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Jonathan Melton (Georgia)

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Jonathan Melton was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 114 of the Georgia House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Melton's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Traffic control

  • Excerpt: "Our growth needs to be planned and executed in a 'smart' way, including serious consideration of traffic impacts."

Tax reduction

  • Excerpt: "...I will use my extensive education in both micro and macro economics to search out those areas where we can REDUCE TAXES and to make more EFFICIENT USE of those taxes we truly need."

Government is too large, regulations are too complex

  • Excerpt: "Instead of constantly growing our bureaucracy and regulations, I would take a much more balanced approach to reduce the size and complexity of our bureaucracy and regulations."

Social services

  • Excerpt: "I will work hard to bring about a positive, growth based economy, which in and of itself will go a long way towards reducing poverty for our citizens."

Proper distribution of tax revenue to include the non-Atlanta cities and rural areas

  • Excerpt: "I will work to make sure the citizens of this district receive a fair proportion of their taxes back into our communities."

Elections

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 Tom Kirby ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 114 general election.[2][3]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 114 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Kirby Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 22,186
Total Votes 22,186
Source: Georgia Secretary of State



Incumbent Tom Kirby defeated Jonathan Melton in the Georgia House of Representatives District 114 Republican primary.[4][5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 114 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Kirby Incumbent 75.03% 2,968
     Republican Jonathan Melton 24.97% 988
Total Votes 3,956


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Melton for Georgia, "Issues," accessed May 4, 2016
  2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
  3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
  4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
  5. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016


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