Wally Sapp Seeks Election to State House

(Editor’s Note: The profile of Republican contender Wally Sapp for the District 156 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives was not included with the profiles of two other candidates in last week’s edition of The Advance since his information was submitted after deadline. In an effort to keep our readers informed, The Advance is presenting Sapp’s profile in this week’s edition. Sapp is a businessman who lives in Baxley. The special election for the post formerly held by Greg Morris of Vidalia is scheduled for June 15. Early voting began Monday.) “I am a proud son of Southeast Georgia. Born and raised here in our community, I grew to learn our conservative South Georgia values of a strong faith, a hard work ethic, respect for a dollar earned, honesty, and to love America, and value life, our guns, and our families. I understand that may be a little foreign to folks in Atlanta and the people from Hollywood moving into our state, but I look forward to explaining it. It’s one of the reasons I am running for State House. “From the age of 13, I learned to work hard and respect the value of a dollar as I started washing cars at my father’s car dealership. I worked my way through every position at the dealership and was blessed to become part owner of the Sapp Ford dealership at age 21. I owned the dealership until 2011 when we made the decision to sell it to have more time to focus on family and giving back to our community. I loved being a business owner in our community, so I opened Sapp Auto Sales and continue to operate it today.

“My wife Sandy and I have two children – our daughter Chandler and my stepson Josh David Keith. I am a family man who is committed to my faith and understand the importance of the American family. I loved being involved in our community so I started a Men’s Christian Business Leaders Group. As a man of faith, I will NEVER apologize for loving our Lord and Savior and will NEVER waver in standing up for the sanctity of life to protect the born – and – unborn.

“Now this may be a little scary for the left and the folks up there in Atlanta, but growing up in Southeast Georgia I have always been an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, and frankly, just shooting. I am a proud supporter of the Second Amendment, and KNOW that our Constitution is clear – our right to bear arms shall NOT be infringed. I will stand up to anyone who wants to try to strip us of our rights. So to the radical left-LEAVE OUR GUNS ALONE.

“I have been a small businessman my entire life and was raised to value hard work and honesty. Like Donald Trump, I will take my no nonsense business approach with me to the State House and work for the hardworking folks here in rural Georgia – not the big corporations or special interests in Atlanta or the Hollywood elite trying to dictate what we should believe. For years it seems like it is Atlanta AND then everybody else. I am running to make sure that our area of the state has a strong conservative voice representing it under the Gold Dome – a conservative champion that will never back down from defending our people and our conservative values. I plan to be a state representative that always stands for the truth. Atlanta continues to have a growing influence, and we have to make sure that South Georgia, and especially Southeast Georgia, has its seat at the table. We will not bow down to the radical woke left that is trying to run this country and state – trying to rewrite our history, silence our voice, defund our police, or weaken our election laws so as to not get true and honest outcomes. We can and we must stand up for our conservative values. We are in a fight for our community, our families, and our way of life, and it is too important to sit idly by and that is why I am running for the State House.

“I’m a businessman – not a politician. I know how to work hard until a job is done. I am a son of South Georgia and love our country and way of life. I respect the working men and women of this district and our state. Working people and Southeast Georgia shouldn’t play second fiddle to anyone. I am 100% pro-life, pro-gun, and yes, pro-Trump without apology. I support law enforcement and our Godgiven right to bear arms. If this offends you, I may not be your guy. But if you want a leader who is ready to fight tooth and nail for the future of our district, our way of life, and our values, I am your guy and I am humbly asking for your trust, prayers, and vote to be your next State Representative.”