André Stafford

Republican

State House of Representatives 42 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Gabriel Sanchez (Democrat)

Andre Stafford is a Republican restaurant manager and first-time candidate challenging Democratic Socialist incumbent Gabriel Sanchez in House District 42. He ran unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary and campaigns on affordability, eliminating the state income tax, school choice, and reducing housing-development regulation.

What this office decides

A Georgia state representative votes on the state budget, tax rates, and laws on schools, health coverage, policing and sentencing, guns, immigration enforcement by state and local agencies, and elections. The seat also shapes state spending on transit and roads in Cobb County. The winner is one of 180 House members.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No statement by or about Donald Trump regarding Stafford's HD 42 campaign was found; his campaign site does not mention Trump.

Who they are

Andre Stafford is a Republican candidate for House District 42 who describes himself as a lifelong Georgian and a restaurant manager and community leader; he has not previously held elected office (Ballotpedia; andreforga.com).

Positions

Taxes & spending: Wants to "eliminate state income tax" and "cut wasteful spending" (candidate's own platform) (andreforga.com).
Schools: Supports "empower[ing] families with educational choices rather than one-size-fits-all approaches," alongside more funding for lower-income districts and higher teacher pay (candidate's own platform) (andreforga.com).
Business & regulation: Wants to "reduce regulatory barriers for builders" to increase housing supply and would restrict institutional investors from buying single-family homes (candidate's own platform) (andreforga.com).
Personal freedom, Health care, Crime & policing: No public position found.

Record

Stafford has never held elected office. He ran unopposed and won the Republican primary for HD 42 on May 19, 2026, with 2,194 votes (Ballotpedia).

Money

Ballotpedia notes that campaign-finance information for Stafford "is not yet available from OpenSecrets" (Ballotpedia).

What we couldn't find

Biographical detail beyond his campaign site's brief self-description.
Campaign-finance totals.
Independent news coverage of his candidacy.
Any statement by or about Donald Trump regarding this race.

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