| Full Name: | Jay Powell |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (GA) - District 171, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/04/2008 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | N/A |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Carole |
Summary
Representative Jay Powell
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 410 - Requires Numerical School Ratings Based on Student Performance
Legislation (Yea)
March 29, 2012 - Requires the Office of Student Achievement, in coordination with the Department of Education, to adopt and annually review indicators of the quality of learning ...
HB 797 - Establishes a State Charter School Commission
Legislation (Yea)
March 29, 2012 - Establishes the State Charter Schools Commission as a state-level authorizing entity working in collaboration with the Department of Education under the authority of the ...
HR 1162 - Authorizes the State to Approve Charter Schools
More Key Votes
Constitutional Amendment (Yea)
Feb. 22, 2012 - Defines special schools as public schools that may include state charter schools (Sec. 3). Authorizes the General Assembly to (Sec. 3): ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Candidate Committees ($16,600.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jay Powell refused to tell citizens where he/she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Contact Information
Key Staff Email
jan.brown@house.ga.gov
Capitol Email
jay.powell@house.ga.gov
Capitol Website
http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=728&Session=23
General Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/State-Rep-Jay-Powell-R-171/106436515126?ref=ts
Capitol
401-C State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-7855
District
Post Office Box 188
Camilla, GA 31730
Phone: 229-336-3962
