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Erick E. Allen
Erick Allen (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 40. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Allen (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Erick Allen was born in Nashville, Tennessee. As of January 2020, he lived in Smyrna, Georgia. He received a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Volunteer State College, a bachelor's degree in human and organizational development from Belmont University, and a master's degree in business administration from Kennesaw University. His career experience includes working as a consultant and with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. He has served as a member on the Banks & Banking and Code Revisions Committee.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Allen was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks and Banking Committee
- Code Revision Committee
- House Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Human Relations and Aging Committee
- Insurance Committee
2019-2020
Allen was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2025
Allen ran for Cobb County Commissioner Board. Click here to learn more.
2024
Allen ran for Cobb County Commissioner Board. Click here to learn more.
2022
See also: Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeated Charlie Bailey and Ryan Graham in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Burt Jones (R) | 51.4 | 2,009,617 |
 | Charlie Bailey (D)  | 46.4 | 1,815,524 | |
 | Ryan Graham (L) | 2.2 | 85,207 | |
| Total votes: 3,910,348 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Charlie Bailey defeated Kwanza Hall in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 63.1 | 162,771 |
 | Kwanza Hall | 36.9 | 95,375 | |
| Total votes: 258,146 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwanza Hall | 30.2 | 208,249 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 17.6 | 121,750 |
 | Renitta Shannon | 14.5 | 99,877 | |
 | Tyrone Brooks Jr. | 10.8 | 74,855 | |
 | Erick Allen | 9.2 | 63,222 | |
 | Derrick Jackson | 8.8 | 60,706 | |
 | Tony Brown | 4.0 | 27,905 | |
 | Jason Hayes | 3.1 | 21,415 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 1.8 | 12,610 | |
| Total votes: 690,589 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kolbey Gardner (D)
- Bryan Miller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeated Butch Miller, Mack McGregor, and Jeanne Seaver in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burt Jones | 50.1 | 558,979 |
 | Butch Miller | 31.1 | 347,547 | |
 | Mack McGregor | 11.3 | 125,916 | |
 | Jeanne Seaver | 7.5 | 84,225 | |
| Total votes: 1,116,667 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Erick Allen defeated Taryn Bowman in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erick Allen (D) | 58.4 | 20,716 |
 | Taryn Bowman (R) | 41.6 | 14,773 | |
| Total votes: 35,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Erick Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erick Allen | 100.0 | 9,072 |
| Total votes: 9,072 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Taryn Bowman advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Taryn Bowman | 100.0 | 4,815 |
| Total votes: 4,815 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Erick Allen defeated Matt Bentley in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erick Allen (D) | 54.7 | 15,719 |
 | Matt Bentley (R) | 45.3 | 13,029 | |
| Total votes: 28,748 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sandra Bullock (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Sandra Bullock defeated Erick Allen in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandra Bullock | 58.1 | 2,260 | |
| Erick Allen | 41.9 | 1,633 | |
| Total votes: 3,893 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Gorman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40
Matt Bentley defeated Taryn Bowman in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 40 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Bentley | 65.8 | 2,808 |
| Taryn Bowman | 34.2 | 1,457 | |
| Total votes: 4,265 | |||
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Allen was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
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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 Rich Golick defeated Erick Allen in the Georgia House of Representatives District 40 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rich Golick Incumbent |
53.51% | 15,863 | |
| Democratic | Erick Allen | 46.49% | 13,781 | |
| Total Votes | 29,644 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Erick Allen ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Erick Allen (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rich Golick ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Rich Golick Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Erick E. Allen was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Richard M. "Rich" Golick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Allen was defeated by Golick in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rich Golick Incumbent |
60.1% | 11,531 | |
| Democratic | Erick Allen | 39.9% | 7,640 | |
| Total Votes | 19,171 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Erick Allen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Erick Allen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Allen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
| “ | I believe in Georgia…… The ability to create an economy built on a healthy, well prepared workforce. A Georgia where government is honest, and its values and fiscal policies are a true reflection of the priorities of the people.[10] | ” |
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2022
In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Lieutenant Governor of Georgia |
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Footnotes
- ↑ "Georgia House of Representatives" Representative Erick E. Allen, accessed March 30, 2020.
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ allenforgeorgia.com, "Issues," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Georgia House of Representatives District 40 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Doug Stoner (D) |
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