Barry Zisholtz
Barry Zisholtz (Republican Party) (also known as Dr. Z) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 86. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Zisholtz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Barry Zisholtz was born in New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1979 and an M.D. from New York Medical College in 1983. His career experience includes working as a urological surgeon.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Imani Barnes defeated Barry Zisholtz in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Imani Barnes (D)  | 80.0 | 19,737 |
 | Barry Zisholtz (R) | 20.0 | 4,936 | |
| Total votes: 24,673 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Imani Barnes advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Imani Barnes | 100.0 | 4,881 |
| Total votes: 4,881 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Barry Zisholtz advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barry Zisholtz | 100.0 | 428 |
| Total votes: 428 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Barry Zisholtz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Zisholtz's responses.
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- Unity in the Communities .. Stop the hate!!! It’s about time that racism and bigotry get wiped out. When I was operating, everybody was the same, our goals should be helping one another so that we could all live a very satisfying, safe and meaningful life.. We need better leadership, both in government, and in the communities, to bring us all together with trust, and respect, and the desire to work together for a common goal. We must learn from history and from generations that have come before us that there is no difference between us as human beings, and it’s about time we all work together to stamp out racism, hostilities, anger and hatred, and speak out for fairness, justice, and peace.
- Excellent and affordable healthcare for all. I have seen hospitals struggling and going out of business, especially in the south side of Atlanta. At times , but not infrequently patients have to travel long distances to get quality medical care. We have to invest in excellent healthcare, especially for the less affluent communities. Many hospitals are struggling because people cannot afford insurance, and patients must be taken care for free . Mental and physical illnesses should be treated with the most compassion care, and these illnesses should be addressed without any taboo associated with these conditions, be it physical,, emotional, or psychological. So our state needs to use some of the surplus to address the healthcare crisis.
- Make our communities a safer place to live. Over the past four years, crime in Atlanta, and in DeKalb county has increased significantly. We have to support our police officers and our first responders, including our firefighters and emergency services because they are on the front line. They are put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. We have to make sure that our children are protected from not only criminals, but from influences that come from social media. We must protect our children and our communities from illegal drugs that have come across our borders and have poisoned so much of our country. Over 100,000 Americans have succumbed to drug overdoses, and we need to get this under control immediately.
if people can work together from both sides of the aisle, and from different communities and ethnicities, we will be much stronger together.
The main lessons I have learned is to strive to reach your potential, and to be true to your values, and fight for what you believe in.
I believe that an elective official should not have conflicts of interests, and should do the best possible job for the people they are representing.
The individual who is in public office should express the views of the people that elected him or her.
That was really an inspirational story.
Batman and Robin…. so Batman was likely my favorite fictional character.
Both sides should leave their egos at the door and realize that they are negotiating the best deals for their constituents and that should be the goal.
We have to support our police and give them proper training. We need more not fewer police officers.
We have to make sure that our children are well educated, and that the math and reading scores improve dramatically, especially in Dekalb county.
it could be beneficial, depends on the individual, or it might be detrimental.
In order to represent people you have to be able to communicate in a fair, responsible and honest manner.
I believe that every person has the potential to represent the people if they are honest, and they can communicate well and they have shown experience in leadership.in their past.
One does not have to be in politics or in governmental jobs to be a good legislator.
That is so important in order to get things done.
I come from an environment working in hospitals, and working with different professionals, and with many different specialists to care for my patients. It is extremely important to work together.
Even when the treatment plan might differ, or we might disagree, we must come to a sensible solution in order to care for our patients. That is the primary objective.
He was honest and he was a good family man, and he helped improve this country economically, and he made the world safer place by showing strength and courage.
if I am elected, and if I am able to make a difference for the people in my district, I would consider continuing as a State House Representative in the future, because I really have been blessed living in Dekalb county for the last 36 years.
People, suffering in pain, because they cannot afford to go to the doctor .
I know people who could not afford specific medications because they were way too expensive. This happens every day.
For example, if we’re expecting a severe tornado or flooding, mandatory evacuations should be in the realm of emergency powers.
There were so many issues surrounding the Covid pandemic, something that we were never exposed to in our lifetime.
We must learn from our mistakes.
Different states had different morbidities and mortalities and different restrictions. Part of this was the lack of understanding of how to treat this virus and how it would mutate and how it would affect different individuals.
People were very scared and rightly so.
We now know almost everybody has been infected with a form of the Covid virus at least one time, with or without the vaccine .
in terms of the healthcare issues ,I have been in healthcare for over 40 years and I know many of the problems and I have significant solutions that can help improve healthcare for all in the state of Georgia.
As I mentioned above ,hospitals are in trouble in rural Georgia, and on the southside of Atlanta and we have to fix this problem.
Any bill or any insider information that a person might have., should be off-limits to a public official to use that for his or her monetary gain. Elected officials, should never Invest or achieve monetary gain for themselves or through that person’s family members. They should not use any information that is confidential and not public for their personal gain.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 23, 2024
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