1. Jason Chauncey Spencer was born on November 14,1974 and is an American physician assistant and Republican politician.
22 Facts About Jason Spencer
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Jason Spencer was defeated by Steven Sainz in the May 2018 Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 180.
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Jason Spencer strongly opposed the Affordable Care Act and helped prevent Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
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Jason Spencer attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College before transferring to Alabama State University, a historically black college, on a full athletic scholarship for tennis.
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Jason Spencer studied and trained as a physician assistant, receiving a second bachelor's degree from South University in Savannah and a master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2005.
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An active member of the Tea Party movement in coastal Georgia, Jason Spencer was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010 after defeating incumbent Cecily Hill in a primary runoff.
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Jason Spencer served on the following committees in the Georgia State House: Science and Technology; Games, Fish and Parks; Juvenile Justice; Human Aging and Relations, and served as the Secretary to the House Special Rules Committee.
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Jason Spencer received Voice Today's "Voice of Gratitude Award" for his efforts authoring the legislation.
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In 2018, Jason Spencer attempted to amend this 2015 law to strengthen it and provide more time for survivors to file cases, but the bill was weakened by lobbying efforts from the Atlanta Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America, and other powerful interest groups.
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In 2017, Jason Spencer introduced and passed legislation, known as the Georgia Space Flight Act, to attract the commercial space industry to Georgia as part of an ongoing effort to establish the state's first commercial spaceport.
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Jason Spencer was one of the strongest opponents in the Georgia House to President Barack Obama's administration's Affordable Care Act.
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Jason Spencer authored legislation that effectively blocked Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
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Jason Spencer blocked the establishment of the state's insurance marketplace, and forced the University of Georgia to terminate its "Obamacare" Navigator program under the Act.
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In 2016, after facing bipartisan opposition, Jason Spencer withdrew a bill that was perceived to have banned Muslim women from wearing religious garments such as burqas or niqabs in driver's license photographs or while driving cars.
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Jason Spencer accused a constituent of treason and supporting terrorism for donating $10 to CAIR Georgia in response to his bill.
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In 2017, Jason Spencer attracted controversy in the debate over the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.
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In May 2018, Jason Spencer was defeated in the Republican primary by a primary challenger, 24-year-old political newcomer Steven Sainz.
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Jason Spencer said that he had often been a target of individuals on the ideological left and establishment politicians for introducing legislation that challenged powerful special interests.
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Georgia House Speaker David Ralston urged Jason Spencer to resign, saying that he had disgraced himself.
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Governor Nathan Deal tweeted that Jason Spencer's actions were "appalling and offensive".
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Jason Spencer apologized for what he described as "this ridiculously ugly episode" but initially refused to step down, saying that the show's producers had exploited him "for profit and notoriety".
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Jason Spencer said that Baron Cohen and the television crew had falsely promised that he would be able to review and approve the final footage before release.