Current Position: US Representative of GA-09 since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Gun store owner
District: The district serves a large swath of exurban and rural territory north of Atlanta, including Gainesville, Toccoa, Dawsonville, and Dahlonega.
Upcoming Election:
In 2020, Clyde ran to represent Georgia’s 9th congressional district. The same year, he sued Athens, Georgia, over its shelter-in-place COVID-19 restrictions. As a representative, Clyde voted against certifying Arizona’s and Pennsylvania’s 2020 U.S. presidential election results. He described the 2021 United States Capitol attack as “no insurrection” and said it resembled a “normal tourist visit”, even though he previously acknowledged that he had helped to barricade the House chamber “from the mob who tried to enter.
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