Joshua McKoon

Joshua McKoon

Republican Party

Republican Party of Georgia Chair

Tenure

Present officeholder

Prior offices

Georgia State Senate District 29

Successor: Randy Robertson

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 22, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Furman University, 2001

Law

University of Alabama School of Law

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Joshua McKoon is an officeholder of the Republican Party of Georgia Chair.

McKoon (Republican Party) ran for election for Georgia Secretary of State. McKoon lost in the Republican primary on May 22, 2018.

On June 8, 2023, McKoon was elected by party membership to serve as the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.

McKoon is a former Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 29 from 2011 to 2019.

Biography

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McKoon earned his B.S. from Furman University and his J.D. from the University of Alabama. HIs professional experience includes working as an attorney for the firm of McKoon & Associates and for Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McKoon served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2015
• Ethics
• Higher Education
• Insurance and Labor
• Judiciary, Chair

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McKoon served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McKoon served on the following committees:

Elections

2018

See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated John Barrow in the general runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State on December 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger (R)	51.9	764,855
		John Barrow (D)	48.1	709,049

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,473,904 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and John Barrow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Smythe DuVal in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger (R)	49.1	1,906,588
✔		John Barrow (D)	48.7	1,890,310
		Smythe DuVal (L)	2.2	86,696

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,883,594 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger	61.8	329,708
		David Belle Isle	38.2	204,194

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 533,902
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State

John Barrow defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and R.J. Hadley in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Barrow	51.5	264,864
		Dee Dawkins-Haigler	29.5	151,963
		R.J. Hadley	19.0	97,682

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 514,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua McKoon and Buzz Brockway in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger	35.0	185,386
✔		David Belle Isle	28.5	151,328
		Joshua McKoon	21.1	112,113
		Buzz Brockway	15.4	81,492

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 530,319
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ken Brown (R)

2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate 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 Josh McKoon defeated Ben Anderson in the Georgia State Senate District 29 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh McKoon Incumbent	64.26%	47,258
	Democratic	Ben Anderson	35.74%	26,282
Total Votes				73,540
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Ben Anderson ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 29 Democratic primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Ben Anderson  (unopposed)

Incumbent Josh McKoon ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 29 Republican primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Josh McKoon Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election 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. Brian P. Roslund was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Joshua Robert McKoon was unopposed in the Republican primary. Roslund was defeated by McKoon in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Joshua McKoon Incumbent	66%	30,394
	Democratic	Brian Roslund	34%	15,668
Total Votes				46,062

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

McKoon ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 29. McKoon ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. McKoon ran unopposed for re-election in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh McKoon Incumbent	100%	56,560
Total Votes				56,560

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

McKoon was unopposed in the July 20 primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joshua McKoon		8,993	100.0%

McKoon defeated Evelyn Anderson (D) in the November 2 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joshua McKoon (R)		30,991	65.7%
Evelyn Anderson (D)		16,197	34.3%

Campaign themes

2014

McKoon's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• Economy

Excerpt: "As a conservative I believe in improving our economy through reducing the tax burden on our citizens and stabilizing the budget through elimination of pork projects."

• Education

Excerpt: "I will work to restore control of our schools to teachers and parents and take it out of the hands of bureaucrats in Atlanta and Washington D.C. Our community needs school superintendents, school boards, principals, teachers and parents running our schools again."

• Transportation

Excerpt: "The last major improvements to Georgia’s transportation infrastructure was in the late 60’s and early 70’s. I will be a leading voice in making transportation a priority for Georgia and ensure the Lower Chattahoochee’s role in the decision making process."

• Water

Excerpt: "We need being to prepare for the future with a statewide water plan that includes reservoirs to serve all areas of Georgia and protect the interests of the Chattahoochee Valley Region. Water security will be one of my top priorities."

• Faith

Excerpt: "After giving my life to Christ, I recognized how important it is that people of faith participate in the public square. I have tried to follow the principles of my faith in all aspects of my life, including my involvement in politics."

Note: McKoon's campaign themes did not change from 2010.

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Joshua McKoon endorsed Herman Cain in the 2012 presidential election.

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.

Campaign finance summary

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Joshua McKoon campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 29	Won	$90,092	N/A**
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 29	Won	$156,146	N/A**
2012	Georgia State Senate, District 29	Won	$96,065	N/A**
2010	Georgia State Senate, District 29	Won	$227,202	N/A**
Grand total			$569,505	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Georgia

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2018

In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.

• Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia: House and Senate

Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.

• Georgia Center for Opportunity

Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.

• Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31. Americans for Prosperity Georgia Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues. Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. Georgia Center for Opportunity Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Georgia Environment Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24. Americans for Prosperity Georgia Legislators are scored on their stances on economic issues. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Georgia National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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2012

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In 2012, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Joshua McKoon
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:	At-large delegate
State:	Georgia
Bound to:	Unknown
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

McKoon was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Georgia. In the Georgia Republican primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump won 42 delegates, Marco Rubio won 16, and Ted Cruz won 18. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate McKoon was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Georgia’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Georgia, 2016 and Republican delegates from Georgia, 2016

Delegates from Georgia to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and the state convention in June 2016. Delegates from Georgia were "bound" to the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting at the national convention unless their candidate withdrew from the race after the state primary election—in which case Georgia state law required those delegates to be "unpledged" at the national convention.

Georgia primary results

See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2016

Georgia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.8%	502,994	42
Marco Rubio	24.4%	316,836	16
Ted Cruz	23.6%	305,847	18
John Kasich	5.6%	72,508	0
Ben Carson	6.2%	80,723	0
Jeb Bush	0.6%	7,686	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,486	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,146	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	428	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,625	0
George Pataki	0%	236	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	2,910	0
Rick Santorum	0%	539	0
Totals		1,295,964	76
Source: Georgia Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Georgia had 76 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; the highest vote-getter in a congressional district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a given district, he or she won all three of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 34 delegates, 31 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win any of Georgia's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

See also

• Georgia Secretary of State
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018

External links

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• Georgia Secretary of State
• Profile from Open States
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Seth Harp (R)	Georgia Senate District 29 2011–2019	Succeeded by Randy Robertson (R)