David Dreyer
David Dreyer (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 59. He assumed office on January 9, 2017. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Dreyer (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 59. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
David Dreyer was born in Ringgold, Georgia. He earned a degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the Emory University School of Law. Dreyer’s career experience includes working as a civil rights and business litigation attorney with Dreyer Sterling.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Dreyer was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Science and Technology Committee
2019-2020
Dreyer 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 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Science and Technology |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
David Dreyer did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent David Dreyer won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Dreyer (D) | 100.0 | 24,657 | |
| Total votes: 24,657 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent David Dreyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Dreyer | 100.0 | 10,155 | |
| Total votes: 10,155 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent David Dreyer won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Dreyer (D) | 100.0 | 20,727 | |
| Total votes: 20,727 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Incumbent David Dreyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Dreyer | 100.0 | 5,304 | |
| Total votes: 5,304 | ||||
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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 Margaret Kaiser (D) did not seek re-election.
David Dreyer ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 59 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 59 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Dreyer (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,276 | |
| Total Votes | 20,276 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Janine Brown and David Dreyer defeated Josh Noblitt in the Georgia House of Representatives District 59 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Janine Brown |
39.70% | 1,650 | |
| Democratic | David Dreyer |
38.74% | 1,610 | |
| Democratic | Josh Noblitt | 21.56% | 896 | |
| Total Votes | 4,156 | |||
David Dreyer defeated Janine Brown in the Georgia House of Representatives District 59 Democratic Primary Runoff.[6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Dreyer |
54.80% | 1,850 | |
| Democratic | Janine Brown | 45.20% | 1,526 | |
| Total Votes | 3,376 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Dreyer's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[7]
Voter protection
- Excerpt: "Not only do we need to stand up and fight as hard as possible to prevent future efforts to make it harder to vote, but we also need to expand the right to vote."
Fighting for working families
- Excerpt: "Our current Governor has refused to expand Medicaid for about 400,000 Georgians. We have to do better. We have to expand Medicaid to make sure all Georgians can have adequate healthcare."
Investing in transit
- Excerpt: "Regrettably, MARTA is the only major transit system in the country that doesn’t receive state funding. That has to change."
Education
- Excerpt: "As a father of two boys, I know there is not a more important issue to a parent than the well-being and future of their children. That value should cross party lines, and as a State Representative, I pledge to fight for a quality public education for not just my children, but every child in Georgia."
Environment
- Excerpt: "The environment is one of those rare issues that can bring together rural and urban Georgia. As State Representative, I will work with this already vibrant coalition to make sure that large polluters are not able to use legal loopholes or tax breaks to continue to get away with harming Georgia."
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 59 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia House of Representatives, "David Dreyer," accessed May 1, 2020
- ↑ 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, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Dreyer for Georgia, "Issues," accessed May 3, 2016
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Georgia House of Representatives District 59 2017-2023 |
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