Delvis Dutton
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Delvis Dutton
| image =
| state_house = Georgia
| district = 166th
| term_start = January 10, 2011
| term_end = January 14, 2013
| predecessor = Terry E. Barnard
| successor = Ben Watson
| state_house2 = Georgia
| district2 = 157th
| term_start2 = January 14, 2013
| term_end2 = January 12, 2015
| predecessor2 = Jon G. Burns
| successor2 = Bill Werkheiser
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| spouse = Danielle Dutton (Divorced)
| children = 2
| residence = Glennville, Georgia
| party = Republican
| occupation = Businessman, politician
}}
Delvis W. Dutton is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Republican, he is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 157th district from 2011 through 2015.
Education
Dutton attended Georgia Southern University.
Career
Dutton is a businessman. He once worked at UPS and in 2004, Dutton became the owner of General Pump and Well. In 2014, Dutton started All On News and later became the founder and Market Development Director of AllOnGeorgia.com.
On November 2, 2010, Dutton won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 166. Dutton defeated Patrick Banks.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=670022 |title=GA State House 166 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=March 16, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/122914/delvis-dutton |title=Delvis Dutton's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=March 16, 2021}}
On November 6, 2012, Dutton won the election unopposed and served another term as a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 157.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=767224 |title=GA State House 166 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 6, 2012 |accessdate=March 16, 2021}}
In May 2014, Dutton ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 GOP primary for the United States House of Representatives in the Georgia's 12th congressional district, to challenge incumbent Democratic Representative John Barrow. He was defeated by Rick Allen with 53.99% of the votes. Dutton came in third place and received 14.39% of the votes.
{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=785229 |title=GA District 12 - R Primary |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=May 20, 2014 |accessdate=March 16, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/197494-state-rep-jumps-into-race-against-john-barrow/ |title=State rep. jumps into race against Barrow |publisher=TheHill |date= February 5, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014}} Dutton also unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in the 19th district in 2016 and for house district 157 in 2018.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2015 and until 2016, Dutton became a Regional Director of Convention of States Project.{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/former-georgia-state-representative-delvis-dutton-joins-the-convention-of-states-team-as-regional-director-300016448.html |title=Former Georgia State Representative, Delvis Dutton, Joins The Convention of States Team as Regional Director |website=prnewswire.com |date=January 6, 2015 |accessdate=March 17, 2021}}
Personal life
Dutton was previously married to Danielle Dutton. They divorced in 2018 and have two children. They continue to live in Glennville, Georgia.
Following Dutton's arrest in 2021 stemming from complaints filed by a female, in July 2022 Dutton pleaded guilty to stalking and criminal trespass.{{cite web|last=Holbrook |first=Jimmy |url=https://chattooga1180.com/all-on-georgia-founder-former-state-representative-convicted-of-stalking/ |title=All on Georgia Founder / Former State Representative Convicted of Stalking |publisher=Chattooga1180.com |date=2022-07-30 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}{{cite web |title=Former Political Figure Found Guilty |url=https://southeastgeorgiatoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93803:former-political-figure-found-guilty&catid=1023:newsbreak&Itemid=101 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=southeastgeorgiatoday.com}}{{cite web |title=Former GA representative convicted of stalking, criminal trespass |url=https://tattnalljournal.net/local-news/crime/former-ga-representative-convicted-stalking-criminal-trespass/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=tattnalljournal.net}}{{cite web |author=WTOC Staff |title=Former Ga. state representative sentenced for stalking charges |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2022/08/02/former-ga-state-representative-sentenced-stalking-charges/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.wtoc.com |date=August 2, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |last=newsroom |title=Former area legislator pleads guilty to stalking, trespassing, harassment – The Claxton Enterprise |url=https://www.claxtonenterprise.com/former-area-legislator-pleads-guilty-to-stalking-trespassing-harassment/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |language=en-US}} He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and 40 hours of community service, as well as a mental health evaluation, fines, a no contact order with the victim, and a 180-day jail sentence that was suspended.{{cite web|author=Published: Aug. 2, 2022 at 2:41 PM EDT |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2022/08/02/former-ga-state-representative-sentenced-stalking-charges/ |title=Former Ga. state representative sentenced for stalking charges |publisher=Wtoc.com |date=2022-08-02 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://allongeorgia.com/about/ AllOnGeorgia.com]
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Delvis_Dutton Delvis Dutton at ballotpedia.org]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:People from Glennville, Georgia
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly