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Kasey Carpenter

Kasey Carpenter

Overview

Current roleState Representative

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyModerate Republican

Age48 years old (May 4, 1978)

GenderMale

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LocationGeorgia

BackgroundState representative

EducationUniversity of Georgia — BBA/BA in Finance (2001)

Notable personal detailsKasey Scott Carpenter is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 4, first sworn in on November 20, 2017. He is a business owner and has been identified as a restaurant owner in Dalton, Georgia. He earned a finance degree from the University of Georgia and has served as chair of the Georgia House Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

The candidate has supported tax relief measures and expansions of tax exemptions and credits, including sponsoring bills to increase homestead exemptions and voting for expanded child-care tax credits. He serves on tax-related committees and has participated in House actions that advanced income and property tax cut proposals. These positions indicate a general preference for tax reductions and targeted tax relief rather than tax increases or wealth-redistribution policies.

Healthcare

Opposes Medicaid expansion in Georgia and favors alternatives rather than shifting more people into Medicaid. Expresses that Republicans should offer their own healthcare solutions instead of simply saying no to proposals like expansion.

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Immigration & Border

Supports protections for DREAMers/DACA recipients and state-level measures to provide in-state tuition for certain non-citizen students; has opposed stricter state immigration enforcement measures and called for immigration reform to avoid harming integrated community members and local workforce needs.

Public Safety & Guns

Kasey Carpenter has voted in favor of permitless/’constitutional carry’ legislation and generally votes with Republican-backed Second Amendment measures, indicating strong support for expanding gun-carry rights and opposing new firearm restrictions.

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