
Chad Paton
Republican | Georgia
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Chad Paton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary, Judicial General and Senate District 7 Specials
Race
State Rep., Dist. 120
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
University of Maryland - College Park, College Park, PhD, 2002-2005
WORK & MILITARY
US Army Reserve, Major/O-4, 2014-
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Georgia House District 120, 2026-
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
With Honor Fund III
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
With Honor Fund III
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Make America Great Again Again (2020)
WinRed (2020)
Ted Cruz (2016)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025.
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?
The only time I would support an elective abortion is if there was demonstrated grave danger to the mother with near certainty.
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.
Strongly Agree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of Church and State means to me that the state cannot interfere with the free exercise of religion. It does not mean that the State is meant to be from from religion though.
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
Yes, the CCP is the most significant threat to our nation across all aspects of national power (Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic).
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Israel is God's chosen land for His chosen people. Those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. I believe this is still true today and we must support the nation, though that does not mean we are subordinate to them or that we must agree with all they do (or how they do it).
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) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
The government has no right to keep track of an individual's health status or records.
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
There should be a minimum wage, and determining it should be based on local market conditions with input from multiple private entities.
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.
1) Review all current spending and look for redundancies or ineffective programs to cut. 2) Reduce bureaucratic bloat. 3) Incorporate sunset clauses into all government programs and expenses.
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.
Agree
Yes, local control of education is most effective.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
No foreign involvement in funding education.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
In some cases, to induce reform, in others to punish- but in all cases, to protect the citizens.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Yes, but parents need to be given the tools and knowledge about the threats to their children from these platforms as well.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
I fully support banning Sharia law in any form from any aspect of American society or law.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
No restrictions on gun ownership and I support firearm safety training from an early age.
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
Parents, not government decide what is best for their children.
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.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am an evangelical Christian and my morals and ethics are guided by my faith and trust in God's word.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
It should be easy to vote, hard to cheat.
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
Males should not be allowed into female sports, changing rooms, or housing.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
There is no such thing as man-made climate change. Carbon is neither created no destroyed through combustion, it merely alternates between a reduced (CH4) and oxidized (CO2) state. The latter of which is plant food and is the rate-limiting entity for photosynthesis at 0.03% of the air.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Nuclear power is the safest, cheapest, and most reliable source of energy (electricity). We need to produce more of it.
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