Buzz Brockway

Buzz Brockway
Buzz Brockway
	Brockway in 2018
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives; from the 102nd district
	In office; January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	B. J. Pak
Succeeded by	Gregg Kennard
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives; from the 101st district
	In office; January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Mike Coan
Succeeded by	Valerie Clark
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1966 (age 58); Lawrenceville, Georgia
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christa
Children	3
Residence	Lawrenceville, Georgia
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology

Buzz Brockway (born July 22, 1966)^[1] 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Buzz Brockway". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "Buzz Brockway". Open States. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Buzz Brockway". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Buzz Brockway". House.Ga.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Georgia 102nd District State House Results: Buzz Brockway Wins". New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ "Georgia Rep. Buzz Brockway joins public policy group". Atlanta Business Journal. September 6, 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
^ Yeomans, Curt (2017-03-31). "Buzz Brockway makes bid for secretary of state official". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
^ "Georgia 2018: Buzz Brockway to run for Secretary of State | Political Insider blog". Retrieved 2017-04-12.
^ "Representative Buzz Brockway (R-Lawrenceville) To Seek Office Of Secretary of State". Representative Buzz Brockway. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
^ "Election Night Reporting". Results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ "Election Night Reporting". Results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^ "Election Night Reporting".

External links

Campaign website

Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by Mike Coan	Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 101st district 2011–2013	Succeeded by Valerie Clark
Preceded by B. J. Pak	Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 102nd district 2013–2019	Succeeded by Gregg Kennard