Jonathan Chavez

Chavez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and graduated from Sandia High School.[3] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1990 to 2013, including deployments to Iraq where, by his own account, he received a commendation medal.[2][3] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 2014, a graduate degree from Harvard University in 2019, and a graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2023, and he describes his Harvard and Johns Hopkins studies as focused on business, finance, and health care administration.[2][3] He lists his career experience as including work as a director, and has been affiliated with the Harvard Club of Georgia, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church.[3]

Chavez was the Republican nominee for Georgia's 4th District in 2022 and lost the general election to incumbent Hank Johnson.[3] He won the May 21, 2024 Republican primary for Georgia's 13th District over Johsie Cruz Fletcher, then lost the November general election to incumbent David Scott, 71.8% to 28.2%.[3] He ran unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary and was on the November 3 ballot.[2][3] He describes himself as a husband and father of four.[3] He said he campaigned on transparency, fiscal responsibility, and expanded healthcare and education access.[2][3] He received 20.2% of the vote to Jasmine Clark's 79.8%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]