Georgia Taxpayers United surveyed each of the candidates for each State House and State Senate race. We ask candidates to give us a straight answer, “yes” or “no,” on issues that are important to our supporters. We gave each candidate until May 2nd to return their completed survey.

Survey Questions

1. Will you support legislation that will effectively nullify Obamacare?
2. Will you support legislation to repeal the hospital bed tax and oppose all efforts to give revenue (taxing) authority to unelected bureaucrats?
3. Will you support legislation to completely repeal the state income tax in Georgia including any and all State taxes on dividends and interest?
4. Will you support legislation, including any necessary constitutional amendment(s), to completely repeal all property taxes in Georgia?
5. Will you support legislation, including any necessary constitutional amendment(s), to repeal all ad valorem taxes on automobiles and all motor fuel taxes?
6. Will you support legislation to completely repeal the Transportation Investment Act and to abolish the 12 regional commissions?
7. Will you support legislation to completely repeal Georgia’s Internet tax scheme?

Survey Responses

Key: = Yes, = No, = Yes and will sponsor, = Did not answer

• State Senate
• State House

State Senate Results

District	Party	Name	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Received
1	R	Ben Watson	Savannah								–
2	D	Lester Jackson	Savannah								–
3	R	William Ligon Jr.	Brunswick								–
4	R	Jack Hill	Reidsville								–
5	D	Arthur Bumburyak	Alpharetta								–
5	D	Curt Thompson	Tucker								–
6	D	Jaha Howard	Atlanta								–
6	R	Hunter Hill	Atlanta								–
7	R	Tyler Harper	Ocilla								–
8	D	Gregory Williams									–
8	R	Ellis Black	Valdosta								–
9	R	P.K. Martin	Lawrenceville								–
10	D	Emanuel Jones	Decatur								–
11	R	Dean Burke	Bainbridge								–
12	D	Freddie P. Sims	Dawson								–
13	D	Ruenett Melton	Tifton								–
13	R	Greg Kirk	Americus								–
14	R	Bruce Thompson	White								–
15	D	Ed Harbison	Columbus								–
16	R	Marty Harbin	Tyrone								–
17	D	Bill Blackmon	Locust Grove								–
17	R	Richard Jeffares	Locust Grove								–
18	R	John F. Kennedy	Macon								–
19	R	Delvis Dutton	Glennville								–
19	R	Kevin Parker	Uvalda								15-Apr-2016
19	R	Blake Tillery	Vidalia								–
20	R	Larry Walker	Perry								–
21	R	Aaron Barlow	Milton								–
21	R	Brandon Beach	Alpharetta								–
22	D	Harold V. Jones II.	Augusta								–
23	R	Stephen Hammond	Sylvania								–
23	R	Jesse Stone									–
24	D	Brenda J. Jordan	Hartwell								–
24	R	Lee Anderson	Grovetown								–
24	R	Joe Edge	Evans								–
24	R	Peter Gibbons	Bowman								–
24	R	Patricia “Pat”. Goodwin	Evans								–
24	R	Gregory Grzybowski	Evans								–
25	R	Burt Jones	Jackson								–
26	D	David Lucas Sr.	Macon								–
27	D	Daniel Blackman									–
27	R	Michael Williams	Cumming								–
28	R	Matt Brass	Newnan								–
28	R	Hayden Marlowe	Newnan								–
29	D	Ben Anderson	Grantville								–
29	R	Josh Mckoon	Columbus								–
30	R	Michael Dugan	Carrollton								–
31	R	Bill Heath	Bremen								–
32	R	Judson Hill	Marietta								–
33	D	Michael Rhett	Marietta								–
34	D	Valencia Seay	Riverdale								–
35	D	Donzella James	Atlanta								–
35	D	Tony Phillips	Palmetto								–
36	D	Nan Orrock	Atlanta								–
37	R	Lindsey Tippins	Marietta								–
38	D	Horacena Tate	Atlanta								–
38	R	James (J. W.) Morrow Jr.	Austell								25-Apr-2016
39	D	Vincent Fort	Atlanta								–
39	D	Jeff Sadiq	Atlanta								–
40	D	Tamara Johnson-Shealey	Tucker								–
40	R	Paul Maner	Atlanta								03-May-2016
40	R	Fran Millar	Atlanta								–
41	D	Steve Henson	Tucker								–
42	D	Elena Parent	Atlanta								–
42	R	Kenneth B. Quarterman	Atlanta								–
43	D	Tonya P. Anderson	Lithonia								–
43	D	Toney L. Collins	Conyers								–
43	D	Dee Dawkins-Haigler	Lithonia								–
43	R	Janice Van Ness	Conyers								–
44	D	Gail Davenport	Jonesboro								–
45	R	Renee Unterman	Buford								–
46	R	Bill Cowsert	Athens								–
46	R	Patricia Daugherty	Bishop								–
47	R	Frank Ginn	Danielsville								–
47	R	Tyler Hollifield	Athens								–
48	R	David Shafer	Duluth								–
49	R	Cecil T. Butch Miller	Chesnut Mountain								–
50	R	Roy Benifield	Martin								–
50	R	John K. Wilkinson	Toccoa								–
51	R	Steve Gooch	Dahlonega								–
51	R	John Williamson	Ellijay								–
52	R	Chuck Hufstetler	Rome								–
53	R	Jeff Mullis	Chickamauga								–
53	R	Lanny Thomas	Trion								–
54	R	Charlie Bethel	Dalton								–
54	R	Conda Lowery-Goodson	Tenga								02-May-2016
55	D	Gloria Butler	Stone Mountain								–
55	R	Annette D. Jackson									–
56	D	Akhtar Sadiq	Roswell								–
56	D	Patrick Thompson	Roswell								–
56	R	John Albers	Roswell								–

State House Results

District	Party	Name	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Received
1	R	John Deffenbaugh	Lookout Mtn								–
2	R	Steve Tarvin	Chickamauga								–
3	R	Dewayne Hill	Ringgold								–
3	R	Jeff Holcomb									–
3	R	Jeremy E. Jones	Ringgold								–
3	R	Tom Weldon	Ringgold								–
4	R	Bruce Broadrick Sr.	Dalton								–
4	R	Kasey Carpenter	Dalton								–
5	R	John Meadows	Calhoun								–
6	R	Tom Dickson	Cohutta								–
6	R	Sarah Fields	Dalton								–
6	R	Jason T. Ridley	Chatsworth								–
7	R	David Ralston	Blue Ridge								–
7	R	Sam Snider	Ellijay								13-May-2016
8	R	David Barton	Suches								–
8	R	Matt Gurtler	Tiger								01-May-2016
8	R	Joshua Littrell	Tiger								–
8	R	Kent Woerner	Tiger								–
9	R	Kevin Tanner	Dawsonville								–
10	R	Terry Rogers	Clarksville								–
11	D	Brandon D. Crisp									–
11	R	Rick Jasperse	Jasper								–
12	R	Eddie Lumsden	Armuchee								–
13	R	Katie Dempsey	Rome								–
14	R	Christian Coomer	Cassville								–
15	D	Stephanie F. Lujan									–
15	R	Paul B Attles	Cartersville								–
16	R	Trey Kelley	Cedartown								–
17	R	Kerstin Liberty	Dallas								–
17	R	Howard Maxwell	Dallas								–
18	R	Kevin Cooke	Carrollton								–
19	R	Joe Duvall	Dallas								–
19	R	Matt Lowe	Dallas								22-Apr-2016
19	R	Paulette Rakestraw	Hiram								–
20	R	Michael Caldwell	Woodstock								–
21	R	Kevin Moore	Canton								–
21	R	Scot Turner	Canton								–
22	D	Oscar “Asghar” Hajloo	Canton								–
22	R	Wes Cantrell	Woodstock								–
23	R	Mandi Ballinger	Woodstock								–
24	R	Sheri S. Gilligan	Cumming								–
25	R	D. Stuart Jones	Johns Creek								–
25	R	Todd Jones	Cumming								–
26	R	Geoff Duncan	Cumming								–
27	R	Lee Hawkins	Gainsville								–
28	R	Dan Gasaway	Homer								–
29	R	Matt Dubnik									–
30	D	Michelle Jones	Oakwood								–
30	R	Emory Dunahoo Jr.	Gillsville								–
31	R	Tommy Benton	Jefferson								–
31	R	Wes Lewis	Commerce								–
32	R	Alan Powell	Hartwell								–
33	R	Tom Mccall	Elberton								–
34	D	Justin Holsomback	Kennesaw								22-Apr-2016
34	R	Christopher Lowe	Kennesaw								21-Apr-2016
34	R	Bert Reeves	Marietta								–
35	R	Ed Setzler	Acworth								–
36	R	Earl Ehrhart	Powder Springs								–
37	D	Bill Bolton	Marietta								–
37	R	Sam Teasley	Marietta								–
38	D	Connie Taylor	Powder Springs								–
38	D	David Wilkerson	Powder Springs								–
39	D	Shelia Edwards	Mableton								–
39	D	Wayne Hobdy	Mableton								–
39	D	Erica Thomas	Austell								–
40	D	Erick E. Allen	Smyrna								–
40	R	Rich Golick	Smyrna								–
41	D	Michael Smith	Marietta								–
42	D	Stacey Evans	Smyrna								–
42	R	Matt Vaughn	Smyrna								–
43	R	Sharon Cooper	Marietta								–
43	R	Peter Minetos	Marietta								03-May-2016
44	R	Don Parsons	Marietta								–
45	R	Matt Dollar	Marietta								–
46	R	John Carson	Marietta								–
47	R	Jan Jones	Milton								–
48	R	Betty Price	Roswell								–
49	R	Charles Martin	Alpharetta								–
50	R	Brad Raffensperger	Johns Creek								–
51	R	Wendell Willard	Sandy Springs								–
52	R	Graham Elliott McDonald	Sandy Springs								–
52	R	Deborah Silcox	Sandy Springs								–
52	R	Joe Wilkinson	Atlanta								–
53	D	Sheila Jones	Smyrna								–
54	D	Robert Gibeling	Atlanta								–
54	R	Beth Beskin	Atlanta								–
55	D	Marie Metze									–
56	D	Marckeith DeJesus	Atlanta								02-May-2016
56	D	Melodii Peoples	Atlanta								–
56	D	Able Mable Thomas	Atlanta								–
57	D	Pat Gardner	Atlanta								–
58	D	Park Cannon	Atlanta								–
59	D	Janine Brown									–
59	D	David Dreyer									–
59	D	Josh Noblitt	Atlanta								–
60	D	Keisha Waites	Atlanta								–
60	R	Ralph Nobles	Forest Park								–
61	D	Roger Bruce	Atlanta								–
62	D	William Boddie	Atlanta								–
62	D	Joshua Butler									–
62	D	Aaron Johnson									–
62	D	Rafer Johnson									–
62	D	Larry Perkins									–
62	D	Valerie Vie									–
63	D	Debra Bazemore	Riverdale								–
63	D	Jasmine Bowles									–
63	D	Kelli Hooper	Fayetteville								–
63	D	Kenneth Kincaid									–
63	D	Linda Pritchett	Riverdale								–
64	D	Kathy Adams									–
64	D	Derrick Jackson	Tyrone								–
64	D	Terry Williamson									–
65	D	Sharon Beasley-Teague	Red Oak								–
65	D	Sylvia Wayfer									–
65	R	Gordon Rolle	Fairburn								–
66	D	Kimberly Alexander	Hiram								–
66	R	Francisco Artley	Douglasville								03-May-2016
66	R	Bruce Emory	Douglasville								–
67	R	Micah Gravley	Douglasville								–
68	R	Dustin Hightower	Carrollton								–
69	R	Randy Nix	Lagrange								–
70	R	Lynn Smith	Newnan								–
71	D	Cynthia Bennett	Newnan								–
71	R	David Stover	Newnan								–
72	R	Josh Bonner	Peachtree City								–
72	R	James W.. Clifton	Peachtree City								–
72	R	Lisa Inagawa	Peachtree City								–
73	D	Rahim Talley	Hampton								–
73	R	Mario Driver	Griffin								–
73	R	Karen Mathiak	Griffin								–
73	R	John Yates	Griffin								02-May-2016
74	D	Valencia Stovall	Ellenwood								–
75	D	Drew Andrews	Jonesboro								–
75	D	Mike Glanton	Jonesboro								–
76	D	Jeffery Benoit	Rex								–
76	D	Sandra Scott	Rex								–
77	D	Rhonda Burnough	Riverdale								–
77	D	Arthur Hughes	Riverdale								–
77	D	Darryl Jordan	Riverdale								–
78	D	Charlton Bivins	Stockbridge								–
78	D	Demetrius Douglas	Stockbridge								–
79	R	Tom Owens	Doraville								–
79	R	Tom Taylor	Dunwoody								–
80	D	Taylor Bennett	Atlanta								–
80	R	Catherine Bernard	Brookhaven								01-May-2016
80	R	Alan Cole	Atlanta								–
80	R	Meagan Hanson	Atlanta								–
81	D	Scott Holcomb	Atlanta								–
81	R	Jim Duffie	Atlanta								22-Apr-2016
81	R	Lane Flynn	Tucker								–
81	R	Alexa Mendez Rourk	Doraville								–
82	D	Mary Margaret Oliver	Atlanta								–
82	D	Brian Westlake	Decatur								–
83	D	Howard Mosby	Atlanta								–
84	D	Rahn Mayo	Decatur								–
84	D	Renitta Shannon	Decatur								–
85	D	Karla Drenner	Avondale								–
86	D	Michele Henson	Stone Mountain								–
86	D	Joscelyn Oneil									–
87	D	Ivy Green									–
87	D	Earnest Williams	Avondale Estates								–
88	D	Billy Mitchell	Stone Mountain								–
89	D	Stacey Y. Abrams	Atlanta								–
90	D	Pam Stephenson	Lithonia								–
91	D	Charles Hill	Decatur								–
91	D	Vernon Jones	Lithonia								–
91	D	David Neville									–
91	D	Rhonda Taylor									–
91	R	Carl Anuszczyk									02-May-2016
92	D	Doreen Carter	Lihonia								–
93	D	Darshun Kendrick	Lithonia								–
94	D	Karen Bennett	Stone Mountain								–
95	R	Scott Hilton	Peachtree Corners								–
95	R	Jay Lowe									–
96	D	Pedro Marin	Duluth								–
96	R	Richard Underwood	Duluth								–
97	R	Brooks Coleman	Duluth								–
97	R	John Marsh	Duluth								–
98	R	David Clark	Buford								–
99	D	Brenda Lopez									–
99	D	Jaime Trevari									–
100	D	Dewey McClain	Lilburn								–
101	D	Samuel Park	Lawrenceville								–
101	R	Valerie Clark	Lawrenceville								–
102	D	Karen Ridgeway									–
102	R	Buzz Brockway	Lawrenceville								–
103	R	Timothy Barr	Lawrenceville								–
104	R	Chuck Efstration	Dacula								–
105	D	Perry Green	Grayson								–
105	D	Donna McLeod									–
105	R	Joyce Chandler	Grayson								–
105	R	David Crocker	Grayson								–
106	R	Brett Harrell	Snellville								–
106	R	Reynold Mason	Loganville								–
107	R	David Casas	Lilburn								–
108	D	Tokhir Radjabov	Lilburn								–
108	R	Clay Cox									–
108	R	Patty Gabilondo	Lilburn								–
109	D	Jane Askew Rutledge									–
109	R	Dale Rutledge	McDonough								–
110	R	Andy Welch	McDonough								–
111	D	Darryl Payton									–
111	R	Brian Strickland	McDonough								–
112	R	Dave Belton	Buckhead								–
113	D	Pam Dickerson	Conyers								–
113	D	Sharon Henderson	Covington								–
114	R	Tom Kirby	Loganville								–
114	R	Jonathan Melton	Loganville								–
115	R	Bruce Williamson	Monroe								–
116	R	Terry England	Auburn								–
116	R	Lucretia Consuela Hughes	Winder								–
117	R	Regina Quick	Athens								–
118	D	Spencer Frye	Athens								–
119	R	Chuck Williams	Watkinsville								–
120	R	Trey Rhodes	Greensboro								–
121	R	Barry Fleming	Evans								–
122	R	Jodi Lott	Evans								–
123	R	Lori Greenhill									–
123	R	Wright McLeod	Augusta								–
123	R	Mark Newton	Augusta								–
124	D	Gregory Hill	Augusta								–
124	D	Henry Howard	Augusta								–
125	D	Sheila Clark Nelson									01-May-2016
125	D	Earnest Smith	Augusta								–
126	D	Gloria Frazier	Hephzibah								–
127	D	Brian Prince	Augusta								–
128	D	Mack Jackson	Sandersville								–
129	R	Susan Holmes	Monticello								–
130	R	David Knight	Griffin								–
131	R	Johnnie Caldwell	Thomaston								–
132	D	Bob Trammell	Luthersville								–
132	R	Gene King	Gay								–
133	R	John Pezold	Forston								–
134	R	Richard Smith	Columbus								–
135	D	Calvin Smyre	Columbus								–
136	D	Carolyn Hugley	Columbus								–
137	D	Debbie Buckner	Junction City								–
138	D	Bill McGowan	Americus								–
138	R	Mike Cheokas	Americus								–
138	R	Tommy Pilcher	Ellaville								–
139	D	Patty Bentley	Butler								–
140	R	Robert Dickey	Musella								–
141	R	Allen Peake	Macon								–
142	D	Frank Austin									–
142	D	Gerald Harvey	Macon								–
142	D	Miriam Paris									–
143	D	James Beverly	Macon								–
144	D	Joyce Denson	Toomsboro								–
144	R	James Bubber Epps	Dry Branch								–
145	D	Floyd Griffin	Milledgeville								–
145	D	John Reid									–
145	D	Harold Simmons									–
145	R	Tom Glover	Hardwick								–
145	R	Ricky Williams	Milledgeville								–
146	R	Shaw Blackmon	Warner Robins								–
147	R	Heath Clark	Warner Robins								–
148	R	Buddy Harden	Cordele								–
149	R	Mitsy Peterson	McRae								–
149	R	Jimmy Pruett	Eastman								–
150	R	Matt Hatchett	Dublin								–
151	D	James Williams									–
151	R	Gerald Greene	Cuthbert								–
152	R	Mary Egler	Leesburg								–
152	R	Ed Rynders	Albany								–
153	D	Darrel Ealum	Albany								–
153	D	Muarlean Edwards	Albany								–
153	D	Antonio D. Screen	Albany								–
154	D	Winfred Dukes	Albany								–
155	R	Clay Pirkle	Sycamore								–
156	R	Lee Burton	Lyons								02-May-2016
156	R	Greg Morris	Vidalia								02-May-2016
157	R	William Werkheiser	Glennville								–
158	R	Butch Parrish	Swainsboro								–
159	R	Daniel Almond	Clyo								24-Apr-2016
159	R	Jon Burns	Newington								–
160	D	James Woodall	Statesboro								–
160	R	Jan Tankersley	Brooklet								–
161	R	Bill Hitchens	Rincon								–
162	D	Alicia Miller Blakely	Savannah								–
162	D	Carl Gilliard	Garden City								–
162	D	Josey M. Sheppard	Savannah								–
163	D	J. Craig Gordon	Savannah								–
164	R	Ron Stephens	Savannah								–
165	D	Mickey Stephens	Savannah								–
166		Jesse Petrea	Savannah								–
167	D	Steve Reighard	St Simons Island								–
167	R	Jeff Jones	Brunswick								–
168	D	Al Williams	Midway								–
169	R	Dominic Lariccia	Douglas								–
170	R	Penny Houston	Nashville								–
171	R	Jay Powell	Camilla								–
172	R	Sam Watson	Moultrie								–
173	D	Tommy Hill	Thomasville								–
173	R	Darlene Taylor	Thomasville								–
174	R	John Corbett	Lake Park								–
175	R	Amy Carter	Valdosta								–
176	R	Jason Shaw	Lakeland								–
177	D	Adrian Rivers	Valdosta								–
177	D	Dexter Sharper	Valdosta								–
177	R	Deidra White	Valdosta								–
178	R	Chad Nimmer	Blackshear								–
179	D	Kenneth Brown	Brunswick								–
179	R	Don Hogan	St Simons Island								–
180	R	Jason Spencer	Woodbine								–