Buzz Brockway Explained

Buzz Brockway
State House1:Georgia
District1:102nd
Term Start1:January 14, 2013
Term End1:January 14, 2019
Predecessor1:B. J. Pak
Successor1:Gregg Kennard
State House2:Georgia
District2:101st
Term Start2:January 10, 2011
Term End2:January 14, 2013
Predecessor2:Mike Coan
Successor2:Valerie Clark
Birth Date:22 July 1966
Birth Place:Lawrenceville, Georgia[1]
Party:Republican
Residence:Lawrenceville, Georgia
Spouse:Christa
Children:3
Alma Mater:Georgia Institute of Technology

Buzz Brockway (born July 22, 1966) is an American politician. He previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 102nd District from 2013 until January 14, 2019. Brockway represented the 101st district from 2011 to 2013. He sponsored 277 bills.[2] He is a member of the Republican Party.[3] [4] [5]

In September 2018, Brockway joined the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO) as vice president of public policy. He will coordinate policy research and reform efforts aligned with GCO's mission to provide all Georgians with access to quality education, meaningful work, and healthy relationships.[6]

On March 31, 2017, Brockway announced he would seek the office of Georgia Secretary of State following Brian Kemp's announcement he would leave the seat to run for governor.[7] [8] [9] Brockway was eliminated after the primary election on May 22, 2018, when he received 15.37 percent of the vote.[10] Because no candidate achieved over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election for July 24, 2018, ensued between the top two vote getters. Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to this runoff election, where Raffensperger defeated Belle Isle with 61.74 percent of the vote.[11] Raffensperger won the general election with 51.9 percent of the vote against Democrat John Barrow after another runoff election on December 4, 2018.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buzz Brockway . Vote Smart . en-US . 2018-04-15.
  2. Web site: Buzz Brockway. Open States. February 24, 2017.
  3. Web site: Buzz Brockway. Ballotpedia. February 24, 2017.
  4. Web site: Buzz Brockway. House.Ga.gov. February 24, 2017.
  5. News: Georgia 102nd District State House Results: Buzz Brockway Wins. New York Times. February 24, 2017.
  6. News: Georgia Rep. Buzz Brockway joins public policy group . 13 March 2019 . Atlanta Business Journal . September 6, 2018.
  7. News: Buzz Brockway makes bid for secretary of state official. Yeomans. Curt. 2017-03-31. Gwinnett Daily Post. 2017-04-12. en.
  8. Web site: Georgia 2018: Buzz Brockway to run for Secretary of State Political Insider blog. 2017-04-12.
  9. News: Representative Buzz Brockway (R-Lawrenceville) To Seek Office Of Secretary of State.. Representative Buzz Brockway. 2017-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413072453/http://www.vote4buzz.com/representative_buzz_brockway_r_lawrenceville_to_seek_office_of_secretary_of_state. 2017-04-13. dead.
  10. Web site: Election Night Reporting . Results.enr.clarityelections.com . 2019-03-13.
  11. Web site: Election Night Reporting . Results.enr.clarityelections.com . 2019-03-13.
  12. Web site: Election Night Reporting.