Wayne White (Georgia)
Wayne White (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
White completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Wayne White earned a B.S. civil engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 1984 and an M.A. and Ph.D. in international affairs from Tufts University in 1992 and 1994, respectively. White's career experience includes working as a managing trustee with TKH Trust, a principal consultant with Foresight Associates, and a senior technical advisor for capture with Cardno International Development. He has served as a rural works engineer with the US Peace Corps Nepal and as a state delegate with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Bob Christian in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rich McCormick (R) | 62.2 | 206,886 |
 | Bob Christian (D)  | 37.8 | 125,612 | |
| Total votes: 332,498 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Rich McCormick defeated Jake Evans in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 66.5 | 27,455 |
 | Jake Evans | 33.5 | 13,808 | |
| Total votes: 41,263 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
Bob Christian defeated Wayne White in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Christian | 55.5 | 18,776 |
 | Wayne White | 44.5 | 15,025 | |
| Total votes: 33,801 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimberly Reuter (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 6 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich McCormick | 43.1 | 48,967 |
| ✔ | | Jake Evans | 23.0 | 26,160 |
 | Mallory Staples | 9.0 | 10,178 | |
 | Meagan Hanson | 8.4 | 9,539 | |
 | Eugene Yu | 6.5 | 7,411 | |
 | Blake Harbin | 3.7 | 4,171 | |
 | Byron Gatewood | 3.0 | 3,358 | |
 | Suzi Voyles | 2.3 | 2,646 | |
 | Paulette Smith | 1.0 | 1,123 | |
| Total votes: 113,553 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Earls (R)
- Eric Welsh (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Wayne White completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by White's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The citizens of the Sixth deserve representation to work pragmatically on our priorities: updating infrastructure in keeping with our continued growth, expanding access to medical care including the doctors of our own choice, support for our schools, and protection of Constitutional rights for all of our people.
- Sadly, the Republican opposition will work against the Biden Administration’s investment in our future, just as they voted against the Infrastructure Act and before that the Affordable Care Act; their brand has become obstruction. I consider elected service a sacred duty, and will work without ceasing implementing good governance for the benefit of all Americans, even those who vote against me.
- Our major political parties can differ on policies and compete actively for voters but on January 6, 2021 a group of supporters of the former President crossed a line. The attempt to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate US Presidential election has implications not only for who would be President in the following four years, but for the very existence of the United States as a democracy. The perpetrators must be brought to justice. For any politician to support the insurrection is incompatible with an oath of office to support and defend the Constitution.
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Campaign website
White's campaign website stated the following:
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Economy/jobs Government can best cultivate our free market economy through stability and wise investment in public goods. Our private sector is dynamic, but our country is behind at providing safe and efficient infrastructure. In 2021 Congress finally passed an infrastructure bill: we must continue the momentum. Improving health care access will also allow workers and employers to be productive.
The Biden administration is focused on expanding health care access by building on the Affordable Care Act, connecting Americans with private sector health insurance plans through the marketplace (even if there are preexisting conditions), and I support this effort. We must also keep faith with the elderly and needy through Medicare and Medicaid. I am in favor of Georgia accepting federal funds for Medicaid; refusal to do so is a Republican stunt that hurts our people for purely partisan politics.
Our major political parties can differ on policies and compete actively for voters but on January 6, 2021 a group of supporters of the former President crossed a line. The attempt to violently overthrow the results of a legitimate US Presidential election has implications not only for who would be President in the following four years, but for the very existence of the United States as a democracy. The perpetrators must be brought to justice. For any politician to support the insurrection is incompatible with an oath of office to support and defend the Constitution.
The US has the strongest security forces in the world, and we must keep it that way. We owe gratitude to those who serve in the armed forces, and even more importantly, we owe them the support to achieve their mission. Putting the lives of our service members at risk must always remain the last option, when security needs are compelling and the mission clear. American diplomacy and international development also serve our national security by solving problems, strengthening alliances, and reducing global risks.[2] |
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| —Wayne White's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Wayne C White," accessed April 6, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Wayne C White, “On the Issues,” accessed March 30, 2022
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