Adam Petty
Adam Petty (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 38. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Petty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Adam Petty was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He began serving in the U.S. Army in 2012. Petty earned a bachelor's degree in finance and information management systems from La Salle University in 2002. He earned a J.D. from the University of Dayton in 2011. His career experience includes working as an attorney, focusing on criminal defense. Previously, while deployed to Afghanistan, he served as a defense attorney, prosecutor, employment law attorney, and part-time military magistrate.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 38
Incumbent Horacena Tate won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Horacena Tate (D) | 100.0 | 64,418 |
| Total votes: 64,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 38
Incumbent Horacena Tate defeated Melody Bray, Michael Carson, and Adam Petty in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 38 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Horacena Tate | 63.4 | 16,449 |
 | Melody Bray | 23.7 | 6,153 | |
 | Michael Carson | 8.9 | 2,307 | |
 | Adam Petty | 4.0 | 1,032 | |
| Total votes: 25,941 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Adam Petty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Petty's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After graduation, I worked as a computer programmer before enrolling in law school at the University of Dayton. While in law school, I served as Executive President of the Student Bar Association and completed several internships, including the Ohio General Assembly and the Dayton NAACP.
Upon graduating and passing the bar exam, I commissioned into the U.S. Army as a Judge Advocate. While on active duty, I deployed to Afghanistan and served as a defense attorney, prosecutor, employment law attorney, and part-time military magistrate. I received an Honorable discharge and currently serve in the U.S. Army Reserve.
After military service, I worked as an Assistant District Attorney, prosecuting serious felony offenses with a specialization in criminal street gangs. Now, I am the owner of a solo law practice.
I am a Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, and am a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Gate City Bar Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Atlanta NAACP.- I am a proud resident of District 38 who wants to create a community that is thriving, safe, and healthy for everyone. This district needs someone who answers the call to service and shows up consistently. I am the candidate that will faithfully represent the residents of both, Fulton and Cobb counties.
- As a gang prosecutor and now, a criminal defense attorney, I have the experience and expertise to address crime and criminal justice reform. I have built community relationships that help me serve our local communities.
- My campaign's priorities recognize the commonalities we all share, regardless of what we look like or where we live in the district. We all want to live in safe neighborhoods, enjoy affordable housing, and send our children to great schools.
There are other challenges that we will need to face - we need to implement public safety measures that will permanently begin to reduce crime rates. We will need to fund and empower our public school system so that our children are best prepared for college, trade school, and subsequent successful careers. Additionally, we need to slow down rising mortgage and rental costs to put families in homes and to help them afford to stay in them.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 12, 2022
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