."
- Milton County
- Excerpt: "Albers supports the recreation of Milton County to include the cities of Roswell, Sandy Springs, Mountain Park, Milton Alpharetta and Johns Creek."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Albers proposes an innovative plan to allow small businesses to purchase health insurance for their employees through the State Employee Health Benefit Plan."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Albers will fully support a similar policy as Arizona and press the federal government to enforce the law and be accountable."
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, when Albers was first elected, he received $172,995 in campaign contributions.[9]
His largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| John Albers | $103,701 |
| Charles Rice | $4,800 |
| Select Management Resources | $4,800 |
| Catherine Rice | $4,800 |
| Friends for Chip Rogers | $2,400 |
Recent news
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John Albers News Feed
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Personal
Albers and his wife Kari have two children.
External links
- John Albers campaign website
- Georgia State Senate - John Albers
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- John Albers on Twitter
References
- ↑ Newt Gingrich 2012, "Slate of Georgia Officials Back Newt Gingrich for President," December 13, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division "Candidate List" Accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division "2012 Election Results" Accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State - 2010 Election results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 General Primary Election"
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official Results of the Tuesday, August 10, 2010 General Primary Election"
- ↑ John Albers campaign website, "Issues"
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2010 Contributions to John Albers," accessed July 7, 2011.
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