Zach Procter
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Zach Procter (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 101. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
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Biography
Zach Procter was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech in 2002 and a law degree from the Florida State University College of Law in 2008. His career experience includes working as an attorney, a legislative aide, and a Gwinnett County prosecutor. Procter has been affiliated with the Georgia State Bar, the Federalist Society, and GA2A.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Gregg Kennard defeated Zach Procter in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregg Kennard (D) | 55.3 | 10,681 |
 | Zach Procter (R)  | 44.7 | 8,646 | |
| Total votes: 19,327 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Gregg Kennard advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregg Kennard | 100.0 | 3,259 |
| Total votes: 3,259 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101
Zach Procter advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 101 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zach Procter | 100.0 | 4,023 |
| Total votes: 4,023 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102
Gregg Kennard defeated Paula Hastings in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregg Kennard (D) | 51.4 | 10,617 |
| Paula Hastings (R) | 48.6 | 10,033 | ||
| Total votes: 20,650 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Smith (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 102
Paula Hastings defeated Zach Procter in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Hastings | 64.3 | 1,711 | |
| Zach Procter | 35.7 | 951 | |
| Total votes: 2,662 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102
Gregg Kennard defeated Tony Scalzitti in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregg Kennard | 71.4 | 1,528 |
| Tony Scalzitti | 28.6 | 611 | ||
| Total votes: 2,139 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102
Paula Hastings and Zach Procter advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kellie Pollard Austin in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paula Hastings | 43.4 | 1,064 | |
| ✔ | | Zach Procter | 29.1 | 712 |
| Kellie Pollard Austin | 27.5 | 674 | ||
| Total votes: 2,450 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Zach Procter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Procter's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Zach Procter is a father, husband, and attorney serving the community. Growing up as a military brat, Zach had the opportunity to experience many states, and decided to return home to Georgia after finishing law school in 2008, taking a position with the Gwinnett County Solicitor-General's Office where he prosecuted drug crimes, driving under the influence, and domestic violence. Zach formed his own law firm in 2012, protecting his clients' rights in courts throughout the State of Georgia. Zach will fight to bring government back to the people through initiatives such as term limits and election reform, and will work to leave more money in Georgians' pockets through state level tax reform. The husband of a teacher and father of two public-school students, Zach believes that parents deserve to be able to choose where their child is educated, and will support school choice initiatives. As an attorney who has worked as both prosecutor and defense counsel, Zach knows the need for partnership and trust between police and the public, and will work to re-forge those bonds.
- Georgians deserve to keep more money in their pockets through lower taxes to survive inflation.
- We are blessed with great schools in Gwinnett, but education isn't "one-size-fits-all," and parents' should be able to choose where their children go to school, whether they can afford to move or to pay private school tuition or not. Vouchers would create educational equality and create opportunities.
- Every Georgian should feel safe in their community. This will be achieved only through a comprehensive approach including improving schools, creating opportunities, and rebuilding respect and trust between police and the citizenry.
I am passionate about addressing issues in the most effective way, instead of the way that scores political points. If we want safe communities, we have to address mental illness, addiction, and lack of opportunity that stems from an education system that has been failing far too many students. The best government is the one that can be influenced the easiest by the people, and that adapts easiest to the people, and is therefore the government that is closest to the people. States need to take authority back from the federal government, and redistribute it back to the counties and cities, because if someone is going to make decisions that affect your daily life, they should be someone you can stop in the grocery store to chat about it.
Theodore Roosevelt grew up very privileged in a wealthy family, but dedicated his life to improving our nation and improving the lives of others.
The Conservative Heart, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, and San Fransicko
Integrity, the willingness to listen to all voices, and empathy sound be paramount in any elected official.
Empathy, a talent for problem-solving, and integrity.
A representative must advance initiatives that improve the lives and secure the rights of their constituents, while standing against unnecessary legislation that causes government to grow without serving an important purpose.
I want to bring government back to the people through term limits and election reform, and I hope to leave a legacy of bringing desperately needed treatment to those Georgians with mental illness who have been unable to get adequate care in the past.
I vividly remember the day the Challenger shuttle exploded, killing the brave crewmembers, including Christa McAuliffe. We had been anticipating the launch for weeks and discussing it at school, and it was a huge shock to watch the tragedy as it happened.
I worked in the sporting goods department in Walmart in Gainesville, GA for a summer when I was in high school.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson paints a picture of a complex society that is the backdrop of compelling stories involving truly complicated and relatable characters.
The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
Watching my mother fight breast cancer for 15 years was extremely difficult. Her courage and spirit are what hasn't inspired me to stand up to serve and make our society a better place to live.
A governor and a legislature should collaborate for the benefit of the people. Where there are disagreements, there has to be respect to engage in debate and deliberation. Ultimately, however, there will be times when no compromise can be reached, and legislation will fail, and that is exactly what is intended in our form of government. There is a lot of truth in the saying "government's job isn't to pass laws - it is to prevent bad laws from being passed."
Georgia will tackle widespread changes in the way we approach education, taxation, crime, and mental healthcare in the next ten years. We are facing an exciting but challenging decade in which we will decide how to implement school choice, reform our state tax code, build safer communities, and care for those in need of mental health treatment.
Obviously the benefit of a single chamber legislature would be efficiency, but it would also reduce the amount of deliberation and debate on each topic. Our bicameral system was designed to be inefficient because a government that works quickly, often does not act thoughtfully.
In certain ways, prior experience in government is helpful, but I believe the membership of any legislature should consist of a wide range of the citizenry it represents. We should be working to increase citizen participation in the legislature, which is why I support term limits. More Georgians should have the opportunity to serve in the legislature.
It is always beneficial to build relationships with anyone. They better you understand another person, the better you will be able to communicate and understand any disagreements.
Redistricting should be handled fairly and logically. Districts should be drawn to reflect common geography and community, and should not look like someone squashed a bug on the map and outlined it with crime scene chalk.
I am willing to serve wherever I am needed, but as an attorney, I am of course interested in the judiciary committees. My family ties to the medical community and my interest in mental health naturally draw me to healthcare committees, and being a father of two school aged daughters and the husband of a teacher, I would like the opportunity to serve on the education committee.
I admire the integrity of folks like Harry Truman, JC Watts, and Thomas Massie. It takes guts to stand on principle.
I am focused on doing the most good possible in this position. In service of ensuring a government that better reflects the people, I have viewed to term limit myself, and I will consider other opportunities to serve once that time comes.
Clients I represented as a court appointed attorney have made a big impact on me and on the goals I seek to achieve in the House. Foremost in my mind are those clients suffering from untreated or under treated mental illness, and those clients' families. Mental health treatment in our society is woefully I'll addressed. Adequately addressing this issue will improve life in more ways than we can measure.
Yes, emergency powers cannot be allowed to activate automatically. Each situation should be evaluated and debated individually.
Yes, where you can, you should be willing to compromise to accomplish the goals of serving the people. But everyone has principles on which they cannot compromise. The trick is in knowing which is which.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 1, 2022
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