Geoff Duncan Biography

Geoff Duncan is an American businessman and politician born on 1st April 1975. Is the 12th lieutenant governor of Georgia. He was a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.

Before he was playing as college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Duncan played professional baseball for six years until a shoulder injury forced him to retire. He went into business and was elected to the Georgia House in 2012.

Geoff Duncan Age

Geoff Duncan was born on 1st April 1975.

Geoff Duncan Net worth

Geoff Duncan has an estimated net worth of $15 million.

Geoff Duncan Education

Geoff Duncan attended Georgia Institute of Technology.

Geoff Duncan Wife

Geoff Duncan married Brooke Duncan with whom he met with in High School. The couples were blessed with three sons. Duncans family are active members of Browns Bridge Community Church in Cumming, Georgia.

Geoff Duncan Children

Geoff Duncan has three sons.

Geoff Duncan Business Career

Geoff Duncan started his business career as an ultimate business man to a full company operation of about 10, 000 square foot facility and employed over 100 people. But he eventually sold the company. He later became the chief executive officer for Wellview Health, a healthcare and wellness company. He went into business after playing baseball in college, he was elected to the Georgia House in 2012. After retiring from baseball, Duncan and his wife, Brooke, started a small marketing company out of their living room.

Geoff Duncan Baseball

Geoff Duncan started playing baseball when he was still in college, he played college baseball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He also played as professional baseball for six years until a shoulder injury forced him to retire. He played in Minor League Baseball for the Florida Marlins organization from 1996 through 2000.

Geoff Duncan Political Career

Geoff Duncan announced his candidancy for lieutant governor of Georgia on April 10 2017. He resigned from the Georgia House in September 2017 to focus on running for lieutenant governor in 2018. Duncan’s campaign was centered around his “Policy Over Politics” message and focused on ethics reform and fiscal conservatism. Duncan criticized large tax increases passed by the state legislature, including what is known as the Gas Tax, considered to be the largest tax increase in Georgia. This became a central issue during the campaign, as David Shafer led the conference committee that wrote the Gas Tax (HB 170) and fought for its passage in the Senate.

On May 22, 2018, Shafer received 48.9% of the vote in the Republican primary with Duncan coming in second place with 26.6%. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, the election then went to a runoff held on July 24. The runoff election focused largely on Shafer’s record at the capitol and a number of ethical questions surrounding his candidacy. Primarily, Shafer’s refusal to release his tax returns, a lawsuit alleging he received nearly $100,000 in free stock from a Georgia company, and a sexual harassment investigation accusing Shafer of “years long” harassment at the capitol. On July 24, Duncan defeated Shafer with 50.16% of the vote. He defeated Democratic nominee Sarah Riggs Amico in the general election, receiving nearly 52% of the vote and avoiding another runoff. He was inaugurated as lieutenant governor on January 14, 2019. He is the second Republican lieutenant governor in the state’s history.

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Geoff Duncan Elections

Geoff Duncan was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012. heannounced he would run for lieutenant governor of Georgia on April 10, 2017. He resigned from the Georgia House in September 2017 to focus on running for lieutenant governor in 2018. … On July 24, he defeated Shafer with 50.16% of the vote.

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Geoff Duncan, a former pitching star in the Florida Marlins organization and with Georgia Tech and a former state representative from Cumming, qualified Tuesday in the race to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor. Pledging to be the first “outsider” to win the No. 2 seat in state government, Duncan said Georgians have had enough with electing career politicians and want a thoughtful conservative who puts “policy over politics” to preside at the state Capitol. “As Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor, I pledge to be a servant of the people and not the special interests,” said Duncan, who with his wife Brooke and three sons qualified at the State Capitol on Tuesday morning.

“Georgia voters are sick and tired of electing leaders who are beholden to special interests instead of what’s best for the people of Georgia.” Duncan, a longtime resident of Fulton and Forsyth counties who has also run two small businesses, completed two terms in the Georgia House and pledged that as Lieutenant Governor he would only serve two terms. “I was not a go-along-with the tax increases kind of Republican during my five years in the Legislature,” Duncan said. “I am also not one to make a career out of working for state government or off state government like my opponents. I will always put good policy over politics.” The GOP primary for lieutenant governor and other statewide and local elections is May 22.

Duncan, 42, was a star pitcher for Georgia Tech and then went on to pitch for the Florida Marlins for six seasons in its minor league and AAA levels before leaving due to a shoulder injury in 2001. He has been a small businessman, starting a small marketing firm and then becoming CEO of a healthcare technology startup. As lieutenant governor, Duncan said he would encourage state government to partner more with the private sector to solve the state’s challenges. “I like to call it the four ‘C’s’– churches, charities, corporations and citizens,” he said. “They are our untapped resources available to assist everything from those who don’t have health insurance to the homeless, broken families and students who can’t read. A government program isn’t always the solution.” In addition, Duncan pledged to improve on the tax cuts poised to pass the General Assembly this year to make Georgia more competitive with its neighbors.

“It’s great that we are cutting taxes, but if we are still not among the lowest in the Southeast then we will not help our citizens nor attract the jobs they need,” Duncan said. Duncan also pledged to be a leader in implementing far-reaching school choice programs for all students. “We are a Red State yet we are far behind in meeting the demands of voters, parents and students in giving them educational options,” he said. “This is going to take the kind of leadership I will provide in showing that school choice is good for everyone – parents, students,teachers and school systems.” To learn more about Duncan’s candidacy go to www.teamduncan.org.

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