A. Wayne Johnson

A. Wayne Johnson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

A. Wayne Johnson was born in Macon, Georgia. Johnson served in the United States Army from 1974 to 1978. He earned a B.A. from Mercer University, an M.B.A. from Emory University, and a Ph.D. in higher education leadership from Mercer University. Johnson's career experience includes working as the chief strategy and transformation officer and the chief operating officer of the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid with former President Donald Trump's (R) Administration, an entrepreneur, and the CEO of businesses specializing in consumer finance and customer service support industries.^[1]^[2]

Elections

2024

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Georgia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Incumbent Sanford Bishop Jr. defeated A. Wayne Johnson in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sanford Bishop Jr. (D)	56.3	176,028
	A. Wayne Johnson (R)	43.7	136,473

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,501
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Colleen Massey (Independent)
David Gregors (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2

A. Wayne Johnson defeated Chuck Hand in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on June 18, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	A. Wayne Johnson	65.8	7,807
	Chuck Hand	34.2	4,063

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,870
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Incumbent Sanford Bishop Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sanford Bishop Jr.	100.0	46,379

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,379
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

A. Wayne Johnson and Chuck Hand advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Nixon and Regina Liparoto in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		A. Wayne Johnson	44.6	14,152
✔		Chuck Hand	32.0	10,136
		Michael Nixon	18.7	5,924
	Submit photo	Regina Liparoto	4.7	1,493

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,705
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Tracy Taylor (R)

Campaign website

Johnson’s campaign website stated the following:

“

Save our small businesses by helping them create jobs, not creating mandates and restrictions that shut their doors
Put the American economy FIRST - not China’s economy
Stop being held hostage by a flawed international supply chain while our local farmers suffer, grocery shelves are empty and inflation hits hard
Secure the rule of law and “back the blue”
Stop relying on foreign energy solutions while our gas prices skyrocket
Restructure the broken student loan system to eliminate financial barriers to higher education
Protect the unborn
Stand up for our Second Amendment rights
End attacks on parents’ rights in education

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—A. Wayne Johnson’s campaign website (2024)^[4]

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Incumbent Sanford Bishop Jr. defeated Chris West in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sanford Bishop Jr. (D)	55.0	132,675
	Chris West (R)	45.0	108,665

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 241,340
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Chris West defeated Jeremy Hunt in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on June 21, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Chris West	51.3	14,622
	Jeremy Hunt	48.7	13,875

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,497
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Incumbent Sanford Bishop Jr. defeated Joseph O'Hara in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sanford Bishop Jr.	93.5	54,991
	Submit photo	Joseph O'Hara	6.5	3,814

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,805
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2 on May 24, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeremy Hunt	37.0	22,923
✔	Chris West	30.1	18,658
	A. Wayne Johnson	18.7	11,574
	Vivian Childs	6.4	3,986
	Richard Robertson	4.6	2,832
	Paul Whitehead	3.3	2,037

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,010
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Tracy Taylor (R)
Chris Benoit (R)

2020

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Raphael Warnock (D)	51.0	2,289,113
	Kelly Loeffler (R)	49.0	2,195,841

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,484,954
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General election

Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Raphael Warnock (D)	32.9	1,617,035
✔		Kelly Loeffler (R)	25.9	1,273,214
		Doug Collins (R)	20.0	980,454
		Deborah Jackson (D)	6.6	324,118
		Matt Lieberman (D)	2.8	136,021
		Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D)	2.2	106,767
	Submit photo	Jamesia James (D)	1.9	94,406
		Derrick Grayson (R)	1.0	51,592
	Submit photo	Joy Felicia Slade (D)	0.9	44,945
		Annette Davis Jackson (R)	0.9	44,335
		Kandiss Taylor (R)	0.8	40,349
		A. Wayne Johnson (R)	0.7	36,176
		Brian Slowinski (L)	0.7	35,431
		Richard Dien Winfield (D)	0.6	28,687
		Ed Tarver (D)	0.5	26,333
		Allen Buckley (Independent)	0.4	17,954
		John Fortuin (G)	0.3	15,293
		Elbert Bartell (Independent)	0.3	14,640
		Valencia Stovall (Independent)	0.3	13,318
		Michael Todd Greene (Independent)	0.3	13,293
		Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,914,368
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ervan Katari Miller (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

A. Wayne Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

A. Wayne Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

A. Wayne Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Dr. Arthur Wayne Johnson is a public servant, accomplished businessman, veteran, student loan expert, and life-long Georgia native. From 2017 to 2019, Wayne was a senior official in President Trump's Administration serving as the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid. Overseeing the largest provider of student financial aid in the country, Wayne successfully led thousands of employees whose mission was to make college education accessible and affordable for millions of Americans.

Wayne amassed more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, senior executive, and CEO of multiple businesses specializing in the consumer finance and customer service support industries. Wayne's career gives him first-hand knowledge of how to make higher education more cost-effective so that students and their families receive an education without taking on crushing levels of debt. He knows how to run organizations efficiently and effectively, and wants to bring this solutions-oriented approach to the Senate.

Wayne is a U.S. Army veteran, an Eagle Scout, and a product of Georgia's education system. He holds a PhD in Higher Education Leadership from Mercer University, a Masters of Business Administration from Emory University, and Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Forty-four millions Americans and their families are victims of a broken federal school loan program. Many Americans receive a Social Security check and a student loan payment bill in the same month.
There is a conservative solution to solving the student debt crisis that will benefit the American economy, build a better future workforce and repay nearly $2 tillion in national debt.
It's time to show the country that Republicans and Democrats can work together in Washington to solve one of the biggest problems facing the American family today.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ending the student loan debt crisis.

Restructuring how America pays for college.

Improving the quality of the workforce going forward for the private and public sectors of the economy.

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Campaign finance summary

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A. Wayne Johnson campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Georgia District 2	Lost general	$599,567	$598,266
2022	U.S. House Georgia District 2	Lost primary	$594,691	$594,131
2020	U.S. Senate Georgia	Lost general	$152,275	$148,088
Grand total			$1,346,533	$1,340,485
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Footnotes

↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 13, 2020
↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 20, 2020
↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ [XURLX A. Wayne Johnson's campaign website, “Wayne Johnson Is A Problem Solver,” accessed June 14, 2024]

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)

[bio-1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 13, 2020

[bio2-2] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 20, 2020

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[4] [XURLX A. Wayne Johnson's campaign website, “Wayne Johnson Is A Problem Solver,” accessed June 14, 2024]

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A. Wayne Johnson

Biography

Elections

2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign website

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 2

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia

General election

Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

2020

Campaign finance summary

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