Brenda Lopez

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Brenda Lopez
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Georgia House of Representatives District 99

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2019

Years in position

1

Democratic Party

Compensation

Base salary

$17,342/year

Per diem

$173/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 6, 2018

Contact

Official Facebook

Brenda Lopez is a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 99.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Retirement
• State Planning and Community Affairs

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history.

Elections

2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 99

Incumbent Brenda Lopez (D) won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 99 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brenda Lopez  (D)
 
100
 
7,362

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. It has been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,362

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 99

Incumbent Brenda Lopez defeated Shawn Allen in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 99 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brenda Lopez  (D)
 
77.1
 
1,082

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Shawn Allen  (D)
 
22.9
 
321

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. It has been certified.

Total votes: 1,403

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.


2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016. Incumbent Hugh Floyd (D) did not seek re-election.

Brenda Lopez ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 99 general election.[1][2]
Georgia House of Representatives, District 99 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Lopez  (unopposed) 100.00% 8,068
Total Votes 8,068
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Brenda Lopez defeated Jay Trevari in the Georgia House of Representatives District 99 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Georgia House of Representatives, District 99 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brenda Lopez 57.87% 566
     Democratic Jay Trevari 42.13% 412
Total Votes 978


Campaign themes

2016

Lopez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“ As State Representative for District 99, I want to advocate for our communities,

establishing our district as a model of collaborative and servant leadership in the state by:

  • Working with our state, county and local governments to facilitate improvements in our district.
  • Rebuilding trust with our police departments and county government.
  • Pushing for improvements in economic and community development.
  • Advocating for worker's rights, civil rights, racial justice and equality under the law.
  • Advancing the voice of diverse communities.
  • Promoting civic and voter engagement
  • Championing access to educational opportunities for all.
  • Public transit to improve transportation in our community.[5]
 ”
—Brenda Lopez[6]

Campaign donors

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
Why is that? While candidates and parties must file detailed expenditure reports, independent organizations and unions are not required to file reports in every case. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer.
Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website.

Comprehensive donor information is shown below. Based on available campaign finance records, Lopez raised a total of $53,278 in elections. Ballotpedia updates the information below in the years following a general election.[7]
Brenda Lopez campaign contribution history
Year Office Result Contributions
2016 Georgia House of Representatives, District 99 Won $53,278
Grand total raised $53,278
Source: Follow the Money

2016

Lopez won election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Lopez raised a total of $53,278.
Georgia House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions
Top contributors to Brenda Lopez's campaign in 2016
Gutierrez, Roberto$2,700
Georgias Win List$2,500
Taylor Lee & Associates$2,500
Strickland Security Safety Solutions$2,500
H3media$2,500
Total raised in 2016$53,278
Source: Follow the Money

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.


Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.


2017


2016



See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
  2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
  3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
  4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ Vote Brenda Lopez, "Home," accessed May 4, 2016
  7. ↑ The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties, likely representing only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. See this page for more details.
Political offices
Preceded by
Hugh Floyd (D) 		Georgia House of Representatives District 99
2017-present 		Succeeded by
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v • e
Republican majority Current members of the Georgia House of Representatives
House Speaker: David Ralston (R) • Majority Leader: Jon G. Burns (R) • Minority Leader: Robert Trammell (D)
   
Democratic (63) • Republican (113) • Vacancies (3) • Georgia State Senate • Georgia House of Representatives





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