# PPP Loans — The GA Files > Every Georgia official on this site whose business had a COVID-era PPP loan forgiven — 13 of them, $5,077,433 in total — alongside, where documented, what they *Source: https://thegafiles.com/ppp.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- Accountability # PPP Loans, Forgiven Every Georgia official tracked on this site whose business had a COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program loan **forgiven** — **13** of them, **$5,077,433** in all, and _every single loan_ was forgiven. Below each, where it's on the record, is what they've said about forgiving _your_ debt — student loans and medical bills. Every figure is a primary SBA record; every statement is sourced. The juxtaposition is left to you. $5,077,433forgiven, total 13officials 100%of the loans forgiven 1 [Emanuel Jones](https://thegafiles.com/EmanuelJones.html) Democrat $1,263,369 forgiven — — Legacy Ford of McDonough, Inc. · McDonough, GA · April 2020 & February 2021 The auto dealership Sen. Jones owns took two PPP loans — $685,800 (approved April 2020, forgiven April 2021) and $577,569 (approved Feb. 2021, forgiven Jan. 2022) — both fully forgiven, about $1.26M total. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [SBA PPP disclosure (ppp.directory)](https://ppp.directory/search?business_name=Legacy+Ford) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) 2 [Mike Collins](https://thegafiles.com/MikeCollins.html) Republican $920,000 forgiven — — Collins Trucking Company · Jackson, GA · April 2020 Collins's trucking company received the loan in April 2020; federal records show it was later forgiven. Afterward, Collins put more than $500,000 of his own money into his 2022 congressional campaign. ##### …on forgiving _your_ debt - Student-loan forgivenessopposedOn the House floor backing the resolution to overturn Biden's student-loan cancellation, said "everyday hardworking Americans who either chose not to attend college or who have paid off their loans are on the hook for the financial decisions of others," and voted for H.J.Res. 45. (June 2023) [source](https://collins.house.gov/media/press-releases/collins-blasts-biden-student-loan-bailout-floor-speech) Sources: [AOL / syndicated reporting](https://www.aol.com/articles/mike-collins-pushed-deregulation-benefited-144202000.html) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP (search)](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) 3 [John LaHood](https://thegafiles.com/JohnLaHood.html) Republican $879,184 forgiven — — Fellowship Home senior-living facilities (Valdosta, Cordele, Milledgeville, Nashville) · Valdosta / Cordele / Milledgeville / Nashville, GA · April 2020 The Fellowship senior-living group Rep. LaHood presides over runs at least four Georgia facilities that each took PPP loans, all forgiven: Brookside/Valdosta $411,013, Cordelia Manor/Cordele $150,987, Meriwether/Milledgeville $228,345, and Nashville $88,839 — about $879,000 across the four. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [SBA PPP disclosure (ppp.directory)](https://ppp.directory/search?business_name=Fellowship+Home) · [Georgia Recorder](https://georgiarecorder.com/2020/07/27/georgia-lawmakers-businesses-received-coronavirus-relief-loans/) 4 [Shawn Still](https://thegafiles.com/ShawnStill.html) Republican $787,100 forgiven — — Still Pool Construction, Inc. · Norcross, GA · April 2020 The pool-construction company Sen. Still owns and leads took a $787,100 PPP loan, forgiven in November 2020. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [Georgia Bankers Assn. — SBA PPP >$150K disclosure](https://resources.gabankers.com/downloads/GA%20PPP%20Over%20150000%20080820.pdf) · [pppreport.org](https://pppreport.org/location/GA/NORCROSS) 5 [Greg Dolezal](https://thegafiles.com/GregDolezal.html) Republican $391,300 forgiven — — Renewed Vision, LLC · Alpharetta, GA · April 2020 The presentation-software company (maker of ProPresenter) Sen. Dolezal co-founded took a $391,300 PPP loan, forgiven in February 2021. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [SBA PPP disclosure (ppp.directory)](https://ppp.directory/search?business_name=Renewed+Vision) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) 6 [Mark Newton](https://thegafiles.com/MarkNewton.html) Republican $358,000 forgiven — — MedNow Urgent Care · Evans, GA · April 2020 The urgent-care business physician-legislator Rep. Newton owns in the Augusta area took a $358,000 PPP loan, forgiven in June 2021. ##### …on forgiving _your_ debt - Medical-debt reliefsupportedAn ER physician and House Health Committee chairman, Newton championed surprise-medical-billing protection (HB 888 / HB 789, 2020) — casting the tie-breaking committee vote and calling it "an important step forward" — to shield patients from unexpected out-of-network charges. (This is billing protection, not debt forgiveness.) (Feb 2020) [source](https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/panel-backs-georgia-bill-aimed-one-type-surprise-medical-billing/gFJXVcTd6cr11YL9LjMmwK/) Sources: [SBA PPP disclosure (ppp.directory)](https://ppp.directory/search?business_name=Mednow+Urgent+Care) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) 7 [Andrew Clyde](https://thegafiles.com/AndrewClyde.html) Republican $154,950 forgiven — — Clyde Armory, Inc. · Bogart, GA · April 2020 The firearms retailer Rep. Clyde founded and owns. The loan was fully forgiven ($156,697 with interest). Clyde has been a vocal opponent of federal student-loan forgiveness. ##### …on forgiving _your_ debt - Student-loan forgivenessopposedTweeted that Biden's student-debt relief would "transfer millions more in student debt onto the backs of hardworking taxpayers" and was "a desperate attempt to buy votes with Americans' hard-earned money." The White House pointedly replied that Clyde himself had $156,697 in PPP business debt forgiven. (Aug 2022) [source](https://www.ajc.com/politics/white-house-calls-out-republicans-who-blast-debt-cancellation-but-had-ppp-loans/BMN3MJFIRVH7JIAZI2OUKNXQ3Y/) Sources: [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/clyde-armory-inc-6043197209) · [Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://www.ajc.com/politics/white-house-calls-out-republicans-who-blast-debt-cancellation-but-had-ppp-loans/BMN3MJFIRVH7JIAZI2OUKNXQ3Y/) 8 [Russ Goodman](https://thegafiles.com/RussGoodman.html) Republican $97,561 forgiven — — Cogdell Berry Farm, LLC · Homerville, GA · April 2020 The family blueberry farm Sen. Goodman co-owns took a $97,561 PPP loan, forgiven in January 2021. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [FederalPay — SBA PPP data](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/ga) 9 [Gary Richardson](https://thegafiles.com/GaryRichardson.html) Republican $60,725 forgiven — — Sparkle Express Car Wash — Grovetown LLC · Grovetown, GA · April 2020 Richardson owns the Sparkle Express car-wash chain in Columbia County. Its Grovetown LLC took a $60,725 PPP loan, forgiven in July 2021; a separate Furys Ferry (Martinez) LLC also took a $51,920 loan. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) · [FederalPay — SBA PPP data (Furys Ferry loan)](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/sparkle-express-car-wash-furys-ferry-llc-martinez-ga) 10 [Larry Walker III](https://thegafiles.com/LarryWalker.html) Republican $58,975 forgiven — — Walker Insurance Agency, Inc. · Perry, GA · April 2020 The insurance agency Sen. Walker leads in Perry took a $58,975 PPP loan, forgiven in March 2021. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [FederalPay — SBA PPP data](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/walker-insurance-agency-inc-perry-ga) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/r-walker-insurance-agency-inc-2614097210) 11 [Sam Watson](https://thegafiles.com/SamWatson.html) Republican $47,300 forgiven — — Chill C. Farms, LLC · Moultrie, GA · April 2020 The vegetable farm Rep. Watson co-founded and runs took a $47,300 PPP loan, forgiven in February 2021. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [FederalPay — SBA PPP data](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/ga) 12 [Brian Kemp](https://thegafiles.com/officeholders/governor.html) Republican $38,137 forgiven — — Specialty Stone, LLC · Hoschton, GA · May 2020 Specialty Stone, a commercial stone-supply yard in Hoschton co-owned by Gov. Kemp and listed on his state financial disclosures, took a $38,137 PPP loan, forgiven in January 2021. ##### …on forgiving _your_ debt - Student-loan forgivenessopposedJoined 22 Republican governors urging Biden to withdraw his student-loan forgiveness plan, arguing "a high-cost degree is not the key to unlocking the American Dream — hard work and personal responsibility is," and his office called it debt relief "for Ivy League graduates ... by executive fiat." (Sept 2022) [source](https://www.rga.org/22-republican-governors-blast-bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/) Sources: [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) · [Axios Atlanta — Kemp's businesses](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/10/21/the-making-of-brian-kemp) 13 [Tyler Harper](https://thegafiles.com/officeholders/agriculture.html) Republican $20,832 forgiven — — Tyler Harper — beef-cattle farm (sole proprietorship) · Ocilla, GA · February 2021 The Agriculture Commissioner's beef-cattle operation took a PPP loan as a sole proprietorship; SBA records show it was forgiven in September 2021. No public statement on student-loan or medical-debt forgiveness found. Sources: [FederalPay — SBA PPP data](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/dw-harper-ocilla-ga) · [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/) The Paycheck Protection Program was a lawful pandemic-relief program; the loans here were forgiven under its rules, and receiving one is not wrongdoing. Loan amounts and forgiveness are from the SBA's public data (ProPublica / FederalPay), verified to each person's named business. Statements on student-loan or medical-debt relief are quoted or described from the cited sources; "no public statement found" means exactly that. Corrections welcome via the contact link below.