Jason Spencer
Jason Spencer | |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 180th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – July 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cecily Hill |
| Succeeded by | Steven Sainz |
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| Born | Jason Chauncey Spencer February 14, 1974 Offutt AFB, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Woodbine, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (BS) South University (BS) University of Nebraska (MPAS) |
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Jason Chauncey Spencer (born November 14, 1974) is an American physician assistant and Republican politician.
Spencer was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010, representing district 180, and serving into July 2018. He was defeated by Steven Sainz in the May 2018 Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 180. He strongly opposed the Affordable Care Act and helped prevent Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
Spencer faced widespread criticism in July 2018 for his behavior during an episode of the satirical television show Who Is America? in which British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, disguised as an Israeli counter-terrorist expert, led Spencer to drop his pants and shout multiple racial slurs. Criticized by Republican leaders, Spencer announced later that month that he would resign from the Georgia House of Representatives, and was replaced by Steven Sainz.