Andrew Scott Clyde [ citation needed ] born November 22, [ 1 ] is an American politician and gun store owner serving since as U. A Republican , his district serves a large swath of exurban and rural territory northeast of Atlanta , including Gainesville , Toccoa , Hartwell and Dahlonega. In , Clyde ran to represent Georgia's 9th congressional district. As a representative, Clyde voted against certifying Arizona's and Pennsylvania's U.
He served 28 years in naval aviation units and the Seabees , including three combat deployments to Iraq and Kuwait. Clyde earned a Master of Business Administration in corporate finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business in Clyde opened a gun shop, Clyde Armory, Inc. He obtained commercial real estate in and moved in to a custom-built 12,square-foot 1, m 2 edifice based on the design of a historic armory.
The law limits what funds the government can seize. In he donated a 5,square-foot m 2 facility to Mercy Health Center and Athens Crisis Pregnancy Center , a nonprofit organization. Clyde announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 9th congressional district after five-term incumbent Doug Collins decided not to seek reelection to run for the United States Senate.
During the campaign, he sued the city of Athens, Georgia , over a shelter-in-place order imposed during the COVID pandemic that he said compelled his business to close. Clyde finished second in the nine-way Republican primary behind State Representative Matt Gurtler in a runoff election. The 9th is one of the most Republican districts in the nation, and it was understood whoever won the runoff would be heavily favored to be the district's next congressman. Clyde defeated Democratic nominee and former U.
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Army warrant officer Devin Pandy in the November general election, [ 19 ] and assumed office on January 3, On January 6, , during the United States Electoral College vote count , Clyde was one of Republican representatives who voted against certifying the presidential election results in both Arizona and Pennsylvania. Capitol during the United States Capitol attack.
