Matt Dollar
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Matt Dollar
| image = DollarMatt.jpg
| office = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
| term_start = January 13, 2003
| term_end = February 1, 2022
| predecessor = Mitchell Kaye
| successor = Mitchell Kaye
| constituency = 31st district (2003–2005)
45th district (2005–2022)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|30}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Georgia
| profession =
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| website = {{URL|mattdollar.com}}
}}
Matthew K. Dollar (born November 30, 1977) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 45, which encompasses East Cobb County and Sandy Springs, Georgia. As chairman of the Interstate Cooperation Committee, he is the youngest member in the Georgia legislature's history to be named Chairman. Dollar graduated from University of Georgia.{{cite web |url= http://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/Biographies/dollarMatt.pdf |title= Matt Dollar's Biography |publisher= Georgia House of Representatives |access-date= December 27, 2013}}
His occupation is listed as "real estate".{{Cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=94&Session=27|title=Georgia General Assembly}}
Dollar has served as representative for District 45 since 2003, and faced no opposition to reelection from the Democratic party between 2010 and 2018, when he was challenged by first-time candidate Essence Johnson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastcobbnews.com/east-cobb-elections-preview-district-45-georgia-house/|title = East Cobb Elections Preview: District 45 Georgia House|date = 30 October 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.221451/#/cid/54500|title = Election Night Reporting}}
Voting record
In 2019, Dollar sponsored Georgia House Bill 718{{Cite web|title=HB 718 2019-2020 Regular Session|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20192020/HB/718|access-date=2020-09-21|website=www.legis.ga.gov}} to incorporate the City of East Cobb.
In 2019, Dollar voted in favor of Georgia House Bill 481, a heartbeat bill.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/Display/20192020/HB/481|title = Georgia General Assembly}}
In 2018, Dollar voted for cuts to Georgia personal and business tax rates and is quoting as saying: “I have never, and will never, vote for a tax increase.”{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastcobbnews.com/east-cobb-elections-preview-district-45-georgia-house/|title = East Cobb Elections Preview: District 45 Georgia House|date = 30 October 2018}}
In 2017, Dollar sponsored legislation intended to limit annual tuition increases at University System of Georgia (USG) institutions. The bill died in committee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/229|title = Georgia General Assembly}} In the same year Dollar sponsored a bill to provide tax benefits on royalty income for musicians, intended to promote the music industry in Georgia. This bill also died in committee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB277/2017|title = Georgia HB277 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=94&Session=24] at the Georgia House of Representatives
- [http://www.mattdollar.com]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Marietta, Georgia
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
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