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Richard is from Jasper, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in food science from the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and a master's degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia. He lives with his wife, Marcia, and their three children, Elizabeth, Mary Alice, and Bob, in Jasper, Georgia. He attends a Christian church.

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Richard C. Jasperse earned a bachelor's degree in food science from the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and a master's degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia. He lives with his wife and their three children in Jasper, Georgia, and attends a Christian church.

Richard previously worked as a county agent for the University of Georgia and an educator at the University of Georgia College of Agriculture. 

Richard currently serves as the District 11 representative in the Georgia House of Representatives. He was first elected in 2010 and is serving his eighth term.

As of July 23, 2026, Richard C Jasperse’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Opposes abortion access and supports policies to facilitate adoption.

- Opposes abortion access and supports policies to facilitate adoption.
- Against gay marriage.

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For Candidate Richard C Jasperse on Issue healthcare: Supports voluntary prayer in schools and opposes restrictions on religious expression.

Supports voluntary prayer in schools and opposes restrictions on religious expression.

- Supports voluntary prayer in schools and opposes restrictions on religious expression.

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My approach to policy isn't born in a think tank; its born from the grit of growing up in Ball Ground and the reality of working hard only to still come up short.

Ryan Fountain is originally from Ball Ground, Georgia. 

Ryan currently works as a customer service engineer at NCR Atleos. He has previously worked as a chief operating officer at Art Fountain Landscap, a chief business manager at Gretix, a software company, and a hosptiality manager at Taco Mac Restaurant Group.

Ryan's campaign for Georgia State Representative, District 11, is his first time running for public office.

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Advocates for utilizing the Georgia National Guard Engineer Battalions to address infrastructure projects that have been idle for two years or more.

Wants to propose a "Grocery Price Transparency Act," which would  ban surge pricing, require that prices listed on shelves not change within 24 hours, prohibit "surveillance pricing," and require large companies to use physical, not digital, price displays on shelves.

- Advocates for utilizing the Georgia National Guard Engineer Battalions to address infrastructure projects that have been idle for two years or more.
- Wants to propose a "Grocery Price Transparency Act," which would  ban surge pricing, require that prices listed on shelves not change within 24 hours, prohibit "surveillance pricing," and require large companies to use physical, not digital, price displays on shelves.

As of July 23, 2026, Ryan Fountain’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports addressing the "Medicaid Gap" and reducing healthcare costs that burden families with moderate incomes.

Supports addressing the "Medicaid Gap" to reduce healthcare costs on families with moderate incomes by expanding medicaid within the state. 

Supports amending the state's six-week abortion ban to a ten-week one.

- Supports addressing the "Medicaid Gap" to reduce healthcare costs on families with moderate incomes by expanding medicaid within the state. 
- Supports amending the state's six-week abortion ban to a ten-week one.

Supports using state surplus to fund the Georgia Achievement Fund, providing merit-based investments for students' futures.

Supports using the state surplus to fund a "Georgia Achievement Fund," providing investments in accounts in students' names, with the amount of money given to each student dependent on their grades from sixth grade onward. 

- Supports using the state surplus to fund a "Georgia Achievement Fund," providing investments in accounts in students' names, with the amount of money given to each student dependent on their grades from sixth grade onward. 

Ryan Fountain

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