Ed Tarver
Ed Tarver (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office in 2005. He left office in 2009.
Tarver (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia. He lost in the special general election on November 3, 2020.
Tarver completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
He is the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.[1]
Biography
Ed Tarver was born in Killeen, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army as a Field Artillery Officer from 1982 to 1989. Tarver earned his B.A. from Augusta State University in 1981 and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1991.
Tarver represented District 22 in the Georgia State Senate from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, Barack Obama appointed Tarver as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.[2][3]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Warnock (D) | 51.0 | 2,289,113 | |
| Kelly Loeffler (R) | 49.0 | 2,195,841 | ||
| Total votes: 4,484,954 | ||||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raphael Warnock (D) | 32.9 | 1,617,035 | |
| ✔ | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 25.9 | 1,273,214 | |
| Doug Collins (R) | 20.0 | 980,454 | ||
| Deborah Jackson (D) | 6.6 | 324,118 | ||
| Matt Lieberman (D) | 2.8 | 136,021 | ||
| Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) | 2.2 | 106,767 | ||
 | Jamesia James (D) | 1.9 | 94,406 | |
| Derrick Grayson (R) | 1.0 | 51,592 | ||
| Joy Felicia Slade (D) | 0.9 | 44,945 | |
| Annette Davis Jackson (R) | 0.9 | 44,335 | ||
| Kandiss Taylor (R) | 0.8 | 40,349 | ||
| A. Wayne Johnson (R) | 0.7 | 36,176 | ||
| Brian Slowinski (L) | 0.7 | 35,431 | ||
| Richard Dien Winfield (D) | 0.6 | 28,687 | ||
| Ed Tarver (D) | 0.5 | 26,333 | ||
| Allen Buckley (Independent) | 0.4 | 17,954 | ||
| John Fortuin (G) | 0.3 | 15,293 | ||
| Elbert Bartell (Independent) | 0.3 | 14,640 | ||
| Valencia Stovall (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,318 | ||
| Michael Todd Greene (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,293 | ||
| Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 4,914,368 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Note: Tarver submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on July 21, 2020.
Note: Tarver submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on July 20, 2020.
Committee assignments
Tarver was serving on the following committees when he resigned:
- Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Economic Development Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
- Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate
Personal
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Tarver and his wife, Carol, have four children.[4][5]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WJBF, "State Senator Ed Tarver Resigns Senate Seat After Confirmation By U.S. Senate," November 9, 2009
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2020
- ↑ The White House, “President Obama Nominates Michael Moore, Carmen Ortiz and Edward Tarver to be US Attorneys,” September 18, 2009
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with David Wardlaw," August 4, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with David Wardlaw," August 6, 2020
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by NA |
Georgia State Senate District 22 2005-November 9, 2009 |
Succeeded by Hardie Davis |
