Bobby Wilson (Georgia Senate candidate)
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Bobby Wilson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 31. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bobby Wilson was born in Montezuma, Georgia. His career experience includes working as the transportation manager for Bremen City Schools.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 31
Jason Anavitarte defeated Tianna Smith in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jason Anavitarte (R) | 70.9 | 66,020 |
| Tianna Smith (D) | 29.1 | 27,146 | ||
| Total votes: 93,166 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 31
Jason Anavitarte defeated Boyd Austin in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 31 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jason Anavitarte | 50.5 | 10,574 |
| Boyd Austin | 49.5 | 10,348 | ||
| Total votes: 20,922 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 31
Tianna Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 31 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tianna Smith | 100.0 | 10,414 | |
| Total votes: 10,414 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 31
Boyd Austin and Jason Anavitarte advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robert Mehan and Bobby Wilson in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 31 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Boyd Austin | 40.3 | 11,915 | |
| ✔ | | Jason Anavitarte | 36.0 | 10,639 |
| Robert Mehan | 15.9 | 4,706 | ||
 | Bobby Wilson | 7.8 | 2,305 | |
| Total votes: 29,565 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bobby Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a Consertative Republican and a resident of Haralson County Georgia since 1983. I was born and raised on a farm in South Georgia and moved to Haralson County because of its proximity to Atlanta where I worked and the cost of land at the time. I have 3 children, 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Family is very important to me and I have grandkids that go to school in Haralson and Paulding Counties. I am Baptist with a touch of Church of God and hold strongly to my faith in God. I currently work for the local school system as transportation manager overseeing the transportation of our children. In the past I started and was CEO of a Non-Profit organization, The Georgia Food Bank Inc., that distributed food to low-income families in Ga. and Ala. as well as owned an over the road trucking company, Bobby Wilson Trucking. I have never been and am not a politician but have served the community through my years of service with the foodbank as well as with the local school systems band programs. If elected I will do my best to always represent the citizens of District 31 to the best of my abilitly.
- I am not a politician and have never been involved in politics. I have been in public service since 1997 and have always had a desire to serve the public.
- I will always do my best to represent the citizens of District 31. Even though State Legislators are making laws that affect the entire state my goal will be to pass legislation that we as citizens of Haralson, Paullding and Polk Counties will benefit from. What works for Dekalb or Fulton County may not necessarily be good for West Georgians.
- I believe in the Constitution and I will always protect your rights that are granted by the Constitution of The United States. I am Pro-Life, Pro-Second Amendment, Pro Religious Freedom, Pro Term Limits, Pro Trump and Pro America. Together we can turn this Country back around and be prosperous once again.
Education , Transportation / Infrastructure and reducing government waste.
Charles Stanley, preacher at First Baptist Church of Atlanta, a Man of God that lives what he preachs.
Compassion, honesty and integrety.
Compassion for people and their issues, trustworthiness, and I take initiative in addressing problems. If I am presented with a question or problem and I dont know the answer I will be honest and tell you I dont know but I will find the answer or solution to it.
I think I already have one with my work with The Georgia Food Bank Inc. and the work I do dealing with our children through the school system. If I can influence a child for good through my actions then I think that is a good legacy to leave.
I was a senior in High School and our marching band got to play for and meet Jimmy Carter at one of his speechs in Plains, Ga. when he was elected as President. I was 17 at the time.
I was an equipement operator for Southern Frozen Foods in Montezuma, Georgia for 2 years. I operated a tractor and combine harvesting crops for processing. It was a seasonal job as is all farming so I started driving a truck over the road which lasted for 30 years.
John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Buroughs. I have always been a fan of Science Fiction and I love the works of E.R.B.
Seeing children grow up in impoverished families and see them live the same life stye their parents did when they grow up. You have to break the cycle somewhere and I believe that education is the key to doing that.
No, look at our President, Donald Trump. He was not involved in politics and before the Covid-19 Pandemic had the US on the correct path with the economy growing in leaps and bounds. Despite being fought everystep of the way he made a difference without having any prior experience in politics.
Recovering from the Covid-19 Pandemic. There will be some tough decisions that will have to be made by our Legislators over the next few years on how to get our state back to work, reduce our burden on Georgia tax payers and get to a balanced budget.
Yes, Education, Transportation and Agriculture are all important to me and I would like to be a part of their committees.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2020
Current members of the Georgia State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Jason Anavitarte
Minority Leader:Harold Jones
Senators
District 1
Ben Watson (R)
District 2
Derek Mallow (D)
District 3
Mike Hodges (R)
District 4
Billy Hickman (R)
District 5
Sheikh Rahman (D)
District 6
Matt Brass (R)
District 7
District 8
Russ Goodman (R)
District 9
Nikki Merritt (D)
District 10
Emanuel Jones (D)
District 11
Sam Watson (R)
District 12
Freddie Sims (D)
District 13
Carden Summers (R)
District 14
Josh McLaurin (D)
District 15
Ed Harbison (D)
District 16
Marty Harbin (R)
District 17
Gail Davenport (D)
District 18
John Kennedy (R)
District 19
Blake Tillery (R)
District 20
Larry Walker (R)
District 21
Vacant
District 22
Harold Jones (D)
District 23
Max Burns (R)
District 24
Lee Anderson (R)
District 25
Ricky Williams (R)
District 26
David Lucas (D)
District 27
Greg Dolezal (R)
District 28
Donzella James (D)
District 29
Randy Robertson (R)
District 30
Tim Bearden (R)
District 31
Jason Anavitarte (R)
District 32
Kay Kirkpatrick (R)
District 33
Michael Rhett (D)
District 34
Kenya Wicks (D)
District 35
Jason Esteves (D)
District 36
Nan Orrock (D)
District 37
Ed Setzler (R)
District 38
Rashaun Kemp (D)
District 39
Sonya Halpern (D)
District 40
Sally Harrell (D)
District 41
Kim Jackson (D)
District 42
Brian Strickland (R)
District 43
Tonya Anderson (D)
District 44
Elena Parent (D)
District 45
Clint Dixon (R)
District 46
Bill Cowsert (R)
District 47
Frank Ginn (R)
District 48
Shawn Still (R)
District 49
Drew Echols (R)
District 50
Bo Hatchett (R)
District 51
Steve Gooch (R)
District 52
Chuck Hufstetler (R)
District 53
Colton Moore (R)
District 54
Chuck Payne (R)
District 55
Randal Mangham (D)
District 56
John Albers (R)
Republican Party (32)
Democratic Party (23)
Vacancies (1)
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