Michael Ryan Caldwell

Michael Ryan Caldwell (born August 26, 1989) is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 20th district. He was first elected to the General Assembly in November, 2012 and was raised in Cherokee County, Georgia.[1]

Caldwell is also the youngest elected member of the Georgia General Assembly.[1]

State Representative
Michael Caldwell
Michael Caldwell
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 20 district
In office
2013 – present
Personal details
Born (1989-08-26) August 26, 1989
Political party Republican Party
Spouse(s) Katie Caldwell
Alma mater Etowah High School
Kennesaw State University

Biography

Education

Caldwell graduated from Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia in 2007. He then earned his Business Finance degree from Kennesaw State University in 2010 in less than two years and eight months.[1]

As a High Schooler, Michael was an intern at Hillside United Methodist Church's Jr. High youth group (XZONE) under the supervision of Chris Mixer.

Family

Caldwell and his wife Katie were both raised in Cherokee County, Georgia. Caldwell and Katie are lifelong members of Hillside United Methodist Church. They have one son named Oliver.[1]

Work and Career

Michael Caldwell currently works for Capital Safety, a Minnesota based company which acquired Python Safety in May 2015, of which Caldwell was a partial owner.[1]

Previous Campaigns

Caldwell first ran for the Georgia House of Representatives in 2009 at the age of 19 in the 2010 Election Cycle.[2] Caldwell ran on the platform of Local Control, Accountability and Transparency.[3] He lost the General Primary to the incumbent Representative Charlice Byrd with 46% of the vote.[2]

Georgia State House of Representatives (2013 - Present)

In September 2011, Caldwell announced his candidacy for the 20th District of the Georgia State House of Representatives in the 2012 election cycle. Caldwell ran on the platform of accountable, honest, and transparent government.[3] In the primary elections that followed in July, 2012, Caldwell defeated Byrd by winning 53.36% of the total vote to secure the Republican nomination.[4] Caldwell went on to defeat the Democratic nominee in the general election in November, 2012 winning 77.11% of the total vote.[5]

Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform

Michael Caldwell is well known for refusing to accept campaign contributions or gifts from registered lobbyists, Political Action Committees (PACs) or individuals from outside the State of Georgia.[6] All of his campaign income and expenditure information can be accessed via the "Finance Tracker" tool on his website.[7]

Constituents can also learn about Caldwell's reasoning behind his votes by accessing the"Legislative Tracker" segment of his website.[8]

CPAC 2013

In March 2012, Michael Caldwell was invited to speak at American Conservative Union's 2013 Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Caldwell was a guest speaker on the "10 Conservatives Under 40" panel.[9] In his address at CPAC, Caldwell encouraged the CPAC attendees to "dream beyond the realm of the possible" to lead the United States in moving ahead.[10]

Committee Assignments

Caldwell serves as a member of the following Committees:[11]

1. Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight - Member

2. Code Revision - Member, Subcommittee Chairman

3. State Planning & Community Affairs - Member

4. Economic Development and Tourism - Member

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 1. http://www.caldwellforhouse.com/about/
  2. 1 2 2. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_0720/0052001.htm
  3. 1 2 3. http://www.caldwellforhouse.com/news/michael-caldwell-announces-candidacy-for-state-house/
  4. ↑ 4. http://www.ledgernews.com/news/top_stories/election-results-primary/article_cea4f404-bfc6-597a-a9ab-eec568ee634c.html
  5. ↑ 5. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html
  6. ↑ 6. http://www.caldwellforhouse.com/news/the-importance-of-saying-no-to-lobbyist-contributions/
  7. ↑ 7. http://www.caldwellforhouse.com/fundtracker/
  8. ↑ 8. http://www.caldwellforhouse.com/legislative-tracker/
  9. ↑ 9. http://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/cpac-2013/cpac-caldwell/
  10. ↑ 10. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4389287
  11. ↑ 11. http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=814&Session=23
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