Kandiss Taylor
Kandiss Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Georgia. She lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Kandiss Taylor was born in Baxley, Georgia. She received a bachelor's degree in 2003, a master's degree in 2005, and a specialist's degree in 2006 from Georgia Southern University. She also received a Ph.D. from Regent University in 2014. Taylor's professional experience includes working as a student services coordinator and she has been certified in early childhood teaching and in school counseling. She has been affiliated with the Professional Association of Georgia Educators.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated Stacey Abrams, Shane Hazel, David Byrne, and Milton Lofton in the general election for Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Kemp (R) | 53.4 | 2,111,572 |
 | Stacey Abrams (D) | 45.9 | 1,813,673 | |
 | Shane Hazel (L) | 0.7 | 28,163 | |
 | David Byrne (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | |
 | Milton Lofton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 3,953,433 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elbert Bartell (Independent)
- President Boddie (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia
Stacey Abrams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Abrams | 100.0 | 727,168 |
| Total votes: 727,168 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated David Perdue, Kandiss Taylor, Catherine Davis, and Tom Williams in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp | 73.7 | 888,078 |
 | David Perdue | 21.8 | 262,389 | |
 | Kandiss Taylor | 3.4 | 41,232 | |
 | Catherine Davis | 0.8 | 9,788 | |
| Tom Williams | 0.3 | 3,255 | |
| Total votes: 1,204,742 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vernon Jones (R)
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raphael Warnock (D) | 51.0 | 2,289,113 |
 | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 49.0 | 2,195,841 | |
| Total votes: 4,484,954 | |||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raphael Warnock (D) | 32.9 | 1,617,035 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 25.9 | 1,273,214 |
 | Doug Collins (R) | 20.0 | 980,454 | |
 | Deborah Jackson (D) | 6.6 | 324,118 | |
 | Matt Lieberman (D) | 2.8 | 136,021 | |
 | Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) | 2.2 | 106,767 | |
| Jamesia James (D) | 1.9 | 94,406 | |
 | Derrick Grayson (R) | 1.0 | 51,592 | |
| Joy Felicia Slade (D) | 0.9 | 44,945 | |
 | Annette Davis Jackson (R) | 0.9 | 44,335 | |
| Kandiss Taylor (R) | 0.8 | 40,349 | |
 | A. Wayne Johnson (R) | 0.7 | 36,176 | |
 | Brian Slowinski (L) | 0.7 | 35,431 | |
 | Richard Dien Winfield (D) | 0.6 | 28,687 | |
 | Ed Tarver (D) | 0.5 | 26,333 | |
 | Allen Buckley (Independent) | 0.4 | 17,954 | |
 | John Fortuin (G) | 0.3 | 15,293 | |
 | Elbert Bartell (Independent) | 0.3 | 14,640 | |
 | Valencia Stovall (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,318 | |
 | Michael Todd Greene (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,293 | |
 | Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 4,914,368 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Taylor's campaign website stated the following:
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Gun Rights Election Reform Immigration Education Pro Life Economy |
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2020
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Dr. Kandiss Taylor is a lifelong resident of Appling County. She is a 3 time graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education, a master's in School Counseling, and a specialist in School Counseling. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in Virginia Beach. Currently, Dr. Taylor serves as the Student Services Coordinator for the Appling County Board of Education. She began her career in public education 17 years ago as a 3rd grade teacher and went on to spend years as a school counselor. She is the wife of Ryan Taylor and the mother of 3 children.
She served as the county leader for Dr. Ben Carson's presidential campaign in 2016.
I'm middle class. I am a normal American just like the voters of Georgia. I will be pushing for a Fair Tax and term limits for Congress.
I care deeply about education and teachers having the autonomy to teach without hindrance.
- Farming is a vital industry to Georgia, and farmers must be protected. They need to be paid for their commodities.
Fair tax, Education, Farming, Mental Health, Protecting Social Security, and meeting the needs of our Veterans.
In regards to life, I look up to my mama most. She is the perfect example to follow in her kindness to others and giving nature. My mama has shaped me into who I am today by grounding me in the Gospel. Knowing who I am is the single most important determinate in who I will be in government.
In regards to politics, Dr. Ben Carson is the one who breathed life into a dream of running for office that I have always had in my heart. He spoke at my graduation ceremony when I received my Ph.D. Dr. Carson encouraged us to take part in government to prevent losing our democracy as we know it. Our founding fathers desired everyday Americans in office; not just career politicians and lawyers. I look up to Dr. Carson's character and moral code as well as his love of continuous learning.
Any of Dr. Ben Carson's books. I agree with his views on pretty much everything. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches have always compelled me to examine situations more carefully and intentionally.
Fair, honest, loyal, good listener, strong communicator, able to confront with dignity and tact
I am a first born child and very independent. I am a natural leader and know my strengths as well as my weaknesses. I am a lifelong learner and understand the necessity of growth and open-mindedness. I am a fighter of truth and fairness and a fixer by nature of relationships.
To protect the interests of "the people." To be the voice of the "the people." To fight for justice and reform for "the people."
To be remembered as one who spoke up for truth, ensured fairness, protected liberty, led by example, and always kept Christ first.
The one that sticks out the most to me is September 11, 2001. I was a junior at Georgia Southern University and was driving to my 9 am education class. I remember the frantic voices coming over the air waves on my car radio. I didn't even know what the Twin Towers were in New York City. I rushed into my class and told my professor. She immediately turned on the news for all of our class to watch. The class was silent. We were in shock and praying silently to ourselves. One of my classmate's father was a General working at the Pentagon, and when the plane hit there, we were all stunned. Immediately, she called to make sure her father was okay. He didn't answer the call, but later, we found out he was safe. For days, we watched the news and sat in devastation as we heard of the countless lives lost. This event will be with me always.
I worked in a local beauty shop in my small, South Georgia town. I washed hair, swept hair off the floor, washed, folded, and put up towels, ran errands, answered the phone, made appointments, and any other task I needed to accomplish. I worked there for the duration of high school and sometimes on weekends when I came home from college. My senior year of high school, I participated in the work based learning program, and I was employed at the Appling County Sheriff's Office as a secretary. I worked there for over a year typing incident and accident reports, logging tickets, answering the telephone, and making mail runs. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with law enforcement and still have friends who work there.
Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers because redemption is spelled out so beautifully in this novel based on a Biblical Story. I have fought for sexually abused children all my career, and this novel shows the redemptive nature of God and what He has in store for those whose innocence is stripped away.
Can I pick 2?
Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. She helped everyone she met along the way to find what they needed in life even when the power they searched for, initially, turned out to be fake. She didn't let that deter her but helped them see the strength within, and she always remembered the importance of going home. I will always come home to Georgia and will make every decision with Georgia on my mind.
Scarlett O'Hara-A true Georgian who loved her state to no end. She is a fighter and didn't let any man or obstacle beat her. I love her outlook on life and her famous quote that "Tomorrow is another day!"
"The Man" by Taylor Swift
I have faced a vast amount of challenges in my life and have always overcame them with determination, prayer, and tenacity. The most recent struggle has been the diagnosis of my 12 year old daughter's type one diabetes. She almost died this past Halloween before we had her taken by ambulance for treatment at a children's hospital. We have learned more than we ever wanted to know about this autoimmune disorder and what healthy eating, exercise, and blood sugar control looks like on a minute by minute basis. She is doing great and is a fighter like her mama.
Healthcare restructuring to ensure we can face a pandemic with greater efficiency. The national debt was already entirely too high, and now, with COVID-19, we've added so much more. This has to be dealt with, and a fair tax must be enacted.
Ensuring the farming industry is saved, more profitable, and stable. Mental healthcare in America needs some restructuring to ensure we meet the needs of a growing population.
The U.S. Senate is unique in that each state has an equal voice not based on how large the state is geographically or in population. The U.S. Senate has the sole power to conduct impeachment trials. Because the U.S. Senate has an equal voice for each state, the legislature receives a different balance of importance than in the House. Our founding fathers were visionaries, and this is just one example of their unique vision for the future of our great country.
Our founding fathers created our democracy to be ran for the people by the people. Million and billionaires, lawyers, and career politicians are not "by the people." They are part of an elite group of the population not representative of the masses. Common, middle class Americans have been busy feeding their families and paying their taxes, and they have allowed these elitist to dominate our government and politics. This was definitely not how our founding fathers envisioned our democracy to work, and this is exactly why the middle class is not represented well.
No, there is little to no benefit for senators to have previous experience being corrupted, controlled, bought off, or manipulated. We need hardworking, everyday Americans to be our voice in D.C.
A filibuster is a creative measure to prevent or delay a vote. I would exercise my right to use a filibuster to prevent something coming to vote that was not in the best interest of the people. I am thankful we have this in our tool belt.
The appointee's experience, moral code, training or education, and intent.
Absolutely! Our government was created to function as branches of the same tree. We are not to be only a red and blue argument, but to function as iron sharpens iron to ensure the people are represented. Strong working relationships between all senators are vital to the success of our Nation. Division has been here long enough.
Education, Mental Health, Farming, Tax Reform, Social Security, Veteran Affairs
Of course! I would be open to any role, but I would aspire to be floor leader. I would love to go head to head with Nancy Pelosi.
Not really. If I have to choose one, I agree with Marco Rubio on most of his budget and economy stances, abortion on demand, and some civil rights issues. However, I differ on gun control, education, and other things. It is difficult to choose one to model myself after. I will model myself after Jesus. He is the only perfect human to ever live.
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See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 28, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kandiss Taylor's campaign website, “Home,” accessed May 9, 2022
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