Floyd Griffin
2025 - Present
2027
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Floyd Griffin (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 149. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Griffin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 149. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Floyd Griffin was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1990. He earned an associate degree in funeral service from Gupton-Jones College, a bachelor's degree in building construction from the Tuskegee Institute, and a graduate degree in contract procurement and management from the Florida Institute of Technology. His career experience includes running Slater Funeral Home and teaching military science at Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University.[1] Griffin previously served as mayor of Milledgeville, Georgia, from 2002 to 2006.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 149
Floyd Griffin defeated incumbent Kenneth Vance in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 149 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Floyd Griffin (D) | 54.0 | 13,002 |
 | Kenneth Vance (R) | 46.0 | 11,078 | |
| Total votes: 24,080 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 149
Floyd Griffin defeated Phyllis Hightower in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 149 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Floyd Griffin | 69.3 | 2,535 |
 | Phyllis Hightower | 30.7 | 1,121 | |
| Total votes: 3,656 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 149
Incumbent Kenneth Vance advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 149 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Vance | 100.0 | 2,416 |
| Total votes: 2,416 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Griffin signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia Secretary of State
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Bee Nguyen, Ted Metz, and Brenda Nelson-Porter in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 53.2 | 2,081,241 |
 | Bee Nguyen (D) | 44.0 | 1,719,922 | |
 | Ted Metz (L) | 2.8 | 108,884 | |
 | Brenda Nelson-Porter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 154 | |
| Total votes: 3,910,201 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State
Bee Nguyen defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bee Nguyen | 77.0 | 198,511 |
 | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 23.0 | 59,310 | |
| Total votes: 257,821 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Bee Nguyen and Dee Dawkins-Haigler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Owens, Floyd Griffin, and John Eaves in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bee Nguyen | 44.3 | 309,437 |
| ✔ | | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 18.7 | 130,278 |
 | Michael Owens | 16.4 | 114,621 | |
| Floyd Griffin | 10.8 | 75,423 | |
 | John Eaves | 9.8 | 68,233 | |
| Total votes: 697,992 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Jody Hice, David Belle Isle, and Torri M. Hudson in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 52.4 | 611,616 |
 | Jody Hice | 33.3 | 389,447 | |
 | David Belle Isle | 8.8 | 103,272 | |
 | Torri M. Hudson | 5.4 | 63,646 | |
| Total votes: 1,167,981 | |||
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2016
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| During the 2016 election cycle Griffin 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 E. Culver Kidd (Ind.) did not seek re-election.
Ricky Williams defeated Floyd Griffin in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 general election.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ricky Williams |
56.57% | 10,834 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Griffin | 43.43% | 8,316 | |
| Total Votes | 19,150 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Floyd Griffin defeated Harold Simmons and John Reid in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Floyd Griffin |
64.84% | 1,942 | |
| Democratic | Harold Simmons | 20.57% | 616 | |
| Democratic | John Reid | 14.59% | 437 | |
| Total Votes | 2,995 | |||
Ricky Williams defeated Tom Glover in the Georgia House of Representatives District 145 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 145 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ricky Williams |
68.45% | 2,918 | |
| Republican | Tom Glover | 31.55% | 1,345 | |
| Total Votes | 4,263 | |||
2010
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Griffin was unopposed in the July 20 primary.[7] Griffin lost in the November 2 general election to Republican incumbent Johnny Grant.[8]
| Georgia State Senate District 25 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Johnny Grant Incumbent |
62.3% | 29,532 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Griffin | 37.7% | 17,861 | |
| Total Votes | 47,393 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Floyd Griffin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Floyd Griffin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Griffin'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 will work to ensure that the voting rights of all of Georgia are respected
- I am working to restore the integrity and respect to the office of Secretary of State
- Making voting easy and accessible is not a choice, but a right.
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2016
Griffin's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Economy & Jobs I am very pro business – however, giant corporations must not be allowed to take advantage of the loopholes in our tax code. If Big business wants to do business in our state, they must be held to the same standards that you and I do as individual taxpayers. Saving Our Hospitals Each and every state house race is crucial to ending this nonsensical and stubborn hold out, including and especially the 145th district. One of the first actions I will take as your representative in Atlanta is to tirelessly lobby for Medicaid expansion in Georgia. We cannot continue to allow our elected representatives to ignore the most basic and fundamental duty of their offices, which is to protect the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of each and every citizen of our great state. I will vigorously battle those who ignore our sick, play games with those in pain and try to make political TV commercials on the backs of those who needlessly die every day. Women & Families A woman’s right to choose is one of the bedrock principles of the Democratic Party, and I will continue to fight every day of my term in office, to ensure that women in the state of Georgia are afforded their constitutional rights. I will vehemently oppose any right wing legislation that is aimed at intimidating, coercing or denying the women of this state, their ability to make the best possible choices for their families. Minimum Wage If elected, I will support a phased plan to gradually increase Georgia’s minimum wage over a five year span, eventually getting to $12 an hour. By gradually increasing this number over a few years, it will allow small businesses to prepare and budget for their payroll adjustments. Opportunity School Districts I strongly support our local teachers, administrators and superintendent and I trust our community to elect the Board of Education that we see fit. We know our community far better than a select few powerful politicians in Atlanta. I will continue to work alongside our local officials, so that the important decisions about our children’s education stays local.[9] |
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| —Floyd Griffin[10] | ||
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 149 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 149 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The History Makers, "Floyd Griffin," accessed December 21, 2021
- ↑ 41 WMGT, "Former Milledgeville Mayor Griffin runs for Georgia Secretary of State," September 15, 2021
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Floyd Griffin, "Issues," accessed September 29, 2016
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| Preceded by Danny Mathis (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 149 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia State Senate District 25 1995-1999 |
Succeeded by - |
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