Mark Hatfield
Mark Hatfield (b. July 29, 1969) is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 177 from 2005 to 2013.
Biography
Hatfield's professional experience includes working as an Attorney at Law with Hatfield and Hatfield, PC and Assistant District Attorney in the Western Judicial Circuit from 1993-1994.
He is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Phi Beta Kappa, First United Methodist Church of Waycross, National Rifle Association, Waycross Elks Lodge Number 369 and the William Heights Elementary Parent Teacher Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hatfield served on the following committees:
- Governmental Affairs Committee, Secretary
- Higher Education Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Vice Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hatfield served on the following committees:
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee (Vice Chair)
- Ralston Subcommittee (One)
- Subcommittee on Crimes Against Children/Controlled Substances/General
- Subcommittee on Crimes Against Persons, Property and Public Administration
- Subcommittee on Elections
- Subcommittee on Technical Colleges
- Subcommittee on University System (Chair)
Elections
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Hatfield ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 7. Hatfield and Rodney Vickers were defeated by Tyler Harper in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. Gene Mitchell ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Tyler Harper |
63% | 14,862 |
| Mark Hatfield | 29.1% | 6,875 |
| Rodney Vickers | 7.9% | 1,852 |
| Total Votes | 23,589 | |
Media
| "Who is the real Tyler Harper" YouTube video created by Mark Hatfield in the District 7 Republican primary race |
The race for the District 7 seat has heated up between Hatfield and challenger Tyler Harper over a video created on YouTube.[4] Hatfield, who is known for his sponsorship of legislation to require Barack Obama to supply his birth certificate, has significant Tea Party support and attempted with the video to tie Harper to a Bloomberg report, published February 2012, exposing "white businesses that tapped more than $1 billion in preferential federal contracts by creating minority fronts."[4]
2010
Hatfield ran for re-election to the 177th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 177 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mark Hatfield (R)
|
7,051 | 100.0% | ||
He defeated Pete Gibson in the July 20 primary by a margin of 3,297-1,842.[6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 177 - Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mark Hatfield
|
3,297 | 64.2% | ||
| Pete Gibson | 1,842 | 35.8% | ||
2008
In 2008, Hatfield was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 177. Hatfield (R) finished with 10,113 votes while his opponent Jaki Johnson finished with 5,167 votes.[7] Johnson raised $89,552 for his campaign fund.[8]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 177 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mark Hatfield (R)
|
10,113 | |||
| Jaki Johnson (D) | 5,167 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2012
Hatfield received endorsements from the National Rifle Association (NRA)[9] and the Georgia Association of Educators Fund for Public Education (GAE-FPE).[10]
Hatfield received endorsements from members of the Georgia House:
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House Committees
- Georgia state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2004, 2000
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "YouTube and a hot state Senate race in south Georgia" accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Contributions," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Hatfield for Senate, "Hatfield Endorsed by the NRA" accessed July 26, 2012
- ↑ Hatfield for Senate, "Hatfield Receives Endorsement of Georgia Association of Educators Fund For Public Education" accessed July 26, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 177 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Dexter Sharper (D) |
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