Mac Sims

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June 9, 2020

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The United States Military Academy at West Point, 2017

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Mac Sims (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 163. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Sims completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Mac Sims served in the United States Army. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2017.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 163

Derek Mallow won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 163 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Derek Mallow (D)
 
100.0
 
18,099

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,099
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 163

Derek Mallow defeated Anne Westbrook in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 163 on August 11, 2020.

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%
Votes
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Derek Mallow
 
50.2
 
2,678
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Anne Westbrook
 
49.8
 
2,659

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,337
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 163

Anne Westbrook and Derek Mallow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mac Sims, Matthew Swanson, and Marc Smith in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 163 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Anne Westbrook
 
36.5
 
2,943
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Derek Mallow
 
26.5
 
2,138
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Mac Sims Candidate Connection
 
17.5
 
1,409
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Matthew Swanson
 
13.3
 
1,069
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Marc Smith
 
6.2
 
498

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,057
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2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Mac Sims completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sims' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a West Point graduate and Army veteran running to represent District 163 in the Georgia House of Representatives. I was a campaign fellow with Stacey Abrams for Governor, 2nd Vice Chair of the Chatham County Democratic Committee and life member of the NAACP. I believe that we are in a unique time in the history of Savannah and Georgia, a time that we have the capability to change our state into a more equitable society, where everyone can be who they want to be, and where your past, your zip code, or the color of your skin aren't the things that determine who you can be. Together, we can solve the most pressing issues facing our state and bring strong new voices to the table in the State House.
  • I will oppose, at every turn, any attempt to bring casinos or gambling to Savannah.
  • I will establish a committee to study municipal flooding with the ultimate goal of bringing state funding into our city to fix our flooding infrastructure.
  • I will work to fix our schools, ensuring that they are fully funded and that our kids have the resources they need to become their best selves.
Politics and public policy, on the outside, seem messy, dirty, and corrupt, but they're also the ways that we fix the world around us. That's why it's so critical that we elect good people to public office that are passionate about fixing the problems rather enriching themselves or pursuing titles. I am most passionate about infrastructure and education policy. Often, both of these topics can get heated an mired down in the politics behind the policy, but they're two of the most important policy regimes that we can effect. Education because it's the foundation of both our democracy and economy. The roll of schools are twofold. First to produce citizens with the necessary information and critical thinking capacity to be able to choose our leaders and then to produce smart adults able to enter the work force. If we get education policy right, everything follows. Infrastructure policy is critically important because it provides the conduit through which we are able to run our lives and our economy. Ensuring that our bridges are stable and that our streets don't flood are the easiest ways that we can ensure people have the personal autonomy they need to be able to build their lives and their bank accounts. Good infrastructure and good education are the keys to poverty reduction, to macroeconomic success, and to increasing the quality of life for people across our city, state, and nation.
Elected officials must be selfless, honorable, and accessible to the people that they serve. Selflessness is critical because it prevents personal motivations and pettiness from overriding the responsibility to govern. Honor, a deep held conviction that guards against lying, cheating, or stealing, allows the people to know that their public servant is doing the right thing for them, especially when the doors are closed. Accessibility allows the people to keep tabs on their public servant and ensure that they are being held to account for their actions. A potential legislator that lacks these things should not be elected, and a legislator who loses even one must be removed from office.
My first Job was as an officer in the US Army. My time at West Point and in the Army was critical for me. It taught me not only how to be a leader and how to communicate, but also about the importance of good government and policy that makes sense. I served under both Presidents Obama and Trump, and the difference that good leadership from the top, and competent governance makes was very clear. My time in the Army showed me that government can be a force for good, but only when we elect the right people and their held to account by the voters.
Georgia is a rapidly expanding state with tremendous opportunities for the future, but the Legislature is going to have to make some very important decisions quickly to be able to capitalize on those opportunities. It is critical that we expand medicaid immediately, we need to have a well cared for and healthy workforce if we're going to accommodate the additional people and jobs moving into our state. We will have to work on our infrastructure and connectedness, particularity between Savannah, the logistical mouth of the state, and Atlanta, the economic stomach of the state. That means better highways and potentially high speed rail networks to facilitate commerce. We will have to fix our tax code to be more progressive while also raising revenue for big infrastructure spending and we need to improve our education system, rather than chronically underfunding it. Only with a well educated population will we be able to meet the opportunities that our state is being given.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 3, 2020


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