Vincent Fort

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Vincent Fort
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Georgia State Senate District 39
Incumbent
In office
1997 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position 16
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$17,342/year
Per diem$173/day
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
First elected1996
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sCentral Connecticut State University (1978)
Master'sAtlanta University (1981)
Personal
BirthdayApril 28, 1956
Place of birthNew Britain, Connecticut
ReligionBaptist
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website
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Vincent Fort (b. April 28, 1956) is a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate. He has been a Senator since 1997 and currently serves the 39th district.

Fort managed the City Council Campaigns in 1989 and 1993. He then joined the Georgia State Senate in 1996. He has served in that position since, representing the 39th district.

Fort is a past Assistant Director of the Martin Luther King Jr, Papers Project. He was a professor for Morehouse College from 1983 to 1994. He then worked as Senior Assistant for the City of Atlanta City Council from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1997 he worked as a Professor of History/Political Science from Clark University.

Fort earned his BA in American History in 1978. He went on to receive his MA in African-American History from Atlanta University in 1981. He is currently attending Emory University.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Georgia Committee Assignments, 2013
Appropriations
Education and Youth
Interstate Cooperation
Judiciary
Judiciary Non-Civil
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Urban Affairs
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Elections

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

Fort ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 39. Fort ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2] Fort ran unopposed in the general election.[3]

Georgia State Senate, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgVincent Fort Incumbent 100% 60,843
Total Votes 60,843

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Fort won re-election to the 39th District Seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the November 2, 2010 general election.[4]

Georgia State Senate, District 39
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Vincent Fort (D) 29,507 100.0%

He defeated Graham Balch in the July 20 primary.[5]

Georgia State Senate, District 39 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Vincent Fort 6,901 67.7%
Graham Balch 3,288 32.3%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Fort won re-election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 39th Senate district. Fort ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 49,125 votes.[6] Fort raised $72,223 for his campaign.[7]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Fort received $166,393 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[8]


2008

In 2008, Fort collected $72,223 in campaign contributions.[9] The five largest contributors to his campaign were as follows:

Donor Amount
Hugh Peterson III PC $2,300
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees $2,300
Larry Wilensky Real Estate $1,200
Atlanta Restaurant Partners LLC $1,000
Barnes Law Group $1,000

2006

In 2006, Fort collected $25,839 in campaign contributions. [10] His five largest contributors in 2006 were:

Donor Amount
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association $4,000
Mark Taylor Lieut. Gov. Campaign $1,250
Douglas L. Abramson $1,000
Friends of Nick Moraitakis $1,000
Pam Smith Real Estate $1,000

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Personal

Fort and his wife, Cheryl, have three children.

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