Sam Wakefield
Sam Wakefield (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 65. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2024.
Wakefield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sam Wakefield earned a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 2005 and a graduate degree from Georgia State University in 2012. His career experience includes working as a small business owner and educator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 65
Robert Dawson won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 65 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Dawson (D)  | 100.0 | 29,876 |
| Total votes: 29,876 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 65
Robert Dawson defeated De'Andre S. Pickett, Sam Wakefield, and Mel Keyton in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 65 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Dawson | 53.9 | 4,339 |
 | De'Andre S. Pickett | 24.5 | 1,970 | |
 | Sam Wakefield | 12.9 | 1,040 | |
 | Mel Keyton | 8.6 | 694 | |
| Total votes: 8,043 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wakefield in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sam Wakefield completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wakefield's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- One of the biggest challenges facing our state is the ongoing assault on how we educate our young people. As an educator, I understand the difficult position of teachers and school leaders. If our state is ever going to live up to the potential of its young people, we must provide them with better opportunities to learn, invest more in the people who support their education, and ensure that we have expanded access and opportunities for pre-k and post secondary students
- We’re one of only 10 states who have yet to expand Medicaid and as a result 1.4 million Georgians currently lack healthcare. According to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, closing this gap would address racial disparities in health care access and outcomes, which disproportionately affect black women and children. Through my wife’s work as a holistic nurse practitioner, I have learned firsthand the need to invest in mental health, reproductive healthcare, and additional support for seniors.
- Voting is a fundamental right of each Georgian, a right that multiple generations have fought to protect dating back to reconstruction. Despite historic turnouts in recent years, we’re seeing an increase in efforts to make it more difficult to vote. Our job as state legislators should be to safeguard that right and encourage more ways for citizens to engage in our political process and have their voices heard.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 19, 2024
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