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Matt Gurtler

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Matt Gurtler
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Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 8
Successor: Stan Gunter

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 11, 2020

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Matt Gurtler (Republican Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Gurtler (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on August 11, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Andrew Clyde defeated Devin Pandy in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Clyde
Andrew Clyde (R)
 
78.6
 
292,750
Image of Devin Pandy
Devin Pandy (D) Candidate Connection
 
21.4
 
79,797

Total votes: 372,547
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Devin Pandy defeated Brooke Siskin in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Devin Pandy
Devin Pandy Candidate Connection
 
68.5
 
8,019
Brooke Siskin
 
31.5
 
3,692

Total votes: 11,711
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Andrew Clyde defeated Matt Gurtler in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Clyde
Andrew Clyde
 
56.3
 
50,095
Image of Matt Gurtler
Matt Gurtler
 
43.7
 
38,866

Total votes: 88,961
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9

Brooke Siskin and Devin Pandy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dan Wilson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Brooke Siskin
 
41.2
 
12,861
Image of Devin Pandy
Devin Pandy Candidate Connection
 
33.6
 
10,476
Image of Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
7,874

Total votes: 31,211
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 9 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Gurtler
Matt Gurtler
 
21.0
 
29,426
Image of Andrew Clyde
Andrew Clyde
 
18.5
 
25,914
Image of Kevin Tanner
Kevin Tanner
 
15.8
 
22,187
Image of Paul C. Broun
Paul C. Broun
 
13.3
 
18,627
Image of John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
 
11.6
 
16,314
Image of Ethan Underwood
Ethan Underwood Candidate Connection
 
8.6
 
12,117
Image of Kellie Weeks
Kellie Weeks
 
4.6
 
6,422
Maria Strickland Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
4,871
Image of Michael Boggus
Michael Boggus Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
4,497

Total votes: 140,375
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates


2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Matt Gurtler won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Gurtler
Matt Gurtler (R)
 
100.0
 
23,974

Total votes: 23,974
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Matt Gurtler defeated Mickey Cummings in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 8 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Matt Gurtler
Matt Gurtler
 
60.2
 
5,971
Mickey Cummings
 
39.8
 
3,950

Total votes: 9,921
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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 Stephen Allison (R) did not seek re-election.

Matt Gurtler ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 8 general election.[1][2]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Gurtler  (unopposed) 100.00% 24,824
Total Votes 24,824
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Matt Gurtler and Kent Woerner defeated Joshua Littrell and David Barton in the Georgia House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[3][4]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Gurtler 34.64% 4,016
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kent Woerner 22.61% 2,621
     Republican Joshua Littrell 22.44% 2,602
     Republican David Barton 20.31% 2,354
Total Votes 11,593


Matt Gurtler defeated Kent Woerner in the Georgia House of Representatives District 8 Republican Primary Runoff.[5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Gurtler 60.85% 3,476
     Republican Kent Woerner 39.15% 2,236
Total Votes 5,712

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

Gurtler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[6]

Gun rights

  • Excerpt: "Gun control laws only serve to help criminals and disarm law-abiding citizens. So-called 'gun free' zones should be renamed 'criminal safe' zones as they strip individuals of their right to defend themselves, their family, their friends and their neighbors against those who wish to do harm."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "We can build an atmosphere conducive to job creation by reducing taxes, lifting regulations, eliminating government programs, and returning jobs to the private sector where they belong."

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "If elected as your representative, I will fight at every opportunity to reduce or eliminate taxes. I support the repeal of the state income tax in favor of a single flat tax."

Pro-life

  • Excerpt: "If elected as your representative, it is my duty to protect life at every chance. I believe life begins at conception and every life is precious and should be protected."

Ethics

  • Excerpt: "Throughout my involvement in state politics, the need for more ethics in government has been blatantly apparent. Cronyism, special interest, sense of entitlement, and outright corruption of many of those in power is unacceptable, to say the least."

Campaign finance summary


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Matt Gurtler campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020U.S. House Georgia District 9Lost primary runoff$820,527 $819,821
2018Georgia House of Representatives District 8Won general$62,109 N/A**
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 8Won $48,617 N/A**
Grand total$931,253 $819,821
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Gurtler was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

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

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Interstate Cooperation
Small Business Development

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.


Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.

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2019


2018


2017


2016



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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Stephen Allison (R)
Georgia House of Representatives District 8
2017-2021
Succeeded by
Stan Gunter (R)


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