
Michael James Dudgeon
Republican | Georgia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Michael James Dudgeon
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary, Judicial General and Senate District 7 Specials
Race
State Senate Dist., 27
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1985-1989
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1989-1990
WORK & MILITARY
Radiant Systems, VP Engineering, 1994-2000
Tier One Design, Founder, 2000-2006
Hirez Studios, Chief Technical Officer, 2007-2018
State Of Georgia, Policy Director to the Lt Governor, 2019-2021
Tier One Design, Founder Emeritus, 2022-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Fountain Church, 2024-2026
Georgia Officials Athletic Association, Treasurer, Football Official, 2014-2026
D3 Research Foundation, Founder/President, 2020-2026
Cub/Boy Scouts of America, Committe Chair, Various other leadership positions, 2002-2014
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Forsyth County Board of Education, 2007-2010
Georgia House of Representatives, District 24/25, 2011-2016
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Georgia Senate District 27, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
Americans for Prosperity AFP Action Georgia
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (27)
Ron DeSantis (2023)
Brad Raffensperger (2022)
Brian Kemp (2022)
Bruce Thompson (2022)
Richard Dean "Rich" McCormick (2021)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Georgia Poultry Federation (2016)
Students First (2016)
Georgia Better Government Fund (2015)
American Federation For Children (2000)
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?
Rape and incest, life of mother
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Agree
In vitro fertilization should be allowed, so this is a tradeoff.
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?
The government should not select a particular religion as the "state" religion. It does not mean that the government should be hostile to Christianity.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Very much! It is our only real ally in a critical region and they share our Judeo-Christian heritage
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.
C - with the idea that new policies should be private focused. Definitely do not expand.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Neutral
Only if 100% de-identified.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It causes more harm than good - usually more unemployment and a gap for people to get entry level jobs.
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.
Stop spending every dime the state projects in revenue each year. True zero based budgeting. Hire lots of people to find fraud - Medicaid fraud unit in GA already has more referrals than they can investigate.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
I dealt with the USDOE a lot during my previous service - its all paperwork and delays and very little value add.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To keep the public safe by removing dangerous people from among us. Secondarily it is to rehab those people to again hopefully rejoin society successfully.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Truly mentally ill people or violent felons should have restrictions.
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?
Very Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
no
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
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
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.
I am a follower of Christ who had made my faith the center of much of what I have done in my adult life. The call to service is very important to me.
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
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
There is some climate change, but it is massively exaggerated by the Left and those who would want to bring down Western Civilization. It is not an emergency.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear
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