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Daniel Merritt
Daniel Merritt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Merritt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Merritt earned an associate degree from Valley Forge Military College in 2005, a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut in 2007, and a master's degree from Webster University in January 2011. His professional experience includes working as a business owner, co-founding Nine Line Apparel, and serving as a major in Army Reserve. He began serving in the United States Army in 2000. Merritt won the title of The South's Greatest Boss in 2016. He has served as a board member of Companions for Heroes.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 1
Incumbent Earl Carter defeated Joyce Marie Griggs in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Earl Carter (R) | 58.3 | 189,457 |
 | Joyce Marie Griggs (D)  | 41.7 | 135,238 | |
| Total votes: 324,695 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 1
Joyce Marie Griggs defeated Lisa Ring in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joyce Marie Griggs | 55.9 | 15,958 |
 | Lisa Ring | 44.1 | 12,594 | |
| Total votes: 28,552 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1
Lisa Ring and Joyce Marie Griggs advanced to a runoff. They defeated Barbara Seidman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Ring | 46.0 | 28,916 |
| ✔ | | Joyce Marie Griggs | 40.7 | 25,593 |
 | Barbara Seidman | 13.3 | 8,337 | |
| Total votes: 62,846 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1
Incumbent Earl Carter defeated Daniel Merritt and Ken Yasger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Earl Carter | 82.2 | 65,907 |
 | Daniel Merritt | 16.4 | 13,154 | |
| Ken Yasger | 1.4 | 1,153 | ||
| Total votes: 80,214 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Merritt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Merritt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Support President Trump - Advocate with Strong Leadership & Small Business Skills (Outsider Businessman)
- Veterans - Expediting a more efficient way for Veterans transition into Civilian Life & Healthcare & Mental Health Services
- Support Small Business - Economic Development /Workforce
Support Small Business - Economic Development /Workforce - Support our District & Advocate for less regulations. Specifically, we need to speak up for and protect our loggers (and all others in the Forestry & Paper Industry); specially implement the "The Safe Hauls Act of 2019"; Less regulations for the Sport's Fishing & Oyster Industry; Support FLETC and advocate for expansion of facility.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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