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Wes Cantrell
Wes Cantrell (Republican Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 22. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Cantrell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Wes Cantrell was born in Augusta. In 1982, Cantrell graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in industrial management. Wes then received his Masters of Divinity and became the youth pastor at the Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi in 1985.[1]
Upon moving to Woodstock, In 1997, Cantrell helped start an organization called First Priority in metro Atlanta. First Priority’s goal was to build networks of churches in a community that would then serve the schools of their community.[2]
Cantrell has taught health through a program sponsored by the Cobb County Commission on Children & Youth called Positive Choices. Wes taught in all public middle schools of Cobb County at that time. In 1999, Cantrell helped to found The King’s Academy in Woodstock. King’s Academy is a hybrid school where students are educated at the school two days a week and at home three days a week.[3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Cantrell was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Education Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
- Information and Audits Committee, Secretary
- Judiciary Juvenile Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
2019-2020
Cantrell was assigned to the following committees:
- Education Committee
- Information and Audits Committee, Secretary
- Judiciary Juvenile Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
- Small Business Development Committee, Chairman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications |
| • Juvenile Justice |
| • Small Business Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cantrell served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Juvenile Justice |
| • Small Business Development |
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.
Elections
2022
Wes Cantrell did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Wes Cantrell defeated Charles Ravenscraft in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wes Cantrell (R) | 74.4 | 31,898 |
| Charles Ravenscraft (D) | 25.6 | 10,962 | ||
| Total votes: 42,860 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Charles Ravenscraft defeated Bobbi Simpson in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Ravenscraft | 53.3 | 2,204 | |
| Bobbi Simpson | 46.7 | 1,934 | ||
| Total votes: 4,138 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Wes Cantrell advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wes Cantrell | 100.0 | 11,042 |
| Total votes: 11,042 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Wes Cantrell defeated Charles Ravenscraft in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wes Cantrell (R) | 75.9 | 23,987 |
| Charles Ravenscraft (D) | 24.1 | 7,620 | ||
| Total votes: 31,607 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Charles Ravenscraft advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Charles Ravenscraft | 100.0 | 1,291 | |
| Total votes: 1,291 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Wes Cantrell advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 22 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wes Cantrell | 100.0 | 5,809 |
| Total votes: 5,809 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives 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 Wes Cantrell defeated Oscar Hajloo in the Georgia House of Representatives District 22 general election.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Wes Cantrell Incumbent |
83.18% | 25,794 | |
| Democratic | Oscar Hajloo | 16.82% | 5,216 | |
| Total Votes | 31,010 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Oscar Hajloo ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 22 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Oscar Hajloo (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Wes Cantrell ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 22 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Wes Cantrell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections 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. Wesley E. "Wes" Cantrell and Meagan C. Biello advanced past incumbent Sam Moore in the Republican primary. Cantrell faced Biello in a runoff election on July 22, 2014, which Cantrell won. Cantrell was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Wesley E. Cantrell |
38% | 2,997 |
| Meagan Biello |
31.8% | 2,505 |
| Sam Moore Incumbent | 30.2% | 2,383 |
| Total Votes | 7,885 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Wesley E. Cantrell |
68.6% | 4,292 |
| Meagan Biello | 31.4% | 1,961 |
| Total Votes | 6,253 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ House of Representatives, “Representative Wes Cantrell” accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ House of Representatives, “Representative Wes Cantrell” accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ House of Representatives, “Representative Wes Cantrell” accessed December 9, 2019
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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, "GA - Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 29, 2014
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Georgia House of Representatives District 22 2015-2023 |
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