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David Knight
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David Knight is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 130. He was first elected to the chamber in 2004.
Knight's professional experience includes working as a certified public accountant.
Member, Banks and Banking Committee, present
Former Chair, Game, Fish and Parks Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Member, Transit Governance Study Commission
Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2011-2012
Member, Appropriations
Member, Banks and Banking
Member, Game, Fish, and Parks
Member, Higher Education
Member, Rules
Member, Small Business Development
Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education
Member, Ways and Means
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Representative Knight is an avid hunter, fisherman, enjoys sporting clays and playing golf.
Priority Issues:
A Real Plan to improve Health Care
~ Give greater flexibility to patients and employers
~ Protect the patient-doctor relationship
~ Expand health savings accounts
~ Give tax credits to incentivize employers who provide insurance
David Knight has a long, successful record of doing what is right for Georgians. As a CPA, he quickly became a leader at the Capitol in discussions on tax relief. David sees the crushing burden that federal taxes place on individuals and small businesses, and he is committed to keeping state taxes low.
When the economy started to falter several years ago, the federal government doubled down and tried to spend its way out of the recession. David and his fellow state legislators took a different path, prioritizing spending on education and cutting other areas so the state continued to have a balanced budget without raising taxes.
David has also strongly represented the values most important to citizens of the 130th District, upholding the true intent of the 2nd Amendment, protecting life, and fighting for traditional marriage.
Stopping
There are some in Georgia who think we should fully implement Obamacare in Georgia. This would be a disaster, placing even more regulations on small businesses, increasing onerous government mandates, and spending billions of tax dollars that we simply don't have.
David is committed to stopping unfunded federal mandates in Georgia. He opposed Medicaid expansion that would have cost the state billions over the next few years, taking money away from education. And, David voted to prohibit all state agencies from assisting in any way with the implementation of this disastrous policy.
HB 943 - Georgia Healthcare Freedom Act (originally HB 707)
This bill firmly established that neither the state of Georgia nor any of its departments will use money or human resources to advance the voluntary expansion of the state's eligibility for medical assistance in furtherance of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare.) The measure also prohibits the state of Georgia from creating an insurance exchange in compliance with the ACA (Obamacare).
HB 990 - Medicaid Expansion Limitations
This bill prohibits any department, board, or representative of Georgia from expanding the eligibility of Medicaid without legislative approval. Without this important protection in place any future Governor could unilaterally commit the state to billions of dollars in Medicaid expansion costs without going through the legislature. This is simply unacceptable given our commitment to responsible and balanced budgets.
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