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Emory West Dunahoo Jr

REPUBLICAN

Emory West Dunahoo Jr is running for Georgia State Representative, District 31.

Personal background

Emory is a retired businessman and entrepreneur who has been married to Elaine since 1981. They have raised their family in North Georgia, where he has lived for the past 54 years. Together, they have three grown children and seven grandchildren.

Professional background

Emory worked in sales at Robinson Harrison Poultry.

Political background

Emory West Dunahoo Jr. is serving his sixth term in the Georgia House of Representatives, having first been elected during a special election in 2011 and has been in office for six terms. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the State Properties Legislative Committee and is a member of the Appropriations Health Committee as well as the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.

Economy

Supports economic growth in Georgia through budget allocations for transit systems, rural revitalization, and infrastructure, including the BRACE program and increased transportation funding, to enhance statewide development.

Supports amending tax credits for timber producers affected by Hurricane Michael, ensuring only those who suffered losses benefit, with a cap on the credit and restrictions on transferees' refunds to aid Georgia's timber industry's recovery from significant damages.

Supports House Bill 224 to modify Georgia's tax credits, encouraging employers to create quality jobs in rural areas by adjusting job creation thresholds and investment requirements to stimulate economic growth in these communities.

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Energy & the Environment

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Healthcare

Plans increased healthcare funding in Georgia with $78.4M for Medicaid, $68.3M to offset federal cuts, investments in gene therapy, Medicare, long-term care, and over $1.5M for maternal health initiatives to address the state's high maternal mortality rate.

Supports House Bill 158, mandating equal access to top antiretroviral drugs for all HIV/AIDS patients on Medicaid or state programs, aiming to improve health outcomes and curb HIV spread in Georgia.

Supports enhancing healthcare for Georgians by ensuring funds from hospital property sales are dedicated to indigent care, allowing broader use for health services beyond hospital care, through the passage of House Bill 186.

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Voting & Elections

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Public Safety

Supports strengthening Georgia's laws against pimping and pandering by escalating penalties for repeat offenders, turning misdemeanors into felonies, and increasing jail time to deter crime and protect citizens.

Supports the Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act to provide immediate care for minors, streamline victim services, and enable civil penalties against properties involved in trafficking, while preventing the prosecution of minors for prostitution.

Supports legislation to raise Georgia's minimum marriage age to 17 with strict conditions and to enhance protections for military children against abuse and neglect, aligning with efforts to safeguard minors and track abuse cases across states.

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Education

Supports enhancing education by increasing teacher pay, funding K-12 programs, expanding college scholarships, limiting dual enrollment, and bolstering school safety through training and security measures in Georgia's FY 2020 budget.

Supports enhancing K-12 education in Georgia through HB 130, enabling the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to become a 501(c)(3) for funding, and HB 59, easing school enrollment for military families' children.

The candidate's website says, "Last year in 2021, Emory questioned the state board of Regents about topics being taught in our secondary schools... Currently, topics being taught in K-12 are being examined... Public schools are currently taking on the role of parenting students without parental permission on many topics. Emory is standing for traditional values and morals to be taught in our schools reflecting education not indoctrination."

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