Richard Allen — Republican Candidate for U.S. House in Georgia, 2026

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Richard Allen opposes Obamacare and supports its repeal. He believes Obamacare negatively impacts senior citizens by reducing Medicare, lowering healthcare quality, and inserting government into patient-doctor relationships. He advocates for market-driven healthcare reforms over large government solutions. Allen also voted for Trump's Budget Bill, which a third-party organization reported would impact healthcare access.

“In 2010, the Democrats in Congress rammed through Obamacare, hurting our senior citizens by slashing billions from Medicare, decreasing the quality of healthcare and, most disturbingly, putting Washington bureaucrats between patients and doctors. It’s the wrong approach to healthcare and it needs to be stopped. I’ll immediately join the fight to repeal Obamacare and push for market-driven reforms rather than more big government solutions. - Rick Allen, Ballotpedia”

Representative Rick Allen sponsored and voted for the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act in January 2026. This legislation aims to limit the ability of retirement fund managers to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions. He also signed on to a brief that criticizes the Inflation Reduction Act's energy efficiency programs, arguing they raise home energy bills.

Richard Allen voted for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which defines infants surviving attempted abortions as legal persons, citing the fundamental "right to life." He also voted against the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, a bill designed to protect the rights of individuals to travel for abortion care. His votes indicate a position opposing expanded abortion and reproductive rights access.

“There is no right more fundamental than the right to life. There should be absolutely no debate over whether the innocent survivors of abortion deserve that inalienable right or protection. (Congressman Rick W. Allen, on the passage of H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, from allen.house.gov)”

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Richard Allen advocates for local control over education, asserting that decisions regarding children's education should be made by parents and local officials rather than federal bureaucrats. He opposes a "one size fits all" federal approach and strives to restore local decision-making. Education constitutes 15% of his sponsored bills.

“For too long, the federal government has employed a ‘one size fits all’ approach to education in America. I believe that decisions involving the education of our children should be made by parents and officials on the local level – not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.. I will fight to restore as much local control as possible so that parents – not Washington politicians – are deciding the future of our children. — Rick Allen, Ballotpedia”

Richard Allen voted against the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. He advocates for Second Amendment rights and his stance is consistent with the House Freedom Caucus's 2026 plan to protect the Second Amendment.