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Matthew Wilson (Georgia)

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Matthew Wilson
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 80
Successor: Long Tran
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 24, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia, 2006

Law

University of Georgia, 2014

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Attorney
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Matthew Wilson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 80. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Wilson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.

Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matthew Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in 2006 and a J.D. in 2014 from the University of Georgia. Wilson's professional experience includes working as an attorney and teacher. His organizational affiliations include Georgia Watch board of directors and the Red Clay Democrats board of governors.[1]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Wilson was assigned to the following committees:


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.


Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Incumbent John King defeated Janice Laws Robinson in the general election for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John King
John King (R)
 
54.1
 
2,107,388
Image of Janice Laws Robinson
Janice Laws Robinson (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.9
 
1,788,136

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,895,524
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Janice Laws Robinson defeated Raphael Baker in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner on June 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Janice Laws Robinson
Janice Laws Robinson Candidate Connection
 
63.7
 
158,734
Image of Raphael Baker
Raphael Baker Candidate Connection
 
36.3
 
90,317

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

Total votes: 249,051
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Janice Laws Robinson and Raphael Baker advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matthew Wilson in the Democratic primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Janice Laws Robinson
Janice Laws Robinson Candidate Connection
 
48.7
 
326,524
✔
Image of Raphael Baker
Raphael Baker Candidate Connection
 
33.1
 
221,783
Image of Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson Candidate Connection
 
18.2
 
122,192

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

Total votes: 670,499
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Incumbent John King defeated Patrick Witt and Ben Cowart in the Republican primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John King
John King
 
70.6
 
780,649
Image of Patrick Witt
Patrick Witt
 
16.7
 
185,257
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Ben Cowart
 
12.7
 
140,150

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,106,056
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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Matthew Wilson defeated Alan Cole in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson (D)
 
58.8
 
17,347
Image of Alan Cole
Alan Cole (R)
 
41.2
 
12,173

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,520
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Matthew Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson
 
100.0
 
7,198

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,198
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Alan Cole advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alan Cole
Alan Cole
 
100.0
 
2,946

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

Total votes: 2,946
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Matthew Wilson defeated incumbent Meagan Hanson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson (D)
 
52.5
 
12,578
Image of Meagan Hanson
Meagan Hanson (R)
 
47.5
 
11,389

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,967
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Matthew Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson
 
100.0
 
2,865

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

Total votes: 2,865
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80

Incumbent Meagan Hanson advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Meagan Hanson
Meagan Hanson
 
100.0
 
2,126

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,126
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Matthew Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson's 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 trial lawyer, two-term state representative, and a proud product of Georgia public schools. I was born and raised in a working class family in Griffin, Georgia. When my dad was disabled on the job, my sister and I were just in kindergarten, and my mom worked night shifts at the local hospital to provide for our family. We had help from Georgia’s worker’s compensation program and Social Security Disability Insurance, so I understand the critical role insurance plays when families are at their most vulnerable. Thanks to the support of my neighbors and the HOPE scholarship, I graduated from the University of Georgia with both my undergraduate and law degrees. After college, I taught math and science to middle schoolers in a low-income community. Since 2019, I have served in the Georgia State House, representing DeKalb and Fulton counties, where I have led the progressive fights to end partisan gerrymandering, ensure ethics in government, stem the tide of gun violence, and ban the harmful practice of LGBTQ conversion therapy. I am proud to be one of Georgia’s seven openly LGBTQ legislators and will be even more proud to bring this representation to Georgia’s 2022 statewide ticket.
  • It’s time Georgians had a commissioner that actually works for us. For the past 25 years, we’ve had Republican commissioners bought and paid for by the companies the office is supposed to regulate. I’m running to put Georgia consumers and small businesses first. The last elected commissioner was convicted of fraud and money laundering, his predecessor’s mismanagement forced hundreds of staff furloughs and layoffs, and the one before him is still under investigation for campaign finance corruption. As your next insurance commissioner, I’ll return the office to its intended role: that of a consumer advocate who will fight for a future where all Georgians can thrive, no matter what they look like or where they come from.
  • Georgians deserve a commissioner who will pursue every avenue to get them access to affordable insurance. Especially in a pandemic, nothing is more critical than health insurance, and that’s why we need to fully expand Medicaid. Georgia has the third highest uninsured rate in the country, yet our state leaders refuse to take advantage of federal incentives to cover the cost of full Medicaid expansion. That leaves nearly 500,000 Georgians within the Medicaid coverage gap, unable to afford health insurance or qualify for federal subsidies. All Georgians deserve access to health care no matter their income, and as your next insurance commissioner, my focus will be on fully expanding Medicaid to improve the lives and livelihoods of Georgians.
  • For too long, our commissioners have been more focused on the profit margins of the big insurance companies than the wallets of Georgia consumers. They have rubber-stamped premium increases, changed the law to make it easier to raise premiums, and refused to use the investigative and regulatory power of the office to hold insurance companies accountable. As a result, Georgia leads the nation in auto insurance rate hikes year after year. We need someone from outside the insurance industry who will be the consumer’s voice at the table. As your next insurance commissioner, I will fight for lower monthly bills and stand up to big-monied interests like I have my entire professional career.
In the State House, I have been a champion of working families, promoting commonsense and consumer-focused reforms to improve the lives of Georgians. Because I know personally how crucial federally funded health insurance was in keeping my family together and giving me a shot to succeed, I have loudly and proudly helped lead the fight to fully expand Medicaid in Georgia. I have also been on the frontlines in the Georgia House on progressive priorities like ending partisan gerrymandering, stemming the tide of gun violence in our communities, and banning LGBTQ conversion therapy.

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2020

Matthew Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia biographical submission form

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“ Matthew was endorsed by former president Barack Obama on August 1, 2018 (https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1024691241093607425).[2] ”
—Matthew Wilson [1]

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2022

In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.

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