Georgia House of Representatives District 116 candidate surveys, 2022

This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 116 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 116

Incumbent El-Mahdi Holly defeated Bruce Bennington in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 116 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	El-Mahdi Holly (D)	73.3	16,706
	Bruce Bennington (R)	26.7	6,075

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,781
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Bruce Bennington (R)

If we want lasting prosperity, we will need sound money. No country that has had fiat (unbacked) currency, (as we do) has avoided financial collapse. Sound money is in precious metals, or metal-backed currency. Georgia can substantially protect itself from the corrupt Federal Reserve system.

I want to restore state sovereignty by eliminating federal programs which end up taxing and regulating us. The states are not obligated to comply with so called federal directives. States sell their sovereignty for federal money, then the federal government moves in with its programs which tax and regulate you.

I will advocate for freedom by reducing the size of government to include eliminating entire unconstitutional departments of government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bruce Bennington (R)

We need sound money restored. When the economy collapses so does everything else. Since this is more of a federal level job, the states will have to protect themselves from inflation. We can do this in part by creating competition to the dollar, with precious metal-backed currency like we used to have and a state bullion depository.

I want to expose that some people in public office are not only lying to us, but using their positions of public trust to scare us into compliance with their agenda of world government. This anti-freedom movement is being done globally by numerous sources, but also at the local level through UN programs like ICLEI. The UN was founded by a communist and a socialist. Their agenda is government control.

The biggest single thing that made this country once great was the ability of the people to keep the fruits of their labor. Not the Department of Labor. We need to get the government out of the way so the people can thrive.

People need to be free from bureaucratic shackles.

I want to restore freedom, which is more than being out of jail. If we think we are so free, try doing something and note how regulated every aspect of it is. You can't even go fishing without government permission. You may not even be able to chose what you grow on your own land. Control is a test of ownership. Government ownership of everything is Socialism. If they control our land, we are subject to them.

Nothing is better than the people behind it

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Bruce Bennington (R)

I read The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin which exposed so much corruption in our current banking system and more that I met him and joined his organization. He is in Who's Who in America. I have met many great caring and concerned people through these organization meetings.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Bruce Bennington (R)

The Creature From Jekyll Island. For someone hungry for the truth and the way things work.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Bruce Bennington (R)

The ability and willingness to keep the power of government limited according to the Constitution. To enforce our God-given rights.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Bruce Bennington (R)

Honest, principled, patriotic.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Bruce Bennington (R)

To follow the Constitutions both US and state. This necessarily entails reducing the size of government.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Bruce Bennington (R)

I was a flight instructor after college for about a year.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Bruce Bennington (R)

Protecting ourself from federal government overreach and from the threat of globalism, which amounts to central control. Our founders did not want central control, but local.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Bruce Bennington (R)

It is more beneficial to have someone with the right ideas, such as following the Constitution.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Bruce Bennington (R)

It is usually better to work as a team.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Bruce Bennington (R)

Yes. We need to be sure that our rights are not reduced in time of emergency, such as is happening.