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William Tauxe
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Democratic Party
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Last election
June 9, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
Yale University, 2005
M.D.
Emory University, 2015
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Pace University
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Profession
Family physician
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William Tauxe (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 134. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

Tauxe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tauxe earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University in May 2005. He also attended Pace University School of Education and Emory University School of Medicine, earning an M.D. in May 2015. Tauxe's professional experience includes working as a public high school science teacher with the NYC Department of Education from 2005 until 2009 and serving as the family medicine resident physician at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital from 2017 until 2020.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Richard H. Smith defeated Carl Sprayberry in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 134 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
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Richard H. Smith (R)
 
64.1
 
17,591
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Carl Sprayberry (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.9
 
9,831

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Total votes: 27,422
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 134

Carl Sprayberry defeated William Tauxe in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 134 on June 9, 2020.

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63.0
 
2,968
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William Tauxe Candidate Connection
 
37.0
 
1,744

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

Total votes: 4,712
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 134

Incumbent Richard H. Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 134 on June 9, 2020.

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Richard H. Smith
 
100.0
 
5,741

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Total votes: 5,741
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2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

William Tauxe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tauxe's responses.

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Growing up in Georgia, I was one of those kids who loved to tinker. My public school education led to Yale University, where I studied a little of everything as an undergrad. I taught public high school science in New York City while going to night school to get a masters in education from Pace University. Teaching isn't like any other job. After four years of teaching, I went back to school at Emory University for Medicine. After graduating, I worked in the film industry around Atlanta before moving to Muscogee County for my medical residency. I will graduate into independent practice this summer. I have seen firsthand how our community deals with its health problems - and how we don't. I have loved getting to know the people of Columbus and their strength. I've served this community as a physician, and now I'm ready to serve as their voice in the legislature.
  • Everybody needs healthcare. Somebody's gotta pay for it.
  • School desks are not one-size-fits-all.
  • There are effective and inexpensive ways to punish and reform nonviolent criminals without imprisoning them.
As a doctor and a teacher, I am passionate about health care and education. The coronavirus pandemic has shown the importance of a strong healthcare system, and Georgia, under Republican management, has been a state where hospitals close down, not open up. Fewer hospitals and fewer rural physicians are real problems that need to be fixed with aggressive legislation. While hospitals are a necessary part of healthcare, coronavirus is also giving us an opportunity to re-envision our other government institutions like schools and prisons. Cutting the budget year after year will only destroy crucial institutions that need transformative change instead.
Everyone should watch the film "Brazil," by Terry Gilliam.
I'm a good listener, and I like to solve problems.
My first job out of college was as a public high school teacher in Brooklyn, NY. I joined the NYC Department of Education at a time when then-Mayor Bloomberg was forcing schools to transform from big dinosaurs with abysmal graduation rates into small new schools that caught and kept the students who would otherwise fall through the cracks. I saw firsthand the challenges and benefits that came from forcing massive institutions to update their operations. I joined one of these new small schools and jumped straight into the deep end, teaching a full load of classes and designing my own curriculum while going to night school for my masters. This remains the hardest job I've ever had. On my first day, with a bunch of incoming freshmen, I found myself saying I would be there for them. Four years later, I kept that promise when I stood on a stage handing out diplomas. Being a teacher is like being a parent, a coach, and a psychologist, all at once. Every job since has felt easy in comparison - even working the hospital trauma service in Columbus.
The state legislature should tell the governor what the budget is - not the other way around.
I would be eager to serve on the Health and Human Services, Education, and Juvenile Justice committees. I believe my experiences would be useful there.
Sam Rayburn was the Speaker of the House throughout WW2. Although FDR gets all the credit, it was the crucial bills that Rayburn shepherded through Congress which helped ensure US dominance throughout the second half of the 20th century. Rayburn's leadership style depended on personal connections and direct persuasion, and he worked so effectively in the background that he is barely mentioned in the histories of that time.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 16, 2020


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