Chuck is from Alpharetta, Georgia. He attended Milton High School. Chuck has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Service from the University of Georgia. He is married with two sons and four grandchildren.

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Chuck is director of business management at Ryan, a tax firm, where he has been for the past 17 years.

Chuck Martin is currently State Representative for Georgia State House District 49.  He was elected in 2002 and has served 11 terms. He is chair of the House Higher Education Committee. He previously served as Mayor of Alpharetta City.

- Supports lowering the state income tax.
- Supports lowering property taxes.

Economy

Supports creating cost effective transportation solutions that "relieve congestion while complementing and integrating into our community."

- Supports creating cost effective transportation solutions that "relieve congestion while complementing and integrating into our community."

Energy & the Environment

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

Healthcare

Supports strengthening election integrity and voted for Senate Bill 202, which makes a form of voter identification required for absentee ballots and decreased the number of absentee ballot boxes.

- Supports strengthening election integrity and voted for Senate Bill 202, which makes a form of voter identification required for absentee ballots and decreased the number of absentee ballot boxes.

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Wants to strengthen the HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships to increase accessibility to education after high school.

Wants to enhance educational resources and said, "I will not waver in supporting our students from Pre-K to graduation so that young Georgians can be prepared for the future of their dreams."

- Wants to strengthen the HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships to increase accessibility to education after high school.
- Wants to enhance educational resources and said, "I will not waver in supporting our students from Pre-K to graduation so that young Georgians can be prepared for the future of their dreams."

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Michael Gordon completed his BS and MS degrees in mathematics and computer science at the University of Rhode Island. He is ordained as a healing minister at the St Thomas Christian Church in Atlanta. He is currently married with two children.

Michael Gordon was a technical assistant conducting oceanography research for the Naval Underwater Systems Center of the United States Navy. He also taught college mathematics. He continued his career in software engineering and was employed by Science Applications International Corp., IBM, AT&T, Bellsouth, Kurt Salmon Associates, and Macy’s Systems and Technology.

Michael Gordon's ran in 2022 for Georgia House of Representatives District 49, but did not win. 

Candidate website

The candidate's website says, "good officials will have less incentive to pass good legislation because they will soon be looking for a job from the same special interests who do not want such laws passed"

The candidate's website says, "replacing our unsustainable financial system with a sound money system which prohibits the federal government from 'borrowing' money into existence ... and which prohibits the federal government from spending money for any purpose NOT delegated to it by the US Constitution."

Wants to replace "our unsustainable financial system with a sound money system which prohibits the federal government from 'borrowing' money into existence ... and which prohibits the federal government from spending money for any purpose NOT delegated to it by the US Constitution."

Opposes a Balanced Budget Amendment but wants to reform the current financial system.

Wants to eliminate "any and all federal measures which attempt to interfere with Free Enterprise in Georgia for which authority is not explicitly delegated by the US Constitution."

- Wants to replace "our unsustainable financial system with a sound money system which prohibits the federal government from 'borrowing' money into existence ... and which prohibits the federal government from spending money for any purpose NOT delegated to it by the US Constitution."
- Opposes a Balanced Budget Amendment but wants to reform the current financial system.
- Wants to eliminate "any and all federal measures which attempt to interfere with Free Enterprise in Georgia for which authority is not explicitly delegated by the US Constitution."

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

Opposes the federal government's ability to regulate medical or healthcare industries.

Opposes abortion and said, "all federal attempts to authorize or regulate or finance abortions in the State of Georgia should be NULLIFIED."

- Opposes the federal government's ability to regulate medical or healthcare industries.
- Opposes abortion and said, "all federal attempts to authorize or regulate or finance abortions in the State of Georgia should be NULLIFIED."

Said, "our voting power will decrease since we will be prevented from voting for good candidates whose terms limits have been reached, whereas today we are not so limited."

The candidate's website says, "repealing the 16th (income tax) and 17th (popular senator elections) amendments of the U.S. Constitution; and"

Said, "5: ORGANIZE our communities to engage in more effective action - educating and informing our communities, petitioning our elected officials, and electing better public servants as needed."

The candidate's website says, "​​4: ELECT qualified candidates to replace bad officials when petitioning does not motivate them to do the right thing."

Opposes a Term Limit Amendment to limit the terms in which a legislator could be elected.

Wants to repeal the 16th (income tax) and 17th (popular senator elections) amendments of the U.S. Constitution

- Opposes a Term Limit Amendment to limit the terms in which a legislator could be elected.
- Wants to repeal the 16th (income tax) and 17th (popular senator elections) amendments of the U.S. Constitution
- Wants to repeal the Federal Reserve Act

The candidate's website says, "Right to Self-Defense, including to Keep and Bear Arms"

The candidate's website says, "Right to be Secure in Person, Houses, Papers, and Effects, from Unreasonable Search and Seizure"

The candidate's website says, "Right to Due Process before being Deprived of Life, Liberty, or Property"

Supports localized law enforcement and the candidates website states, "This means that all municipal, county, and state law enforcement should be fully funded by taxes raised by the respective local or state government, and all training and supervision should be controlled by local or state officials, respectively."

- Opposes defunding the police in Georgia.
- Supports localized law enforcement and the candidates website states, "This means that all municipal, county, and state law enforcement should be fully funded by taxes raised by the respective local or state government, and all training and supervision should be controlled by local or state officials, respectively."
- Opposes gun control.

Wants to reunite the church with public educational systems and said, "The real problem is that we have separated the idea of church from the idea of school, enabling government bureaucrats to gain control over schools seemingly without offending the principle of 'religious freedom.'"

Wants to eliminate "any and all federal measures having anything to do with education in Georgia."

- Wants to reunite the church with public educational systems and said, "The real problem is that we have separated the idea of church from the idea of school, enabling government bureaucrats to gain control over schools seemingly without offending the principle of 'religious freedom.'"
- Wants to eliminate "any and all federal measures having anything to do with education in Georgia."

Michael Gordon

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