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Stephen Acorn
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Columbus State University, 2009

Personal
Birthplace
Douglas, Ga.
Religion
Christian: Nondenominational
Profession
Sales consultant
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Stephen Acorn (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 137. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Acorn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Stephen Acorn was born in Douglas, Georgia. Acorn earned a bachelor's degree from Columbus State University in 2009. His career experience includes working as a sales consultant. As of 2024, Acorn was affiliated with the Greater Columbus Chamber.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 137

Incumbent Debbie Buckner defeated Stephen Acorn in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 137 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Debbie Buckner (D)
 
59.7
 
16,108
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Stephen Acorn (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
10,884

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

Total votes: 26,992
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 137

Incumbent Debbie Buckner defeated Carlton Mahone in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 137 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Debbie Buckner
 
79.5
 
3,324
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Carlton Mahone
 
20.5
 
858

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

Total votes: 4,182
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 137

Stephen Acorn advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 137 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Stephen Acorn Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,552

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

Total votes: 2,552
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Acorn in this election.

Pledges

Acorn signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

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Stephen was born in a rural south Georgia town in Coffee County Georgia. He was the youngest of 8 children born to Jesse and Carilon Acorn. Raised in a poverty stricken home, he was the first of the children to have the ability to finish high school and attend and graduate college. He graduated from Columbus State University in 2009 with his bachelors degree in marketing. He learned the value of hard work early on as he worked and went to school full time from 2003-2009. He is still currently employed with the same company and just celebrated his 20th work anniversary in December of 2023. Stephen has always been passionate about servitude and helping his fellow man/woman. From helping people kickstart their professional careers and assisting them to move up the corporate ranks, to serving on the board of directors for his local chamber, his desire is to see others thrive. He now looks to bring that same passion to the Georgia House of Representatives so that he can see the people of district 137 reach their God given potential.
  • Mr. Acorn looks to promote an economic environment where everyone thrives. In order to make this happen the horrid job that has been done by the current administration has to be corrected so that inflation can be tamed and the dollar’s purchasing power can get back to where it once was prior to 2021.
  • Mr. Acorn is also passionate about immigration. He fully supports immigration to the US, when done legally. However, the influx of undocumented immigrants have put a strain on our economy and has diverted our government’s focus and our country’s resources from our own citizens. Crime has soared in cities due to this mass migration of undocumented immigrants and innocent American citizens have lost their lives because of it. This is not okay and will not be tolerated any longer.
  • The education of our children and grandchildren will ultimately shape the future of our country. We need to insure that all children have access to a top notch education and not let a zip code determine the quality of education received . Mr. Acorn believes in school choice and also believes that charter schools may be able to fill a void that may be missing in certain locales.
Economy, Education, Immigration, Healthcare
Jesus Christ
If we tried to follow his example every day we would live in a perfect society.
Integrity

Honesty
Accountability

Love for all people
The love that I have for people and the desire to be the best at everything I do.
To insure that promises made are promises kept. An elected official should act not in their own interests but in the interests of the people that they were elected by to serve.
That anytime my name is mentioned people would say they never knew a more kind hearted genuine person.
9/11 will always be engraved in my memory. It was 10 days before I turned 18 and I was in history class in high school.
I picked tobacco at the age of 10 over the summer. I continued this annually until I reached the age of 16.
Growing up poor I always felt I had to prove myself to other people and that I was good enough. As I have gotten older I have embraced those struggles as it’s made me for thankful for everything I have now been blessed with.
It’s a partnership to work for the greater good of our communities and the state of Georgia as a whole.
Illegal Immigration
Absolutely not. Mr. Acorn believes that is what’s wrong with our country. We have too many professional politicians and not enough people called to serve because of the love they have for the people they are supposed to represent.
No doubt it. Mr. Acorn believes this should also be the case regardless of party affiliation as this is how legislators best serve the interests of their constituents.
Zell Miller
If the Lord places it in my path, then absolutely.
It depends on the event
Naturalized Voting/Public Services Act
Bill will prohibit undocumented immigrants the ability to vote regardless if they are given citizenship status. In order to vote or receive public services they will have to complete the legal path of citizenship that all legal immigrants follow.
Economic Development, Insurance, Health, Education. However, it would be an honor to serve in whatever capacity he is asked to.
Every dollar spent should be accounted for and the people should be able to see how their tax dollars are being spent.

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Campaign finance summary

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Stephen Acorn campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Georgia House of Representatives District 137Lost general$13,300 $12,354
Grand total$13,300 $12,354
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 14, 2024


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