Steve Tarvin
2014 - Present
2027
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Steve Tarvin (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 2. He assumed office on February 11, 2014. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Tarvin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tarvin has been the President and CEO of Crystal Springs, a textile mill in Chickamauga, Georgia.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Tarvin was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee
- Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee
- Information and Audits Committee, Chair
- Insurance Committee
- House Retirement Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
2021-2022
Tarvin was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee
- Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee, Chair
- House Retirement Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
2019-2020
Tarvin was assigned to the following committees:
- Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee
- Insurance Committee, Vice Chairman
- Small Business Development Committee
- House Retirement Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight |
| • Defense and Veterans Affairs |
| • Game, Fish, and Parks |
| • Insurance |
| • Small Business Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tarvin served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight |
| • Defense and Veterans Affairs |
| • Game, Fish, and Parks |
| • Insurance |
| • Small Business Development |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin (R) | 100.0 | 27,194 | |
| Total votes: 27,194 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin | 100.0 | 7,362 | |
| Total votes: 7,362 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin (R) | 100.0 | 19,444 | |
| Total votes: 19,444 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Underwood (L)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin defeated Jim Coles and Todd Noblitt in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin | 66.0 | 6,582 | |
| Jim Coles | 17.1 | 1,710 | ||
| Todd Noblitt | 16.9 | 1,686 | ||
| Total votes: 9,978 | ||||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin (R) | 100.0 | 21,983 | |
| Total votes: 21,983 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin | 100.0 | 8,976 | |
| Total votes: 8,976 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin (R) | 99.9 | 16,442 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 16,459 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Steve Tarvin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 2 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Tarvin | 100.0 | 2,726 | |
| Total votes: 2,726 | ||||
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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 Steve Tarvin ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 2 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steve Tarvin Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 17,938 | |
| Total Votes | 17,938 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Steve Tarvin ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 2 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Steve Tarvin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
General election
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 Thomas S. "Steve" Tarvin defeated L.E. "Ebeth" Edwards and Rebecca Ann Brown in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Steve Tarvin Incumbent |
65.9% | 2,672 |
| L.E. "Ebeth" Edwards | 24% | 973 |
| Rebecca Ann Brown | 10.1% | 408 |
| Total Votes | 4,053 | |
Special election
Republicans Neal Florence, Steve Tarvin and Doug Woodruff faced off in the special election, which took place on January 7.[9][10][11] As no candidate received more than fifty percent of the vote, the top-two vote-getters - Tarvin and Florence - met in a runoff on February 4, which Tarvin won.[12][13]
The seat was vacant following Jay Neal's (R) resignation to serve as executive director of the Governor’s Office of Transition, Support and Re-entry.[14]
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 2 was called for January 7, with a runoff if necessary on February 4. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was November 20, 2013.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Tarvin |
53.9% | 1,925 | |
| Republican | Neal Florence | 46.1% | 1,649 | |
| Total Votes | 3,574 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve Tarvin |
38.2% | 1,073 | |
| Republican | Neal Florence |
34.3% | 964 | |
| Republican | Doug Woodruff | 27.5% | 774 | |
| Total Votes | 2,811 | |||
2012
Tarvin ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 2. Tarvin was defeated by incumbent Jay Neal in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012.[16] The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[17][18]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Jay Neal Incumbent |
57% | 5,027 |
| Steve Tarvin | 43% | 3,797 |
| Total Votes | 8,824 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Steve Tarvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Steve Tarvin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Tarvin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[19]
- Ethics
Excerpt: “If a group’s ethics are in question even if unfounded, the group should go above and beyond all that is expected to be fully transparent in order to prove the accusers to be what they truly are.”
- Education
Excerpt: "'Local Control' and 'Personal Responsibility', each time we speak of what made this country the most successful in history these two short phrases rise to the top. It is the responsibility of parents to educate their children. We must insist on local control when it comes to educating our youth. More involvement by parents and much more flexibility and input from the classroom teacher are a must."
- Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution
Excerpt: "My entire campaign is based on the fact that our State and 'We the People' can say 'NO' to the out of control, overreaching federal government when it mandates anything to our State outside the power given to them by the People."
- Right to Life
Excerpt: "I feel that abortion should be found illegal due to the fact that those aborted lives have been collectively sentenced to death without individual due process under the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
- Second Amendment
Excerpt: "Your right to bear arms in order to protect yourself, your family and your property 'Shall Not Be Infringed'. All attempts to record, register or license infringes on your rights to privacy and ownership."
- Healthcare
Excerpt: "The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was destined to fail from the beginning. We all want Georgians and all Americans to have access to good healthcare, having health insurance affordable or not does not equal quality healthcare."
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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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.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Steve Tarvin campaign website, "Meet Steve," accessed April 25, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "GA - Election Results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "GA - Election Results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ qual.sos.state.ga.us, "Official candidate list," accessed November 21, 2013
- ↑ wrcbtv.com, "Northwest Georgia special election results," January 7, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Dalton Daily Citizen, "Tarvin wins runoff for state House seat," February 4, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official runoff election results," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ daltondailycitizen.com, "Neal appointment means special election coming up," November 2, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ sos.ga.gov, "Secretary of State Kemp Sets Qualifying Dates for the Special Elections in State House District 2 and State House District 22," November 12, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "Results," accessed July 31, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedSOS - ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election July 31, 2012," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Steve Tarvin campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 25, 2014
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Georgia House of Representatives District 2 2014-Present |
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