Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 39.
Fort (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 13th Congressional District. Fort lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Fort passed away on December 29, 2024.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Caesar Gonzales in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Scott (D) | 81.8 | 216,388 |
 | Caesar Gonzales (R)  | 18.2 | 48,228 | |
| Total votes: 264,616 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Mark Baker, Shastity Driscoll, and Vincent Fort in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Scott | 65.7 | 60,544 |
 | Mark Baker | 12.6 | 11,581 | |
 | Shastity Driscoll | 11.8 | 10,906 | |
 | Vincent Fort | 9.9 | 9,108 | |
| Total votes: 92,139 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Gray (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Caesar Gonzales defeated Calina Plotky and Dominika Hawkins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caesar Gonzales | 57.2 | 12,659 |
 | Calina Plotky | 22.7 | 5,022 | |
 | Dominika Hawkins | 20.1 | 4,450 | |
| Total votes: 22,131 | |||
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2017
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, held a general election for mayor, city council president, three at large council members, 13 by district council members, and two city judges on November 7, 2017.[2] The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor.[3]
| Mayor of Atlanta, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Keisha Bottoms |
26.19% | 25,347 |
| Mary Norwood |
20.81% | 20,144 |
| Cathy Woolard | 16.67% | 16,134 |
| Peter Aman | 11.29% | 10,924 |
| Vincent Fort | 9.62% | 9,310 |
| Ceasar Mitchell | 9.43% | 9,124 |
| Kwanza Hall | 4.33% | 4,192 |
| John Eaves | 1.24% | 1,202 |
| Rohit Ammanamanchi | 0.20% | 196 |
| Michael Sterling | 0.11% | 104 |
| Glenn Wrightson | 0.10% | 100 |
| Laban King | 0.00% | 0 |
| Write-in votes | 0.01% | 7 |
| Total Votes | 96,784 | |
| Source: DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report, November 7, 2017, Unofficial and Incomplete," November 7, 2017 and Fulton County, Georgia, "November 7, 2017 Municipal General and Special Elections," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
2016
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Georgia State Senate 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 Vincent Fort ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 39 general election.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Vincent Fort Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 67,041 | |
| Total Votes | 67,041 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Vincent Fort ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 39 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Vincent Fort Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Vincent Fort was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert W. Tindall was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fort defeated Tindall in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vincent Fort |
83.5% | 38,714 | |
| Republican | Robert Tindall | 16.5% | 7,642 | |
| Total Votes | 46,356 | |||
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Fort ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 39. Fort ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12] Fort ran unopposed in the general election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vincent Fort Incumbent |
100% | 60,843 | |
| Total Votes | 60,843 | |||
2010
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Fort won re-election to the 39th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the November 2, 2010, general election.[14]
| Georgia State Senate, District 39 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Vincent Fort (D)
|
29,507 | 100.0% | ||
He defeated Graham Balch in the July 20 primary.[15]
| Georgia State Senate, District 39 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Vincent Fort
|
6,901 | 67.7% | ||
| Graham Balch | 3,288 | 32.3% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Fort won re-election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 39th Senate district. Fort ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 49,125 votes.[16] Fort raised $72,223 for his campaign.[17]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Vincent Fort did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Fort's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
In Congress, Vincent Fort will fight for: 1. $15 Dollar Minimum Wage 2. Universal Medicare For All 3. Green New Deal 4. Ending the Filibuster To Protect Voting Rights 5. Pass Build Back Better 6. Free 2 Year College & Apprenticeship Program 7. Cancel Student Debt 8. Decriminalize Marijuana[18] |
” |
| —Vincent Fort's campaign website (2022)[19] | ||
2017
Fort's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:
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| —Vincent Fort (2017) | ||
Endorsements
2017
Fort received endorsements from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Our Revolution.[21][22]
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Government Oversight |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| • Special Judiciary |
| • Urban Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fort served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Youth |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Judiciary Non-Civil |
| • Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| • Urban Affairs |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fort served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Youth |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Judiciary - Non-Civil |
| • Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| • Urban Affairs |
| • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fort served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Youth |
| • Interstate Cooperation |
| • Judiciary |
| • Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| • Urban Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fort served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education and Youth |
| • Judiciary |
| • Reapportionment and Redistricting |
| • State Institutions and Property |
| • Urban Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ FOX 5 Atlanta, “Celebration of Life plans announced for former Georgia senator Vincent D. Fort" accessed January 1, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2017 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, "2017 General Municipal Election," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ 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, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Senate official election results for 2008," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ District 39 Georgia Senate candidate funds, 2008
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Vincent Fort for Congress, GA-13, “Home,” accessed March 31, 2022
- ↑ Vincent Fort 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 9, 2017
- ↑ Our Revolution, "Vincent Fort," accessed September 25, 2017
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Atlanta mayor’s race: Sen. Bernie Sanders to stump for Fort in Atlanta election," September 21, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Georgia State Senate - District 39 1997–2017 |
Succeeded by Nikema Williams (D) |
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