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Michael attended the University of Georgia, where he received a bachelor's degree of business administration in Finance, Risk Management and Insurance. He volunteers with the Georgia branch of the Future Business Leaders of America.

Michael is the founder of VPN.com, as well as Proxyserver.com and coolmathgames.com. Previously he has also worked for the Forbes Technology Council. Michael worked as campaign manager on Colton Moore's Georgia State Senate campaign in 2020.

Michael Gargiulo's run for State Senator is his first run for public office.

Ballotpedia, Michael Gargiulo

Supports lower property and income tax rates.

Supports expanding business opportunity zones, reducing regulations on new businesses and churches, and strengthening employee rights while maintaining Georgia as a Right to Work state.

- Supports lower property and income tax rates.
- Supports expanding business opportunity zones, reducing regulations on new businesses and churches, and strengthening employee rights while maintaining Georgia as a Right to Work state.

Economy

As of July 25, 2024, Michael Gargiulo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports repealing the Certificate of Need, ensuring fair medical billing, and guaranteeing healthcare access for children and seniors.

- Supports repealing the Certificate of Need, ensuring fair medical billing, and guaranteeing healthcare access for children and seniors.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Candidate website

The candidate's website says, "Georgia is in dire need of more refreshing freedom-focused Republican Senators who will fight to uphold the rule of law and stop Gwinnett from becoming a sanctuary county to illegal immigrants."

Plans to "stop Gwinnett from becoming a sanctuary county to illegal immigrants."

Supports increased border security measures.

Supports "quality funding, recruitment, and benefits for law enforcement."

Supports the revival of the Jail Dogs Program to promote rehabilitation.

- Plans to "stop Gwinnett from becoming a sanctuary county to illegal immigrants."
- Supports increased border security measures.
- Supports "quality funding, recruitment, and benefits for law enforcement."
- Supports the revival of the Jail Dogs Program to promote rehabilitation.

Public Safety

Advocates for "public school reform and safety."

Believes in ensuring "proper funding, recruitment, and benefits for school safety initiatives."

- Advocates for "public school reform and safety."
- Believes in ensuring "proper funding, recruitment, and benefits for school safety initiatives."

Education

Michael Gargiulo

Michael Gargiulo campaign for State Senator is his first entry into politics. 

Said, "I believe in God, more freedom, stronger borders, better schools, lower taxes and less regulation."

- Supports lower property and income tax rates.

Said, "I have decided to step up to serve our state and our community because I am deeply concerned about the negative direction our freedoms, taxes, schools, and crime is taking not only in Gwinnett County, but throughout Georgia."

- Plans to "stop Gwinnett from becoming a sanctuary county to illegal immigrants."
- Supports increased border security measures.

- Advocates for "public school reform and safety."

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342.