Chris Erwin

{{Short description|American politician}} {{for|the former British racing driver|Chris Irwin}} {{cleanup reorganize|date=October 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chris Erwin | office = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | term_start = April 9, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = ''Himself'' | successor = | constituency = 28th District (2019–2023) <br/> 32nd District (2023–Present) | term_start1 = January 14, 2019 | term_end1 = February 8, 2019 | predecessor1 = Dan Gasaway | successor1 = ''Himself'' | constituency1 = 28th District | party = Republican | website = https://chriserwinforgeorgia.com/ | education = University of Georgia (BS) | birth_name = Christopher Bell Erwin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|26}} | image = File:Official headshot of Chris Erwin.jpg }}

'''Christopher Bell Erwin''' (born April 26, 1962) is an American politician. He is affiliated with the Republican Party, and was elected a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 2018. Erwin represents the 28th district, which covers the entirety of Banks County and Stephens County, as well as the eastern region of Habersham County in northeast Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=4965&Session=27|title=Representative Chris Erwin|website=www.house.ga.gov}}</ref>

==Pre-political career== Before becoming a representative, Erwin was a business director for Carroll Daniel Construction Company, and a school administrator in Carroll and Henry counties. He was the superintendent of the Banks County School System for eleven years. Erwin was named Banks County Citizen of the Year in 2006, and was voted Georgia School Superintendent of the Year in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chriserwinforgeorgia.com/meetchris/|title=Meet Chris|date=February 2, 2018}}</ref>

== Political career == Erwin initially defeated incumbent Dan Gasaway in a close election in the May 22, 2018 Republican primary. Gasaway challenged the results, claiming that there were votes cast outside of the district for the election. Stacey Abrams cited the election as an example of election fraud under Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, her opponent in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/erwin-elected-georgia-house-after-over-deja/CMjHsqrSZaIqJqIG7ObqPO/|title=Erwin elected to Georgia House after do-over déjà vu|first=Greg|last=Bluestein|website=ajc}}</ref> A judge for Banks County ruled in favor of Gasaway's challenge and a special election was held on December 4, 2018. Erwin won the race by a closer margin of two votes. After being sworn in as the new representative, Erwin was temporarily removed from the House, due to a court order allowing Gasaway to challenge the results again. A final election was held April 9, 2019, in which Erwin won with 75% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/gen-politics/georgia-special-election-results-april-2019/O0ArLYOoSVC0DonQAyBekK/|title=Georgia special election results April 9, 2019|website=ajc}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ga-hs}} {{s-bef | before = Dan Gasaway }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives <br/> from the 28th district | years = 2019 }} {{s-aft | after = ''Himself'' }} |- {{s-bef | before = ''Himself'' }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives <br/> from the 28th district | years = 2019–2023 }} {{s-aft | after = Brent Cox }} |- {{s-bef | before = Alan Powell }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives <br/> from the 32nd district | years = 2023–Present }} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Georgia House of Representatives}}

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