Matt Lieberman
Matt Lieberman (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia. He lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Lieberman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raphael Warnock (D) | 51.0 | 2,289,113 |
 | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 49.0 | 2,195,841 | |
| Total votes: 4,484,954 | |||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raphael Warnock (D) | 32.9 | 1,617,035 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 25.9 | 1,273,214 |
 | Doug Collins (R) | 20.0 | 980,454 | |
 | Deborah Jackson (D) | 6.6 | 324,118 | |
 | Matt Lieberman (D) | 2.8 | 136,021 | |
 | Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) | 2.2 | 106,767 | |
| Jamesia James (D) | 1.9 | 94,406 | ||
 | Derrick Grayson (R) | 1.0 | 51,592 | |
| Joy Felicia Slade (D) | 0.9 | 44,945 | ||
 | Annette Davis Jackson (R) | 0.9 | 44,335 | |
 | Kandiss Taylor (R) | 0.8 | 40,349 | |
 | A. Wayne Johnson (R) | 0.7 | 36,176 | |
 | Brian Slowinski (L) | 0.7 | 35,431 | |
 | Richard Dien Winfield (D) | 0.6 | 28,687 | |
 | Ed Tarver (D) | 0.5 | 26,333 | |
 | Allen Buckley (Independent) | 0.4 | 17,954 | |
 | John Fortuin (G) | 0.3 | 15,293 | |
 | Elbert Bartell (Independent) | 0.3 | 14,640 | |
 | Valencia Stovall (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,318 | |
 | Michael Todd Greene (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,293 | |
 | Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 4,914,368 | |||
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2020
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Matt Lieberman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lieberman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Lieberman is the son of former Connecticut Attorney General, U.S. Senator (represented Connecticut), and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Lieberman.
BIOGRAPHY: Lieberman received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his J.D. from Yale Law School. While at Yale Law, Lieberman developed a program to combat hunger and homelessness in New Haven - the New Haven Cares Voucher program. New Haven Cares enabled shoppers to buy vouchers from participating merchants redeemable for food and other provisions, but not alcohol or tobacco, and give them to people in need. The VA and the state mental health center also purchased blocks of vouchers to give to patients upon discharge. After graduating from law school, Lieberman helped jumpstart "I Have a Dream"-a program that helps low-income students attain college scholarships and college-level academic preparation. Lieberman briefly practiced law, but, after two years of working at the Connecticut firm Wiggin & Dana, Lieberman returned to education and became a high school English teacher at his alma mater, the Hopkins School. Lieberman's work in education did not stop there; in 2005 Lieberman moved to Georgia and became the head of Greenfield Hebrew Academy, a 450 student K-8 Jewish school. He managed a staff of over 100 and a budget of $7 miHealth Care is a Right
Create a Resilient and Inclusive Economy for All Americans
- Protect the Right to Vote and Strengthen our Democracy
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Campaign website
Lieberman's campaign website stated the following:
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Environment: The climate change crisis is real, and we need to take bold, immediate action to combat the effects. It is critical that we acknowledge the science and support steps like reducing the use of fossil fuels with the goal of achieving net zero emissions, re-entering the Paris Climate Accords, and investment in clean energy technology to protect our planet for future generations. We must and we can reach net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Gun Safety: We are the only developed country to experience mass shootings at the frequency we do, and we must put an end to the gun violence epidemic in this country. I proudly support universal background checks and a ban on the civilian purchase of weapons of war. As a former teacher, it is the highest priority to me that we keep our kids safe. The time for talk has long since passed. We need action and legislation now. Healthcare: Everyone in the United States, the richest country on earth, deserves access to affordable, quality healthcare. That’s why I support a public option. We have made great strides forward with the Affordable Care Act but have been challenged at every turn by conservative courts and a Congress more focused on obstruction than good governance. We can build on what we have to improve healthcare and lower costs for tens of millions of Americans. Voting Rights: I am proud to be a member of the party that does all it can to promote voting, rather than a party here in Georgia that counts on suppression to win elections. I support the plan proposed by Stacey Abrams to ensure secure and fair elections. It is also why I support a Voting Rights Act for the 21st Century — because every American deserves to have a vote that counts and is heard. Women’s Reproductive Rights: I am pro-choice and believe that Roe v. Wade must remain the law of the land. We need to restore funding under Title X. We need federal judges who will strike down the six week abortion ban passed by the Georgia Legislature which is patently unconstitutional. A woman’s body is not the property of the state.[1] |
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| —Matt Lieberman's campaign website (2020)[2] | ||
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Lieberman's 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 7, 2020
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