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Joscelyn O'Neil
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Joscelyn O'Neil (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 85. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Karla Drenner won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 85 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karla Drenner (D) | 100.0 | 16,743 |
| Total votes: 16,743 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Karla Drenner defeated Joscelyn O'Neil in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 85 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karla Drenner | 73.9 | 4,746 |
 | Joscelyn O'Neil | 26.1 | 1,680 | |
| Total votes: 6,426 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Zulma Lopez won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zulma Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 23,209 |
| Total votes: 23,209 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Zulma Lopez defeated incumbent Michele Henson in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zulma Lopez | 54.9 | 3,082 |
 | Michele Henson | 45.1 | 2,534 | |
| Total votes: 5,616 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Michele Henson and Zulma Lopez advanced to a runoff. They defeated LaDena Bolton and Joscelyn O'Neil in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Henson | 41.2 | 4,642 |
| ✔ | | Zulma Lopez | 29.8 | 3,355 |
 | LaDena Bolton | 18.7 | 2,105 | |
| Joscelyn O'Neil | 10.4 | 1,171 | |
| Total votes: 11,273 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Michele Henson won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Henson (D) | 100.0 | 19,236 |
| Total votes: 19,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86
Incumbent Michele Henson defeated Joscelyn O'Neil in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 86 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Henson | 71.6 | 3,984 |
| Joscelyn O'Neil | 28.4 | 1,583 | |
| Total votes: 5,567 | |||
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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 Michele Henson ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 86 general election.[1][2]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 86 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michele Henson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 19,124 | |
| Total Votes | 19,124 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michele Henson defeated Joscelyn O'Neil in the Georgia House of Representatives District 86 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michele Henson Incumbent |
75.97% | 3,234 | |
| Democratic | Joscelyn O'Neil | 24.03% | 1,023 | |
| Total Votes | 4,257 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joscelyn O'Neil did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joscelyn O'Neil did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Joscelyn O'Neil participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Joscelyn O'Neil's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Economic Development 2) Making sure former High School students that never received diploma, understand that our Governor passed the law in 2015, and can now receive their diploma, only if they earned all required credits. 3) Write better legislation for 1st time home owner to invest in home buying.[6][7] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Vocational training center centralized in DeKalb county, supporting our youth and adults, not requiring a GPA to attend. Up on completion ready either to work or attend college. Enforcing laws against blight. Stronger penalties, for violators who continue to neglect maintaining properties: Vacant lots, houses and buildings should be kept up to code or torn down. It is not the responsibility of the county to take on the expense.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Joscelyn O'Neil answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | My strength, comes from the support I receive from my husband and family, friends and neighbors.[7] | ” |
| “ | The Bible and Velveteen Rabbit. Strength and the power of love. "Words of Wisdom": Did it ever occur to you that we remain ignorant of attested truth and scientifically proven facts, most particularly because we fail to make a personal, detailed investigation of important matters? This failure to investigate positively retards the progress of our understanding and knowledge in every vocation and phase of life, both physical and spiritual. Sometimes stopping and thinking for a moment over the essential things of life eliminates many regretted years of poverty, sickness, humiliation, embarrassment and sometimes death and destruction. Therefore, we should learn to pause and try to think intelligently before we finally conclude affirmatively or negatively. We should do this before an ultimatum or final decision is rendered on any secular subject. The majority of us are, to some extent, are guilty of this negligence.[7] | ” |
| “ | We are elected to serve families, communities, districts, state and our country.[7] | ” |
| “ | I am aware, and share my knowledge to my constituents. Passionate and I've continued to stay closely connected. Too often, I've experienced the lack elected officials only connecting until campaign periods. I'm aware that my position is a service to the people.[7] | ” |
| “ | Legislation and enforcement of the laws many already exist. Follow the process that has already been established. Advocating to strengthen conditions in our district and state.[7] | ” |
| “ | I have advocated for issues and seen 90% results. Always ready to listen and take on the issues that concern the community. I'll get the job done.[7] | ” |
| “ | Receiving the "Rose" award for "Outstanding all around Girl Scout" 12 or 13 years old.[7] | ” |
| “ | Summer Camp Counselor, two summers 10th & 11th grade.[7] | ” |
| “ | High School Graduation My Dad was a college professor, and set me up with the most handsome college fellow. Parents paid for every thing. I woke up the day before with an abscess, swollen face, tooth ache. I had perfect teeth so to speak, this was so embarrassing. I refused to go to the college ball. My dad was furious.[7] | ” |
| “ | Of course Mother's Day...[7] | ” |
| “ | Velveteen Rabbit. Love.[7] | ” |
| “ | Wonder Woman[7] | ” |
| “ | My family room & kitchen. We all gather together & I love to cook.[7] | ” |
| “ | Wake up everybody, by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes featuring lead Teddy Pendergrass.[7] | ” |
| “ | Friends say, I'm too fact of matter and speak my mind which sometimes irritates them and others.[7] | ” |
| “ | Housed separate, different views of the laws coming from the House to the Senate.[7] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[7] | ” |
| “ | Gun control and drugs.[7] | ” |
| “ | Both must continue to focus on responsibilities and dutifully serve our constituents[7] | ” |
| “ | Very much. Communication is so important across the board, many concerns must be legislated with both parties and areas concerns.[7] | ” |
| “ | Town hall meetings open to the public (day and evening). Explain the purpose, other the voting tabulations.[7] | ” |
| “ | Energy, utilities and communications. Small business and Tourism Health and Human Services[7] | ” |
| “ | 1) Companies lack of cleaning up after work is done. Broken poles, wires hanging and how customers are charged. 2) Businesses have gone viral for immigrants. Better community development. 3) Poor processing state wide on appropriations of funds for providers/care takers.[7] | ” |
| “ | Not sure.[7] | ” |
| “ | No.[7] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[7] | ” |
| “ | Yes. Enforcing and legislating stronger penalties on business owners for loitering, prostitution and poor management of multi-family complexes high volume of repeated violations in the communities businesses (stores & gas stations), which causes disparities and lowers property values.[7] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Joscelyn O'Neil's responses," May 16, 2018
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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