Candidate · November 3, 2026

Jim Duffie

On the ballot for U.S. House · Georgia's 4th District

RepublicanChallenger
issues with public statements
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§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Georgia's 4th District1,2,3,4,5
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3,4
StatusChallenger
How it's decidedIf no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.5
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His campaign website says Jim Duffie served in the U.S. Navy in nuclear submarine service.6,7 Ballotpedia lists his Navy service as 1961 to 1968, and says he graduated from Avondale High School and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology.8 His campaign website says he built a career in business that has lasted more than 30 years.6,7

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running because families in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties feel ignored, worry about safety and rising costs, and see small businesses struggling under regulations, and that he wants representation focused on families, safety, opportunity and constitutional rights.6

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

His campaign website says he supports replacing the federal income tax system with the FairTax, a national consumption tax on new goods and services that would also eliminate the payroll, estate and gift taxes and abolish the IRS, with a monthly rebate to every legal household; it says he would co-sponsor the FairTax Act (H.R. 25) on his first day.9,10

  1. Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
  2. Cut rates further, including the top rate
  3. Keep current rates
  4. Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says he will fight for transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline and constitutional limits on federal power.10

Foreign Policy and Defense

His campaign website says America must maintain a strong military, protect its citizens, secure its borders and support veterans.10