Ballotpedia: Blake Tillery

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Supports tax relief for Georgians and fiscal transparency, endorsing tax cuts for individuals and married couples, and mandating fees like the scrap tire fee be used solely for their intended purposes, such as funding waste management and children's services.

Supports regional collaboration to boost warehousing and distribution growth near Savannah and Brunswick ports through infrastructure development, regulatory reduction, cross-county cooperation, state incentives, workforce education, and maintaining quality of life.

Supports legislative measures to protect businesses from COVID-19 liability claims, ensuring economic stability and safe operations, by extending legal safeguards until June 2022 through House Bill 112.

Supported legislative measures to protect businesses from COVID-19 liability claims, ensuring economic stability and safe operations, by extending legal safeguards until June 2022 through House Bill 112.

Supports strategic investments in South Georgia through Senate Appropriations to bolster local economy, attract businesses, create jobs, reduce taxes, enhance regional vitality, and retain youth with career opportunities.

Supports investments in South Georgia through Senate Appropriations to bolster local economy, attract businesses, create jobs, reduce taxes, enhance regional vitality, and retain youth with career opportunities.

Supports House Bill 114, increasing tax credits for foster child adoption, enhancing children's lives economically and socially, and offering a cost-effective alternative to state foster care.

Supports House Bill 114 to increase tax credits for foster child adoption and enhance children's lives economically and socially while offering a cost-effective alternative to state foster care.

Supports legislative measures adapting to pandemic-induced changes, endorsing virtual shareholder meetings, teleconferencing for state agencies, and ensuring business and religious institutions remain operational during emergencies.

Plans to establish two committees to review Georgia's financial status and tax fairness, aiming to ensure economic competitiveness and maintain its top business-friendly ranking.

Supports aiding military communities and disabled veterans through voluntary tax contributions and easing professional licensing transitions for veterans with military-acquired skills. Both Senate Bills 87 and 27 passed unanimously.

Supports aiding military communities and disabled veterans through voluntary tax contributions and easing professional licensing transitions for veterans with military-acquired skills.

Supports enhancing the Department of Labor's capacity to manage unemployment claims and financial audits by creating a new oversight position, aiming to expedite responses for individuals needing assistance for basic expenses.

Believes Democratic policies under Biden and Warnock, labeled as liberal and woke, have led to national division, economic recession, and border issues; supports Herschel Walker for conservative policies reflecting South Georgia values to address these challenges.

Believes Democratic policies under Biden and Warnock, which he regards as "liberal" and "woke," have led to national division, economic recession, and border issues.

- Supports tax relief for Georgians and fiscal transparency, endorsing tax cuts for individuals and married couples, and mandating fees like the scrap tire fee be used solely for their intended purposes, such as funding waste management and children's services.
- Supports regional collaboration to boost warehousing and distribution growth near Savannah and Brunswick ports through infrastructure development, regulatory reduction, cross-county cooperation, state incentives, workforce education, and maintaining quality of life.
- Supported legislative measures to protect businesses from COVID-19 liability claims, ensuring economic stability and safe operations, by extending legal safeguards until June 2022 through House Bill 112.
- Supports investments in South Georgia through Senate Appropriations to bolster local economy, attract businesses, create jobs, reduce taxes, enhance regional vitality, and retain youth with career opportunities.
- Supports House Bill 114 to increase tax credits for foster child adoption and enhance children's lives economically and socially while offering a cost-effective alternative to state foster care.
- Supports legislative measures adapting to pandemic-induced changes, endorsing virtual shareholder meetings, teleconferencing for state agencies, and ensuring business and religious institutions remain operational during emergencies.
- Plans to establish two committees to review Georgia's financial status and tax fairness, aiming to ensure economic competitiveness and maintain its top business-friendly ranking.
- Supports aiding military communities and disabled veterans through voluntary tax contributions and easing professional licensing transitions for veterans with military-acquired skills.
- Supports enhancing the Department of Labor's capacity to manage unemployment claims and financial audits by creating a new oversight position, aiming to expedite responses for individuals needing assistance for basic expenses.
- Believes Democratic policies under Biden and Warnock, which he regards as "liberal" and "woke," have led to national division, economic recession, and border issues.

Economy

The candidate's website says, "Senate Bill 119 would allow for controlled burning of leaves, yard debris, or hand-piled vegetation without first having to call the forestry department for a permit, provided the burning is done at daytime, and safe distances from residences and woodlands."

Supports Senate Bill 119, which allows for "controlled burning of leaves, yard debris, or hand-piled vegetation without first having to call the forestry department for a permit, provided the burning is done at daytime, and safe distances from residences and woodlands."

The candidate's website says, "Quality infrastructure (power plants, water, natural gas, schools and roads)"

Wants to improve, "quality infrastructure (power plants, water, natural gas, schools and roads)."

- Supports Senate Bill 119, which allows for "controlled burning of leaves, yard debris, or hand-piled vegetation without first having to call the forestry department for a permit, provided the burning is done at daytime, and safe distances from residences and woodlands."
- Wants to improve, "quality infrastructure (power plants, water, natural gas, schools and roads)."

Energy & the Environment

Plans to enhance public health systems with $27 million, leveraging additional federal funds for epidemiology, lab capacity, and COVID-19 vaccine readiness, to improve vaccine distribution and scheduling, addressing public concerns, and ensuring efficient protection against the virus.

Plans to enhance public health systems by leveraging additional federal funds for epidemiology, lab capacity, and COVID-19 vaccine readiness, to improve vaccine distribution and scheduling, addressing public concerns, and ensuring efficient protection against the virus.

Said, "We passed the Fetal Heartbeat bill BEFORE Roe v. Wade was overturned because it was the right thing to do."

Opposes abortion and supports the Fetal Heartbeat bill, which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks into the pregnancy.

Said, "I know healthcare costs are rising and know it’s hard on working families. Blake is working to keep those costs low and to create the best healthcare system possible. Blake Tillery is the best choice for Senate for our area."

Acknowledges that  "healthcare costs are rising and that it’s hard on working families, and plans to "keep those costs low and create the best healthcare system possible."

- Plans to enhance public health systems by leveraging additional federal funds for epidemiology, lab capacity, and COVID-19 vaccine readiness, to improve vaccine distribution and scheduling, addressing public concerns, and ensuring efficient protection against the virus.
- Opposes abortion and supports the Fetal Heartbeat bill, which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks into the pregnancy.
- Acknowledges that  "healthcare costs are rising and that it’s hard on working families, and plans to "keep those costs low and create the best healthcare system possible."

Healthcare

Supports Senate Bill 241's comprehensive election reforms, including absentee ballot regulation, ID requirements, and enhanced security, to ensure fair and legal voting processes. The bill narrowly passed the Senate and awaits House consideration alongside House Bill 531.

Supported Senate Bill 241's election reforms, including absentee ballot regulation, ID requirements, and enhanced security, to ensure fair and legal voting processes.

Supports Senate Bill 202, Election Integrity Act of 2021, for secure and accountable elections; opposes claims of racism, emphasizing fairness in campaign contributions and non-partisan distribution of resources like water at polling stations.

Supports the Election Integrity Act of 2021, opposing claims of racism while emphasizing fairness in campaign contributions and non-partisan distribution of resources like water at polling stations.

Supports Senate Bill 188, mandating the Secretary of State to create a public election results system and requiring counties to report total ballots at poll closing for immediate availability and transparency.

Supported Senate Bill 188, mandating the Secretary of State to create a public election results system and requiring counties to report total ballots at poll closing for immediate availability and transparency.

Supports Senate Bill 202's provisions to clarify absentee ballot application validity, restrict distribution to certain officials, and prevent duplicate mailings to voters who have already engaged with absentee voting; notes the bill's passage with a 32 to 20 vote.

Supported Senate Bill 202's provisions to clarify absentee ballot application validity, restrict distribution to certain officials, and prevent duplicate mailings to voters who have already engaged with absentee voting.

Supports Senate Bill 40, which allows early processing of absentee ballots to expedite results, with a unanimous vote, while enforcing media silence for registrars and clerks until polls close.

Supported Senate Bill 40, which allows early processing of absentee ballots to expedite results, with a unanimous vote, while enforcing media silence for registrars and clerks until polls close.

Supports Senate Bill 89, which would establish a Chief Elections Assistance Officer for election oversight and authorize the State Election Board to remove officials from underperforming counties.

Supported Senate Bill 89, which would establish a Chief Elections Assistance Officer for election oversight and authorize the State Election Board to remove officials from underperforming counties.

Supports Senate Bill 184 to shorten the deadline for updating voter data from 60 to 30 days post-election, ensuring voters can verify their vote count sooner, with fines for non-compliance.

Supported Senate Bill 184 to shorten the deadline for updating voter data from 60 to 30 days post-election, ensuring voters can verify their vote count sooner, with fines for non-compliance.

Supports strengthening Georgia's laws to enforce tax accountability among public officials and political candidates, ensuring those who manage tax dollars are compliant with their own tax obligations.

- Supported Senate Bill 241's election reforms, including absentee ballot regulation, ID requirements, and enhanced security, to ensure fair and legal voting processes.
- Supports the Election Integrity Act of 2021, opposing claims of racism while emphasizing fairness in campaign contributions and non-partisan distribution of resources like water at polling stations.
- Supported Senate Bill 188, mandating the Secretary of State to create a public election results system and requiring counties to report total ballots at poll closing for immediate availability and transparency.
- Supported Senate Bill 202's provisions to clarify absentee ballot application validity, restrict distribution to certain officials, and prevent duplicate mailings to voters who have already engaged with absentee voting.
- Supported Senate Bill 40, which allows early processing of absentee ballots to expedite results, with a unanimous vote, while enforcing media silence for registrars and clerks until polls close.
- Supported Senate Bill 89, which would establish a Chief Elections Assistance Officer for election oversight and authorize the State Election Board to remove officials from underperforming counties.
- Supported Senate Bill 184 to shorten the deadline for updating voter data from 60 to 30 days post-election, ensuring voters can verify their vote count sooner, with fines for non-compliance.
- Supports strengthening Georgia's laws to enforce tax accountability among public officials and political candidates, ensuring those who manage tax dollars are compliant with their own tax obligations.

Voting & Elections

Supports Senate Bill 105 for criminal justice reform, aiming to shorten probation for qualified individuals, citing high reoffense rates within three years and the strain on Georgia's system due to the nation's highest per capita probation population, ultimately saving taxpayer money.

Supports shortening probation for qualified individuals, citing high reoffense rates within three years and the strain on Georgia's system due to the nation's highest per capita probation population, ultimately hoping to save taxpayer money.

Supports strong conservative representation, like Blake Tillery, to protect gun rights; endorses SB 319 for constitutional carry, ensuring the right to own and carry guns as per the US Constitution.

Opposes gun control, and endorsed Senate Bill 319 for constitutional carry.

Supports allocating existing funds for a 10% salary increase for correction and juvenile detention officers, aiming to decrease attrition and turnover, and providing $1.3 million in federal funds to county jails for pandemic response and prevention in state prisons.

- Supports shortening probation for qualified individuals, citing high reoffense rates within three years and the strain on Georgia's system due to the nation's highest per capita probation population, ultimately hoping to save taxpayer money.
- Opposes gun control, and endorsed Senate Bill 319 for constitutional carry.
- Supports allocating existing funds for a 10% salary increase for correction and juvenile detention officers, aiming to decrease attrition and turnover, and providing $1.3 million in federal funds to county jails for pandemic response and prevention in state prisons.

Public Safety

Supports Senate Bill 204's establishment of a 5-year pilot program within TCSG, enabling students 16+ to earn high school diplomas while obtaining technical degrees, recognizing that traditional high school isn't optimal for everyone.

Supports the establishment of a 5-year pilot program, enabling students over 16 years of age to earn high school diplomas while obtaining technical degrees.

Supports legislation enhancing educational resources for diverse students, including extending HOPE Scholarship eligibility for disabled students, broadening scholarships for special needs, and waiving tuition for foster and adopted children in Georgia's technical colleges.

Supports revising Georgia's high school graduation criteria to include mandatory financial literacy, enhancing students' future financial stability and success.

Supports revising Georgia's high school graduation criteria to include mandatory financial literacy.

Believes in engaging middle and high school students in state governance through essay contests on COVID-19's impact on socializing and incentives for building futures in rural Georgia.

Believes in engaging middle and high school students in state governance by hosting essay contests on COVID-19's impact on socializing and incentives for building futures in rural Georgia.

Supports Georgia's initiative to fully fund tuition for residents studying high-demand fields in the Technical College System, provided they meet specific academic and financial criteria.

- Supports the establishment of a 5-year pilot program, enabling students over 16 years of age to earn high school diplomas while obtaining technical degrees.
- Supports legislation enhancing educational resources for diverse students, including extending HOPE Scholarship eligibility for disabled students, broadening scholarships for special needs, and waiving tuition for foster and adopted children in Georgia's technical colleges.
- Supports revising Georgia's high school graduation criteria to include mandatory financial literacy.
- Believes in engaging middle and high school students in state governance by hosting essay contests on COVID-19's impact on socializing and incentives for building futures in rural Georgia.
- Supports Georgia's initiative to fully fund tuition for residents studying high-demand fields in the Technical College System, provided they meet specific academic and financial criteria.

Education

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