Career
Chapman,a businessman from Brunswick,Georgia,was a waste management executive. [2] He began his political career as a Glynn County Commissioner, [3] serving two terms. [2] A Republican,he was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2004 from the Third District,and was unopposed for reelection in 2006 and 2008. [3] He had a low profile in the Senate,having not held a Senate leadership position or major committee chairmanship. [3]
The Savannah Morning News described Chapman as "considered a bit of a maverick";favoring "property rights,environmental protection,water conservation,gun owner rights,open government and limiting taxes." [3] One of Chapman's major causes was an effort to combat redevelopment on Jekyll Island. [3] [4]
Chapman unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election. During his campaign,he advocated the repeal of the state income tax and its replacement with a state sales tax. [2] Although locally popular,he ranked low in the Republican primary polls, [3] and was seen as a long-shot contender. [2] Chapman placed fifth out of seven candidates in the July 2010,with 20,636 votes (3.0%). [5]
Chapman returned to the Georgia General Assembly by winning a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012,running unopposed for House District 167. [6] In 2014,Chapman unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Georgia's 1st congressional district,coming in fourth place in the primary election with 13.2% of the vote. [7] [8]
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