Ted Metz
Republican | Georgia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Ted Metz
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary, Judicial General and Senate District 7 Specials
Race
Secretary of State
Incumbent
No
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EDUCATION
DeKalb College, Clarkston, GA, A.S., A.B.A., 1982
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, B.S., 1987
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, B.B.A., 1991
Naval Aviation Technical Training Center, Millington, TN, Diploma, 1979
WORK & MILITARY
U S Navy, E 5, 1979-1985
AFFILIATIONS
Libertarian Party Of Georgia, Chairman, Republican Party of Georgia
3rd Vice Chair of the 13th District, Solutions Institute, Board Member
Georgia Hemp Industries, Board Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Georgia Insurance Commissioner, 2014-2014
Governor of Georgia, 2018-2018
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Only when pregnancy threatens the life of the mother
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
It means that the state (the government) cannot establish a religion like happened when Henry VIII banished the Catholic Church and replaced it with the Church of England. It is a concept wherein the goverment cannot dictate which body of Christ followers have to v=belong to.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
The 1st Amendment gaurantees our right to freedom of association.
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Chinese government and military is a serious threat not only to us but also the Chinese people!
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
For some people it's important as the birthplace of Christ, but it is important for the government but it is an unhealthy relationship for the flow of money, oil, arms and war. It is an important relationship for many in Congress that rely on the donations and political influence of AIPAC
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
Maidicaid is a safety net for the truly needy and should be continued with more oversight. Medicare should be phased out so that those that paid into the system can get what they paid for. What we need is a clean environment and nutrisious food. Healthy people don't need healthcare. We have a system where everything is planned to keep us sick and on Big Pharma meds.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
THEY ARE ALREADY DOING THIS!
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
The actual minimum wage is zero but minimum wage is a starting point for people to learn the job and earn raises through hard work and dedication.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Eliminate all Federal agencies that are not expressly authorized by the constitution. Eliminate foreign aid Eliminate foriegn wars Eliminate funding for NGOs Eliminate welfare/healthcare benefits for non-legal immigrants
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Undocumented persons are a burden to our republic and should be expelled until they can enter legally.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Since the inception of the US DOE, educatioinal standards and test scores show the US falling from top 3 in the world to below 30th in the world.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Neutral
This is a deep subject. The answer depends on the purpose of the spending as well as the underlying motivation for the spending and who the money is spent on. Scholarships maybe okay if the educational outcome is for the greater good. Same with research grants, but if the motivation of the funding is to destroy America, then the answer is a hard NO.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Criminal Justice should be balance between Mercy and Justice, with equal application of the law regardless of politics, socio-econimic conditions, or racial, cultural, or ethnic factors. Full restitution to victims is a must, proper pusnishment for perptrators of crime is a must as a deterent to recidivism.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
It is also a parental obligation to keep children safe.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Constitution is the Supreme law of the land and we should reinstate the McCarren-Walter Act of 1952
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Violent criminals should not be allowed to possess weapons and the 2nd Amendment rights should be restored to 18th century reasoning as reflected in Article I Section 8, Clause 11.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
I believe that the founding fathers (who lived at the peak of human desire to seek knowledge and understanding of human nature) gave us the greatest form of government ever devised - that would still work today had it not been corrupted by chipping away at the core principals that made it a great system, such as the Federal Reserve Act, The 17th Amendment, and such.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
Never!
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
There is great over-reach in the concept of "in loco parentis" and no government actor at any level should ever indoctriate a child on any matter that is outside the scope of their authority.
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
The light of Christ burns brightly in my heart and warms my soul and illuminates my path.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
"the sins of the father shall not be visited upon the children"
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Disagree
Please look up geoengineeringwatch dot org to learn the truth about earth's constant environmental changes
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nikola Tesla's torroid inventions.
