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Matt Gurtler
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Clyde (R) | 78.6 | 292,750 |
 | Devin Pandy (D)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Devin Pandy | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Clyde | 56.3 | 50,095 |
 | 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 | |
| ✔ | | Devin Pandy | 33.6 | 10,476 |
 | Dan Wilson | 25.2 | 7,874 | |
| Total votes: 31,211 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antwon Stephens (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gurtler | 21.0 | 29,426 |
| ✔ | | Andrew Clyde | 18.5 | 25,914 |
 | Kevin Tanner | 15.8 | 22,187 | |
 | Paul C. Broun | 13.3 | 18,627 | |
 | John Wilkinson | 11.6 | 16,314 | |
 | Ethan Underwood | 8.6 | 12,117 | |
 | Kellie Weeks | 4.6 | 6,422 | |
| Maria Strickland | 3.5 | 4,871 | ||
 | Michael Boggus | 3.2 | 4,497 | |
| Total votes: 140,375 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tyler Tolin (R)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gurtler | 60.2 | 5,971 |
| Mickey Cummings | 39.8 | 3,950 | ||
| Total votes: 9,921 | |||
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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 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Matt Gurtler |
34.64% | 4,016 | |
| Republican | 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 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."
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Gurtler was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Small Business Development |
Sponsored legislation
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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
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Matt Gurtler, "Issues," accessed May 2, 2016
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| Preceded by Stephen Allison (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 8 2017-2021 |
Succeeded by Stan Gunter (R) |
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