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Michael Caldwell (Georgia)

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Michael Caldwell
Image of Michael Caldwell
Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 20
Successor: Charlice Byrd

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 9, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Kennesaw State University, 2010

Contact

Michael Caldwell (Republican Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Caldwell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 21. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.

Biography

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Caldwell earned his B.S. in finance from Kennesaw State University in 2010. His professional experience includes working for Python Safety, Inc.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Caldwell was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight
Code Revision
Economic Development and Tourism
State Planning and Community Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Caldwell served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Caldwell served on the following committees:

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

2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 21

Incumbent Brandon Beach won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach (R)
 
100.0
 
94,143

Total votes: 94,143
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21

Incumbent Brandon Beach defeated Michael Caldwell in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach
 
59.1
 
16,822
Image of Michael Caldwell
Michael Caldwell
 
40.9
 
11,639

Total votes: 28,461
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2018

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Michael Caldwell defeated Lillian Burnaman in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Caldwell
Michael Caldwell (R)
 
69.9
 
17,918
Lillian Burnaman (D)
 
30.1
 
7,712

Total votes: 25,630
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 20

Lillian Burnaman advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 20 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lillian Burnaman
 
100.0
 
1,255

Total votes: 1,255
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Michael Caldwell advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 20 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Caldwell
Michael Caldwell
 
100.0
 
3,603

Total votes: 3,603
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2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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 Michael Caldwell ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 20 general election.[3][4]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Caldwell Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 23,543
Total Votes 23,543
Source: Georgia Secretary of State



Incumbent Michael Caldwell ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 20 Republican primary.[5][6]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael Caldwell Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Michael R. Caldwell was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]

2012

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Caldwell ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 20. Caldwell defeated incumbent Charlice Byrd in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. Lillian Burnaman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12] Caldwell defeated Lillian Burnaman in the general election.[13]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 20, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Caldwell 76.9% 18,422
     Democratic Lillian Burnaman 23.1% 5,524
Total Votes 23,946
Georgia House of Representatives District 20 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Caldwell 53.4% 5,094
Charlice Byrd Incumbent 46.6% 4,452
Total Votes 9,546

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Michael Caldwell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Georgia State Senate District 21Lost primary$96,178 N/A**
2018Georgia House of Representatives District 20Won general$8,740 N/A**
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 20Won $9,247 N/A**
2014Georgia House of Representatives, District 20Won $21,982 N/A**
2012Georgia State House, District 20Won $25,361 N/A**
2010Georgia State House, District 20Lost $9,798 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

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.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
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2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Charlice Byrd (R)
Georgia House of Representatives District 20
2013–2021
Succeeded by
Charlice Byrd (R)


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