Rick Jeffares

Rick Jeffares

Republican Party

Prior offices

Georgia State Senate District 17

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Clayton College and State University

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

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Rick Jeffares (Republican Party) was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on January 10, 2011. He left office on December 1, 2017.

Jeffares (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 25. He lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.

Jeffares served as City Manager of Locust Grove, GA from 2001 to 2008 and on the Henry County Board of Commissioners from 2008 to 2010.

Biography

Jeffares earned his B.A.S. in Technology Management at Clayton College and State University. His professional experience includes owning J&T Environmental Services, which provides water management and wastewater treatment services.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jeffares served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jeffares served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jeffares served on the following committees:

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jeffares endorsed Newt Gingrich in the 2012 presidential election.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 25

Ricky Williams defeated Valerie Rodgers in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricky Williams (R)	61.7	46,289
		Valerie Rodgers (D)	38.3	28,777

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,066
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 25

Valerie Rodgers advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 25 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Valerie Rodgers	100.0	10,275

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,275
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25

Ricky Williams defeated Rick Jeffares, Leland Olinger II, and Daniela Sullivan-Marzahl in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 25 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricky Williams	51.7	12,771
		Rick Jeffares	41.8	10,334
		Leland Olinger II	3.7	908
		Daniela Sullivan-Marzahl	2.8	694

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,707
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2018

See also: Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Geoff Duncan defeated Sarah Riggs Amico in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geoff Duncan (R)	51.6	1,951,738
		Sarah Riggs Amico (D)	48.4	1,828,566

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,780,304
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Geoff Duncan defeated David Shafer in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geoff Duncan	50.2	279,276
		David Shafer	49.8	277,523

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 556,799
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Sarah Riggs Amico defeated Triana Arnold James in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Riggs Amico	55.2	278,662
		Triana Arnold James	44.8	225,758

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 504,420
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

David Shafer and Geoff Duncan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rick Jeffares in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Shafer	48.9	268,221
✔		Geoff Duncan	26.7	146,163
		Rick Jeffares	24.4	134,047

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 548,431
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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Rick Jeffares defeated Bill Blackmon in the Georgia State Senate District 17 general election.^[2][3]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Jeffares Incumbent	59.65%	48,444
	Democratic	Bill Blackmon	40.35%	32,772
Total Votes				81,216
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Bill Blackmon ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.^[4][5]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Bill Blackmon  (unopposed)

Incumbent Rick Jeffares ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 17 Republican primary.^[4][5]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Rick Jeffares Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Richard M. Jeffares was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[6][7][8]

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

Jeffares ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 17. Jeffares ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012, and defeated Democratic candidate Nelva Lee in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[9][10][11]

Georgia State Senate, District 17, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Jeffares Incumbent	62.8%	47,069
	Democratic	Nelva Lee	37.2%	27,929
Total Votes				74,998

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Jeffares defeated Democrat Jim Nichols in the November 2 general election.^[12]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Rick Jeffares (R)		45,327	64.1%
Jim Nichols (D)		25,432	35.9%

Jeffares came in first in the July 20 primary.^[13]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Rick Jeffares		8,301	42.7%
Todd Hilton		6,262	32.2%
Ester Fleming, Jr.		4,898	25.2%

This necessitated a runoff between Jeffares and Hilton on August 10, which Jeffares won.^[14]

Georgia State Senate, District 17 - Republican Primary Runoff (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Rick Jeffares		10,708	60.1%
Todd Hilton		7,109	39.9%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Rick Jeffares did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2010

On his campaign website, Jeffares listed five issues he was concerned about.^[15] They were:

• Transportation

Excerpt: "Potential business is being lost to places with a much freer flow of traffic. Rick will make it a top priority to ease the traffic burden by advocating for needed transportation projects for the district."

• Education

Excerpt: "Rick will work to create the proper environment for maximum potential from our students, by providing them with the best teachers and resources available."

• Water

Excerpt: "As a water engineer and Vice President of the Georgia Rural Water Association, Rick has years of experience in providing homes and business with a supply of water."

• Limited Government

Excerpt: "As a true conservative, Rick supports a truly limited government. Rick applauds the efforts made by the General Assembly this past Session to cut nearly 12.5% from fiscal year 2009’s budget."

• Protecting the 2nd Amendment

Excerpt: "As an avid hunter and member of the NRA, Rick will fight to protect our 2nd Amendment rights. The 2nd Amendment allows us, as law-abiding citizens, to enjoy the outdoors and protect our families."

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Jeffares and his wife, Leslie, have four children.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.

• Americans for Prosperity Georgia

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• Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia: House and Senate

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• Georgia Center for Opportunity

Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.

• Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• Georgia Environment

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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