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Derek Keith Gettmann graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has 10 grandchildren and serves as an Elder at his church.

Derek Keith Gettmann graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Derek has worked in the residential finance industry since graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has held various roles at companies including Fannie Mae, the Resolution Trust Corporation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He has also worked at savings and loan associations, consumer finance groups, mortgage banking firms, and commercial banks. 

Derek previously worked various roles at companies including Fannie Mae, the Resolution Trust Corporation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He has also worked at savings and loan associations, consumer finance groups, mortgage banking firms, and commercial banks. 

Derek Keith Gettmann's campaign for Georgia State Representative, District 51, is his first time running for public office.

Economy

As of July 23, 2026, Derek Keith Gettmann’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Supports closing the border and eliminating sanctuary city policies.

Said, "We must shut down the border and eliminate sanctuary city statuses."

- Said, "We must shut down the border and eliminate sanctuary city statuses."

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Public Safety

Said, "Your children will be my highest priority to protect, defend, and educate - not in diversity and gender identity but in math and science."

Supports school vouchers, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

- Said, "Your children will be my highest priority to protect, defend, and educate - not in diversity and gender identity but in math and science."
- Supports school vouchers, which are programs and policies that allow families to use public school funds to access schools beyond their local option, including private schools.

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Derek Keith Gettmann

Esther Panitch has a law degree. She and her husband, Roger, have three children together. She is Jewish.

Esther Panitch has a law degree. She and her husband, Roger, have three children together.

Esther is an attorney. She has been practicing law since 1995. She started her career as a domestic violence court coordinator in Miami, helping survivors navigate the legal system. She then became an assistant public defender, representing people who could not afford an attorney. After moving to Georgia in 2004, she continued to work as a public defender, first at the Fulton County Conflict Defender's Office, and then in her own private practice, helping families with divorce, custody battles, and protective orders.

Esther is currently a state representative for Georgia's House District 51. She was first elected in 2020 and re-elected in 2022 and 2024.

Supports incentivizing affordable housing through zoning and tax credits and requiring developers in state opportunity zones to provide affordable housing.

Supports incentivizing affordable housing through zoning and tax credits and requiring developers in opportunity zones to provide affordable housing.

- Supports incentivizing affordable housing through zoning and tax credits and requiring developers in state opportunity zones to provide affordable housing.
- Supports incentivizing affordable housing through zoning and tax credits and requiring developers in opportunity zones to provide affordable housing.
- Supports incentivizing affordable housing through zoning and tax credits and requiring developers in state opportunity zones to provide affordable housing.

Supports the Okefenokee Protection Act and HB 71 to prevent mining at the Chattahoochee River.

- Supports the Okefenokee Protection Act and HB 71 to prevent mining at the Chattahoochee River.

Supports abortion, saying "I supported the Reproductive Freedom Act because healthcare decisions belong to women and their doctors, not politicians."

- Supports Medicaid expansion.
- Supports abortion, saying "I supported the Reproductive Freedom Act because healthcare decisions belong to women and their doctors, not politicians."

As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill (HB) 30, which defines antisemitism in Georgia law.

- As a state representative, co-sponsored House Bill (HB) 30, which defines antisemitism in Georgia law.

Supports gun control and due process, and as a state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 584 to create a legal process for temporarily removing firearms from individuals deemed dangerous.

As a public defender, advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty and authored HB 460 to ensure incarcerated people have private access to attorneys.

Advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty and authored HB 460 to ensure incarcerated people have private access to attorneys.

As a public defender, advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty.

Advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty.

- Supports gun control and due process, and as a state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 584 to create a legal process for temporarily removing firearms from individuals deemed dangerous.
- Advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty and authored HB 460 to ensure incarcerated people have private access to attorneys.
- Advocated for justice by helping pass HB 123 to protect intellectually disabled individuals from the death penalty.

Supports increased funding for schools, fair educator compensation, and hiring more support staff for students.

- Supports increased funding for schools, fair educator compensation, and hiring more support staff for students.

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