Dale was born and raised in Macon, where he still lives. He completed his formal education at Macon State College. Dale is an active member of Ingleside Baptist Church, serving as an adult bible teacher and a deacon. He has a wife, and they have four adult children and six grandchildren.

Dale has worked in the real estate business since 1975. He founded Washburn & Associates and established The Dale Washburn School of Real Estate. He is the author of two real estate licensing textbooks and various continuing education courses.

Dale Washburn was elected as State Representative for District 141 in 2018 and has held the position since. He serves as Vice Chairman of The Regulated Industries Committee, is a Deputy Whip on The Republican Caucus Whip Team, and holds a position as Chairman of a Sub Committee on Small Business Development. He is also a member of the Banks and Banking, Ways and Means, and Higher Education committees.

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Supports extending paid parental leave for Georgia's state employees and teachers to six weeks, aiming to improve family well-being and enhance workforce recruitment and retention.

Supports extending paid parental leave for Georgia's state employees and teachers to six weeks.

Opposes companies receiving incentives from bypassing secret ballots, sharing employee info without consent, or imposing such practices on subcontractors; mandates repayment for non-compliance, effective January 1, 2025, with oversight by the Department of Community Affairs.

Opposes companies receiving incentives from bypassing secret ballots, sharing employee info without consent, or imposing these practices on subcontractors.

Supports legislative measures to enhance fiscal transparency, requiring longer review periods for appropriations bills, more economic analyses for tax credits, and systematic data sharing for evaluating tax incentive programs.

Supports increasing fiscal transparency by requiring longer review periods for appropriations bills, more economic analyses for tax credits, and data sharing for evaluating tax incentive programs.

Supports increased state budget investments, including infrastructure, education, housing, and healthcare, with a focus on economic growth and enhanced benefits for state employees and retirees.

Supports tax relief for Georgians through legislative measures, including lowering income tax rates, increasing homestead exemptions, and raising child tax deductions to boost economic success by returning funds to taxpayers.

Supports increasing homestead exemptions, and raising child tax deductions.

Plans to bolster Georgia's economy by investing in transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing, enhancing infrastructure, and supporting workforce development with a $1.5 billion budget for transportation and additional funds for environmental and economic development initiatives.

Supports investing in transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing, with funds for environmental and economic development initiatives.

Plans to enhance Georgia's economy through tax rebates, fuel tax suspension, and significant income tax cuts, while maintaining the state's top business ranking and strong financial standing with continued strategic budgeting for future growth.

Supports tax rebates, fuel tax suspension, and significant income tax cuts.

Supports minimal government regulation, advocates for property rights, and opposes increasing tax burdens; plans to leverage his business acumen to represent Bibb and Monroe counties' families effectively.

Supports minimal government regulation, advocates for property rights, and opposes increasing tax burdens.

Supports legislative measures to streamline licensing for out-of-state veterinary professionals to address workforce shortages and reduce backlogs in spay and neuter services in Georgia's veterinary clinics and shelters.

Supports more reasonable licensing for out-of-state veterinary professionals to address workforce shortages and reduce backlogs in spay and neuter services in Georgia's veterinary clinics and shelters.

Plans to restructure the Forestry regulatory board, enforce compliance through fines, and index licensing fees to inflation.

The candidate's website says, "Control State Spending and maintain a balanced budget"

Supports controlled state spending and maintaining a balanced budget.

- Supports extending paid parental leave for Georgia's state employees and teachers to six weeks.
- Opposes companies receiving incentives from bypassing secret ballots, sharing employee info without consent, or imposing these practices on subcontractors.
- Supports increasing fiscal transparency by requiring longer review periods for appropriations bills, more economic analyses for tax credits, and data sharing for evaluating tax incentive programs.
- Supports increased state budget investments, including infrastructure, education, housing, and healthcare, with a focus on economic growth and enhanced benefits for state employees and retirees.
- Supports increasing homestead exemptions, and raising child tax deductions.
- Supports investing in transportation, agriculture, and manufacturing, with funds for environmental and economic development initiatives.
- Supports tax rebates, fuel tax suspension, and significant income tax cuts.
- Supports minimal government regulation, advocates for property rights, and opposes increasing tax burdens.
- Supports more reasonable licensing for out-of-state veterinary professionals to address workforce shortages and reduce backlogs in spay and neuter services in Georgia's veterinary clinics and shelters.
- Plans to restructure the Forestry regulatory board, enforce compliance through fines, and index licensing fees to inflation.
- Supports controlled state spending and maintaining a balanced budget.

Economy

As of March 19, 2024, Dale Washburn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports enhancing healthcare infrastructure, allocating funds for rural hospitals, infant mortality research, newborn screenings, PTSD support for first responders, and increased Medicaid provider funding, including therapists, physicians, and optometrists.

Supports improving healthcare infrastructure, allocating funds for rural hospitals, infant mortality research, newborn screenings, PTSD support for first responders, and increased Medicaid provider funding, including therapists, physicians, and optometrists.

Supports bipartisan healthcare reform in Georgia, focusing on rural challenges, modernizing CON laws, enhancing accessibility, affordability, and streamlining processes to improve healthcare delivery and equity for all Georgians.

Supports increased accessibility and affordability for healthcare services.

Supports the right for patients to have a designated essential caregiver present during hospital or long-term care facility stays, except in restricted areas, through the "No Patient Left Alone Act."

As Representative, voted to allow a designated essential caregiver to be present during hospital or long-term care facility stays.

Supports enhancing mental health services in Georgia by backing Senate Bill 480, which offers loan repayment to providers serving in underserved areas, pending Governor Kemp's signature.

Supports improving mental health services and offering loan repayment to providers serving in underserved areas.

Supports House Bill 546 to revise "pharmacy care," allowing pharmacists to modify prescriptions with documentation and patient consent.

The candidate's website says, "Representative Washburn is a Pro Life conservative who believes that life is a gift from God and that it begins at conception. He will always vote to protect the lives of the unborn."

- Supports improving healthcare infrastructure, allocating funds for rural hospitals, infant mortality research, newborn screenings, PTSD support for first responders, and increased Medicaid provider funding, including therapists, physicians, and optometrists.
- Supports increased accessibility and affordability for healthcare services.
- As Representative, voted to allow a designated essential caregiver to be present during hospital or long-term care facility stays.
- Supports improving mental health services and offering loan repayment to providers serving in underserved areas.
- Supports House Bill 546 to revise "pharmacy care," allowing pharmacists to modify prescriptions with documentation and patient consent.
- Opposses abortion.

Healthcare

Supports Senate Bill 368 to ban foreign nationals from donating to political entities and mandates registration and disclosure for agents of foreign principals engaging with officials or committees.

Supports legislation to criminalize the creation and distribution of AI-generated deep fakes intended to disrupt elections, with penalties including fines and imprisonment, while allowing AI content with proper disclosure.

Supports enhancing election security by mandating visible watermark features on Georgia's paper ballots, aiming to restore voter confidence, with implementation slated for the 2024 general election, funded by this year's amended budget.

- Supports Senate Bill 368 to ban foreign nationals from donating to political entities and mandates registration and disclosure for agents of foreign principals engaging with officials or committees.
- Supports legislation to criminalize the creation and distribution of AI-generated deep fakes intended to disrupt elections, with penalties including fines and imprisonment, while allowing AI content with proper disclosure.
- Supports enhancing election security by mandating visible watermark features on Georgia's paper ballots, aiming to restore voter confidence, with implementation slated for the 2024 general election, funded by this year's amended budget.

Voting & Elections

Supports enhancing public safety in Georgia by passing SB 493, which imposes strict penalties for unauthorized drone surveillance, especially of minors, and allows certain elderly sex offenders to petition for registry removal.

Supported SB 493, which imposed strict penalties for unauthorized drone surveillance, especially of minors, and allowed certain elderly sex offenders to petition for registry removal.

Supports legislative action to address the fentanyl crisis by passing Senate Bill 465, which imposes strict penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, including manufacturing and distribution leading to death, and possession of pill presses for illegal drug production.

Supported Senate Bill 465 to impose penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, including manufacturing and distribution leading to death.

Supports bipartisan efforts to enhance public safety by imposing stricter penalties for "swatting," gang activity, and drive-by shootings, aiming to deter crime and support law enforcement in Georgia.

Supports enhancing public safety through HB 916 by funding law enforcement salary increases, transitional resources for inmates, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault centers, and a coordinator for forensic examinations in sexual assault cases.

Supports fostering firearm safety in Georgia through tax credits for safe handling courses and secure storage devices, with a $10 million annual cap and equitable distribution to promote responsible gun ownership and enhance public safety.

Supports House Bill 1170 mandating opioid antagonists like Naloxone in Georgia's government buildings with AEDs to prevent overdose deaths, alongside required training and educational resources on opioid overdoses.

Supports legislation enhancing penalties for online grooming of minors, advocating for felony charges to combat sexual offenses and human trafficking, reflecting Georgia's commitment to protecting youth and human rights.

The candidate's website says, "He believes that our citizens have the right to own guns to protect life, person and property. He will always resist any infringement on that right."

Supports allowing landlords to hire off-duty law enforcement to carry out evictions when on-duty officers are unavailable within 14 days, with advance notice and at the landlord's expense.

Supports allowing landlords to hire off-duty law enforcement to carry out evictions when on-duty officers are unavailable within 14 days at the landlord's expense.

Supports strengthening hate crime laws by including antisemitism, defined by IHRA standards, in state legislation, and requiring its consideration in enforcement by state agencies, in response to rising antisemitic incidents.

Supports including antisemitism as a hate crime, as defined by IHRA standards.

The candidate's website says, "Ban Sanctuary Cities and Back Law Enforcement"

Supports increased funding for mental health, crisis stabilization, homelessness aid, and veterans' services, and advocates for expanded support for abused and neglected children through court-appointed advocates and Child Advocacy Centers.

Supports increased funding for mental health, crisis stabilization, homelessness aid, and veterans' services.

The candidate's website says, "House Resolution 1019, which would establish the Georgia House of Representatives’ support for increased protection for America’s borders in the pursuit of ending illegal immigration;"

Supports reducing undocumented immigration.

- Supported SB 493, which imposed strict penalties for unauthorized drone surveillance, especially of minors, and allowed certain elderly sex offenders to petition for registry removal.
- Supported Senate Bill 465 to impose penalties for fentanyl-related offenses, including manufacturing and distribution leading to death.
- Supports bipartisan efforts to enhance public safety by imposing stricter penalties for "swatting," gang activity, and drive-by shootings, aiming to deter crime and support law enforcement in Georgia.
- Supports enhancing public safety through HB 916 by funding law enforcement salary increases, transitional resources for inmates, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault centers, and a coordinator for forensic examinations in sexual assault cases.
- Supports fostering firearm safety in Georgia through tax credits for safe handling courses and secure storage devices, with a $10 million annual cap and equitable distribution to promote responsible gun ownership and enhance public safety.
- Supports House Bill 1170 mandating opioid antagonists like Naloxone in Georgia's government buildings with AEDs to prevent overdose deaths, alongside required training and educational resources on opioid overdoses.
- Supports legislation enhancing penalties for online grooming of minors, advocating for felony charges to combat sexual offenses and human trafficking, reflecting Georgia's commitment to protecting youth and human rights.
- Opposes gun control.
- Supports allowing landlords to hire off-duty law enforcement to carry out evictions when on-duty officers are unavailable within 14 days at the landlord's expense.
- Supports including antisemitism as a hate crime, as defined by IHRA standards.
- Supports banning sanctuary cities.
- Supports increased funding for mental health, crisis stabilization, homelessness aid, and veterans' services.
- Supports reducing undocumented immigration.

Public Safety

Plans substantial investment in Georgia's K-12 education, including full funding for QBE, teacher salary increases, support staff raises, school safety grants, improved literacy programs, and reduced Pre-K class sizes, reflecting a commitment to educational advancement.

Supports investment in full funding for Quality Basic Education (QBE), teacher salary increases, support staff raises, school safety grants, improved literacy programs, and reduced Pre-K class sizes.

Supports enhancing Georgia's higher education by funding initiatives for educational excellence, workforce development, and a new behavioral health center, while also expanding dual enrollment opportunities for high school students.

Supports expanding dual enrollment opportunities for high school students.

Supports bipartisan House Bill 1104 to enhance mental health services for student athletes, mandating educational resources and guidelines for schools, coaches, and parents without creating liability for school officials.

Supports improving mental health services for student-athletes.

Supports House Bill 874 mandating AEDs in Georgia public schools, requiring emergency plans, drills, and training to enhance student safety and enable staff to handle medical emergencies effectively.

Supports requiring emergency plans, drills, and training in Georgia schools.

Supports enhancing benefits for K-12 teachers and state workers, proposing significant investments in retirement funds, health insurance, and salary increases to improve recruitment and retention.

Supports improving benefits for K-12 teachers and state workers by investing in retirement funds, health insurance, and salary increases.

Supports enhancing Georgia's educational opportunities by mandating a national aptitude test in public schools, with an opt-out for non-military career interested students, to aid military recruitment and align student capabilities with suitable military roles.

Supports mandating a national aptitude test in public schools, with an opt-out for uninterested students, to aid military recruitment.

- Supports investment in full funding for Quality Basic Education (QBE), teacher salary increases, support staff raises, school safety grants, improved literacy programs, and reduced Pre-K class sizes.
- Supports expanding dual enrollment opportunities for high school students.
- Supports improving mental health services for student-athletes.
- Supports requiring emergency plans, drills, and training in Georgia schools.
- Supports improving benefits for K-12 teachers and state workers by investing in retirement funds, health insurance, and salary increases.
- Supports mandating a national aptitude test in public schools, with an opt-out for uninterested students, to aid military recruitment.

Education

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