Georgia General Assembly 

Wilson Law Firm

Matthew is from Griffin, Georgia. He has an undergraduate and law degree from the University of Georgia. He lives with his fiancé in Brookhaven. They attend All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta.

Matthew is a lawyer. He founded Wilson Law Firm in 2017. He previously worked at the American Association for Justice. Matthew was recognized as one of Georgia's top trial lawyers under 40.

Matthew Wilson is currently a State Representative representing DeKalb and Fulton counties. He was elected in 2018 and has served two terms. He is on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Education, and Judiciary committees.

Supports prioritizing Georgians over insurance companies' profit margins.

Wants to be an advocate for Georgians when insurance companies try to raise premiums and deny claims.

Said, "Outside of the state legislature, I run my own law practice where I sue

insurance companies when they fail to follow through on their promises."

Said, "For the past 25 years, we've had Republican insurance commissioners that have been bought and paid for by the companies the \[Insurance Commissioner] is supposed to regulate."

- Supports prioritizing Georgians over insurance companies' profit margins.
- Wants to be an advocate for Georgians when insurance companies try to raise premiums and deny claims.
- Said, "Outside of the state legislature, I run my own law practice where I sue
insurance companies when they fail to follow through on their promises."
- Said, "For the past 25 years, we've had Republican insurance commissioners that have been bought and paid for by the companies the \[Insurance Commissioner] is supposed to regulate."

Corruption

Said, "I believe that health care is a human right and that no one should ever be denied the care they need because they cannot afford it."

Supports Medicaid expansion, saying this will help provide care to over half a million uninsured Georgians and increase funding for hospitals.

Said, "I will also use the existing authority of the commissioner to investigate and audit insurance companies who may be engaging in surprise medical billing, discriminatory practices in setting premiums, and denying payment for necessary mental health treatment."

- Said, "I believe that health care is a human right and that no one should ever be denied the care they need because they cannot afford it."
- Wants to lower monthly bills. 
- Supports Medicaid expansion, saying this will help provide care to over half a million uninsured Georgians and increase funding for hospitals.
- Said, "I will also use the existing authority of the commissioner to investigate and audit insurance companies who may be engaging in surprise medical billing, discriminatory practices in setting premiums, and denying payment for necessary mental health treatment."

Healthcare

Wants to focus inspection and certification of elevators. Specifically, he wants to address elevator safety through better tracking of when elevators are overdue for inspection.

Wants to prioritize fulfilling all of the building safety duties assigned to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner.

- Wants to focus inspection and certification of elevators. Specifically, he wants to address elevator safety through better tracking of when elevators are overdue for inspection. 
- Wants to prioritize fulfilling all of the building safety duties assigned to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner.

Fire Safety

Wants to create "a central marketplace for all insurance providers so Georgia consumers can compare plans".

Said, "\[I want to] ban ZIP code discrimination and redlining to stop insurance companies from charging Black and brown Georgians more because of where the live and what they look like".

Proposed the Fair & Honest Licensure Plan to ensure insurance companies charge "fair and honest" premiums. Under this plan, Matthew would only renew licenses to insurance companies that follow fair and transparent business practices.

- Wants to create "a central marketplace for all insurance providers so Georgia consumers can compare plans".  
- Said, "\[I want to] ban ZIP code discrimination and redlining to stop insurance companies from charging Black and brown Georgians more because of where the live and what they look like".
- Proposed the Fair & Honest Licensure Plan to ensure insurance companies charge "fair and honest" premiums. Under this plan, Matthew would only renew licenses to insurance companies that follow fair and transparent business practices.

Insurance

Matthew Wilson

- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (Insurance Commissioner for short) oversees the office that regulates insurance companies to make sure they’re following state law.
- The Insurance Commissioner works with insurance companies to set prices for all types of insurance including health, automobile, and home. 
- The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner acts as Georgia’s top fire marshal. Their office conducts inspections of buildings and houses to prevent fire outbreaks and keep the public safe. 
- In October 2021, the former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. For this reason, corruption is one of the top issues we highlight for this office.
- The Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner is a statewide position that is elected to four-year terms.