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Josh Clark

REPUBLICAN

Josh Clark is running for Georgia State Senator, District 49, Republican Primary.

Personal background

Josh was raised in Suwanee, Georgia. He is married, and is raising six children. The family currently reside on a small farm in Hall County. Josh and his family attend Christ Place Church in Flowery Branch.

Professional background

Josh is a business owner and entrepreneur who has a history of working in real estate investment, having started his own firm after renovating his first investment property. He has also served in an executive role for NeoLife North America, a nutrition company. Previously, Clark served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Political background

Josh Clark is a former two-term Georgia State Representative. He has previously run for U.S. Senate in 2022.

Economy

Believes reducing government and executive agency interference, eliminating burdensome regulations, and lowering corporate taxes will rejuvenate the American economy, create jobs, and prevent the outsourcing of wealth and employment overseas.

Said, "We must simplify Georgia's tax code, eliminiate the income tax, and cut the red tape and regulations that hamper our businesses and make Georgia less competitive."

Said, "Congress must reclaim their fiscal power and make a budget once again. We need some serious spending cuts if we’re going to stop our debt and deficit addiction..."

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Energy & the Environment

Plans to "return America to energy independence for the sake of our national security and American jobs."

Supports sustainable energy sources, but says that "we cannot let an extreme political agenda dictate our energy policies and shove commonsense aside."

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Healthcare

Believes that the healthcare and drug industries "should be centered on patients."

Endorsed by Georgia Right to Life.

Opposes abortion, helping pass the Fetal Pain Bill as a state legislator, which ends abortions after 20 weeks.

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Voting & Elections

Opposes universal mail-in ballots and unmonitored drop boxes, citing risks of errors and fraud.

Believes in the necessity of public confidence in elections, asserts the 2020 election was compromised by ballot harvesting in Georgia, and advocates for learning from past issues to prevent future disenfranchisement.

Supports term limits for elected officials and bureaucrats to combat corruption; self-imposed a two-term limit in the Georgia House and advocates for similar restrictions in Washington, D.C.

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Public Safety

Plans to enhance border security by completing the wall, enforcing immigration laws, ending 'catch and release,' and equipping Customs and Border Patrol, while reassessing legal immigration and asylum.

Proclaims "firmly backing the blue."

Opposes gun control and supports the Second Amendment.

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Education

Supports parental choice in education, utilizing homeschooling, public, and private schools.

Said, "Due to Biden’s continual school lockdown, the most vulnerable among us were held back and suffered irreparable harm... it’s that parents woke up to the liberal indoctrination of our children and made their voices heard."

Opposes education about race and racism.

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