Brandon Beach
2013 - Present
2025
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Brandon Beach (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on January 14, 2013. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Beach (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 21. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brandon Beach lives in Alpharetta, GA. He earned a master's of business administration at Centenary College and a bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University in 1983. He is the President and CEO of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the President, CEO, and one of the founders of the North Fulton Community Investment District. Beach has sat on the board at the Regional Business Coalition, the Grady Hospital Board of Visitors, the Greater Metro Atlanta American Heart Association, the George Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Encore Park and the Historic Roswell Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Beach was elected to serve in the state senate in 2013 and has been the Chairman of the Transportation Committee. [1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Chair
- Finance Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee, Ex-Officio
- Senate Rules Committee
- House Transportation Committee, Ex-Officio
2021-2022
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Administrative Affairs Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Senate Science and Technology Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Beach was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee
- Administrative Affairs Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Senate Transportation Committee, Chairman
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Economic Development and Tourism |
| • Higher Education |
| • Science and Technology |
| • Transportation, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Regulated Industries and Utilities |
| • Science and Technology, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Beach served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Science and Technology, Vice Chair |
| • Economic Development |
| • Government Oversight |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach defeated Lillia Lionel in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Beach (R) | 70.9 | 77,438 |
 | Lillia Lionel (D) | 29.1 | 31,809 | |
| Total votes: 109,247 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Lillia Lionel defeated Tracey Verhoeven in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lillia Lionel | 51.6 | 2,764 |
 | Tracey Verhoeven | 48.4 | 2,593 | |
| Total votes: 5,357 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach | 100.0 | 14,202 |
| Total votes: 14,202 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach (R) | 100.0 | 73,600 |
| Total votes: 73,600 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach | 100.0 | 30,648 |
| Total votes: 30,648 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach (R) | 100.0 | 94,143 |
| Total votes: 94,143 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach defeated Michael Caldwell in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach | 59.1 | 16,822 |
 | Michael Caldwell | 40.9 | 11,639 | |
| Total votes: 28,461 | |||
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2018
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach defeated Nicole Nash in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach (R) | 70.4 | 61,554 |
 | Nicole Nash (D) | 29.6 | 25,901 | |
| Total votes: 87,455 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Nicole Nash advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicole Nash | 100.0 | 4,682 |
| Total votes: 4,682 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21
Incumbent Brandon Beach advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 21 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Beach | 100.0 | 13,464 |
| Total votes: 13,464 | |||
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2016
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Incumbent Brandon Beach ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 21 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Brandon Beach Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 78,154 | |
| Total Votes | 78,154 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Brandon Beach defeated Aaron Barlow in the Georgia State Senate District 21 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brandon Beach Incumbent |
58.34% | 9,238 | |
| Republican | Aaron Barlow | 41.66% | 6,597 | |
| Total Votes | 15,835 | |||
2014
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Brandon L. Beach was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2013
Beach won election in the special election for Georgia State Senate District 21. The seat was vacant following the resignation of Chip Rogers (R) on December 5, 2012. Beach defeated Sean Jerguson (R) in the special election on January 8, 2013.[9][10][11]
| Georgia State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brandon Beach |
57.6% | 5,471 | |
| Republican | Sean Jerguson | 42.4% | 4,032 | |
| Total Votes | 9,503 | |||
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Beach ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 21. Beach ran and lost against incumbent Chip Rogers in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[12][13]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Chip Rogers Incumbent |
59% | 17,659 |
| Brandon Beach | 41% | 12,269 |
| Total Votes | 29,928 | |
2010
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Beach lost in a primary runoff to John Albers on August 10.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2016
Beach's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]
Transportation
- Excerpt: "...I led the effort to pass the Transportation Funding Act, which changed the Georgia gas tax to a flat tax and stabilized our revenues, giving Georgia more control over our infrastructure projects and saving taxpayers over 30% on road building costs."
Religious freedom
- Excerpt: "Our religious freedoms are under attack, with an ever increasing call for the government to force both our religious leaders and our business owners to violate their deeply held religious beliefs."
Protecting life
- Excerpt: "I am staunchly pro-life and have always fought for the unborn."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "I am an unyielding supporter of the Second Amendment. And I believe the right to self-defense doesn’t end once you step the grounds of a college campus, so I voted for legislation allowing concealed carry on Georgia’s college campuses."
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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2018
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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2017
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In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
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2013
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In 2013, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.
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Noteworthy events
On March 18, 2020, Beach announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[15]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Georgia Senate Press Office, "Brandon Beach," accessed October 10, 2019
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Cherokee Ledger News, "Special Senate and House elections set," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Cherokee Tribune, "Beach bests Jerguson in state Senate special election," January 9, 2013
- ↑ results.enr.clarityelections.com, "Official election results," accessed November 15, 2013
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Beach for Senate, "Issues," accessed April 29, 2016
- ↑ 11Alive, "State senator's COVID-19 test comes back positive days after he attends special session," March 18, 2020
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