2020 GA Legislative Scorecard 2019-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Georgia General Assembly in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Increase in Debt

Increases the amount of debt that the state of Georgia can take on by $100 million, with minimal provisions on where it can be spent.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB221 Roll Call 808342

2. Expanding Healthcare Schemes

Would extend currently existing subsidy programs for rural hospitals, using tax money from the entire state to fund them.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB321 Roll Call 811571

3. 2nd Amendment for Hunting

Allows hunters to use rifles in more scenarios, including in wildlife management hunting.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB72 Roll Call 834113

4. Hate Crime Hoax

Adds penalties to the sentences of those who are charged with hate crimes.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB426 Roll Call 968335

5. Public Transit Tax

Takes tax money from ride share transactions and puts it toward public transit projects around the state.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB105 Roll Call 951493

6. Additional Online Taxes

Increases the amount of sales tax that consumers would be paying with regards to online purchases.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB276 Roll Call 903442

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Kimberly Alexander D 0%
Erick Allen D 33%
Teri Anulewicz D 17%
Mandi L. Ballinger R 25%
Timothy Barr R 50%
Matt Barton R 33%
Debra Bazemore D 17%
Sharon Beasley-Teague D 20%
Dave Belton R 17%
Karen Bennett D 17%
Tommy Benton R 33%
James Beverly D 17%
Shaw Blackmon R 17%
William Boddie D 17%
Josh Bonner R 33%
Roger Bruce D 40%
Debbie Gignilliat Buckner D 20%
James Burchett R 25%
Rhonda Burnough D 0%
Jon G. Burns R 17%
Michael Caldwell R 50%
Joe Campbell R N/A
Park Cannon D 20%
Wes Cantrell R 50%
Kasey Carpenter R 0%
John Carson R 33%
Doreen Carter D 33%
Mike A. Cheokas R 20%
David T. Clark R 40%
Heath Clark R 17%
Jasmine Clark D 17%
J Collins R 17%
Kevin Cooke R 60%
Sharon Cooper R 17%
John L. Corbett R 17%
Viola Davis D 17%
Katie M. Dempsey R 20%
Pam Dickerson D 17%
Robert Dickey R 17%
Matt Dollar R 17%
Demetrius Douglas D 17%
Karla Lea Drenner D 17%
David Dreyer D 0%
Matt Dubnik R 17%
Winfred Dukes D 0%
Emory West Dunahoo R 20%
Chuck Efstration R 33%
Ginny Ehrhart R 33%
Terry England R 20%
Chris Erwin R 0%
Becky Evans D 0%
Barry Fleming R 33%
Gloria Frazier D 17%
Spencer Frye D 0%
Houston Gaines R 17%
Matthew Gambill R 33%
Patricia Park Gardner D 0%
Carl Gilliard D 17%
Sheri Gilligan R 67%
Mike Glanton D N/A
J. Craig Gordon D 17%
Micah Gravley R 33%
Gerald E. Greene R 17%
Joseph Gullett R 50%
Matt Gurtler R 100%
Brett Harrell R 20%
James Matthew Hatchett R 17%
Lee Hawkins R 17%
Michele D. Henson D 20%
Dewayne Hill R 33%
Bill Hitchens R 17%
Don Hogan R 17%
Scott M. Holcomb D 0%
Betsy Holland D 17%
El-Mahdi Holly D 20%
Susan Holmes R 0%
CaMia Hopson D 17%
Penny Houston R 17%
Henry "Wayne" Howard D 33%
Carolyn F. Hugley D 17%
Shelly Hutchinson D 33%
Derrick L. Jackson D 17%
Mack Jackson D 0%
Rick Jasperse R 33%
Jan Jones R 17%
Jeff Jones R 17%
Sheila Jones D 25%
Todd Jones R 40%
Vernon Jones D 20%
Angelika Kausche D 0%
Trey Kelley R 17%
Dar'shun N. Kendrick D 17%
Gregg Kennard D 0%
Tom Kirby R 17%
David Knight R 33%
John LaHood R 33%
Dominic Lariccia R 33%
Brenda Lopez Romero D 17%
Jodi Lott R 25%
Eddie Lumsden R 17%
Pedro "Pete" Marin D 25%
Charles E. Martin R 17%
Karen Mathiak R 17%
Danny Mathis R 33%
Tom McCall R 40%
Dewey McClain D 20%
Josh McLaurin D 17%
Donna McLeod D 17%
Steven Meeks R 17%
Marie Metze D 20%
Billy Mitchell D 0%
Martin Momtahan R 50%
Beth Moore D 0%
Colton Moore R 100%
Greg Morris R 33%
Marc Morris R 50%
Sheila Nelson D 20%
Mark Newton R 33%
Bee Nguyen D 33%
Randy Nix R 17%
Mary Margaret Oliver D 17%
Miriam L. Paris D 17%
Samuel Park D 17%
Butch Parrish R 17%
Don L. Parsons R 20%
Jesse L. Petrea R 20%
Clay Pirkle R 33%
Alan Powell R 17%
Jay Powell R 33%
Brian Prince D 25%
Jimmy H. Pruett R 50%
Ken Pullin R 100%
Bert Reeves R 17%
Trey Rhodes R 17%
Bonnie Rich R 0%
Jason T. Ridley R 33%
Mary Robichaux D 17%
Terry Rogers R 20%
Dale Rutledge R 20%
Ed Rynders R 33%
Steven Sainz R 17%
Kim Schofield D 17%
Mitchell Scoggins R 40%
Sandra G. Scott D 17%
Ed Setzler R 33%
Renitta Shannon D 33%
Dexter L. Sharper D 0%
Deborah Silcox R 17%
Philip Singleton R 100%
Lynn R. Smith R 0%
Michael Smith D 25%
Richard Smith R 17%
Vance Smith R 17%
Calvin Smyre D 0%
Mickey Stephens D N/A
Ron Stephens R 17%
Pam Stephenson D 33%
Patty Marie Stinson D 0%
Valencia Stovall D 0%
David J. Stover R 100%
Jan Tankersley R 17%
Kevin Kermit Tanner R 33%
Steve Tarvin R 60%
Darlene K. Taylor R 17%
Erica Thomas D 33%
Mable Thomas D 25%
Robert T. Trammell D 0%
Scot Turner R 100%
Dale Washburn R 17%
Sam Watson R 33%
Andrew J. Welch R 17%
William A. Werkheiser R 17%
Marcus A. Wiedower R 17%
Mike Wilensky D 0%
David Wilkerson D 20%
Al Williams D 25%
Mary Frances Williams D 17%
Noel Williams R 17%
Ricky A. Williams R 17%
Hugh Brewster Williamson R 17%
Matthew Wilson D 17%
Bill Yearta R 33%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat15.7%
Republican29.5%
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