2024 GA Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Georgia General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

1. Student Loan Forgiveness

Expands the service cancelable loan program for medical professionals in "underserved" rural areas of Georgia to include dental students.

2. Elections and Free Speech

Proposes that anyone found guilty of disseminating information considered deceptive by the government within a 90-day period leading up to an election will face felony charges. The penalties for this felony range from a minimum of 2 years to a maximum of 5 years in prison. This measure aims to curb the spread of "misinformation" that could influence the outcome of elections.

3. Citizen Voting

Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in state elections.

4. Georgia Green New Deal

Known as the "Georgia Green New Deal," this bill changes commercial property assessment rules to include conservation and energy improvements, allows authorities to issue bonds and grants, and sets up financing procedures without using other public funds.

5. Foreign-owned Land

Restricts the ability of certain foreign persons and entities to purchase, own, and convey real estate by nonresident aliens, particularly agricultural land and land near military bases.

6. Central Bank Digital Currency

Prohibits governmental agencies from using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as payment and from participating in any testing of such currency.

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Solomon Adesanya	D	17%
Segun Adeyina	D	17%
Kimberly Alexander	D	0%
Victor E. Anderson	R	60%
Teri Anulewicz	D	25%
Michelle Au	D	17%
Bethany Ballard	R	50%
Mandi L. Ballinger	R	50%
Imani Barnes	D	0%
Carter Barrett	R	100%
Matt Barton	R	50%
Debra Bazemore	D	0%
Eric Bell	D	20%
Karen Bennett	D	20%
James Beverly	D	0%
Shaw Blackmon	R	75%
Josh Bonner	R	50%
Roger Bruce	D	0%
Debbie Gignilliat Buckner	D	20%
James Burchett	R	50%
Rhonda Burnough	D	0%
Charlice Byrd	R	100%
Mike Cameron	R	50%
Beth Camp	R	50%
Joe Campbell	R	50%
Lisa Campbell	D	17%
Charles H. Cannon	R	67%
Park Cannon	D	0%
Kasey Carpenter	R	60%
John Carson	R	40%
Doreen Carter	D	17%
Johnny Chastain	R	80%
Mike A. Cheokas	R	50%
David T. Clark	R	50%
Jasmine Clark	D	17%
J Collins	R	50%
Sharon Cooper	R	50%
John L. Corbett	R	50%
Brent Cox	R	83%
Omari Crawford	D	0%
Clinton T. Crowe	R	50%
Terry Alexis Cummings	D	0%
Lauren Daniel	R	50%
Viola Davis	D	17%
Homer DeLoach	R	25%
Katie M. Dempsey	R	50%
Robert Dickey	R	50%
Demetrius Douglas	D	17%
Saira Draper	D	0%
Karla Lea Drenner	D	0%
Matt Dubnik	R	50%
Emory West Dunahoo	R	100%
Chuck Efstration	R	50%
Ginny Ehrhart	R	50%
Chris Erwin	R	83%
Becky Evans	D	17%
Stacey Evans	D	33%
Tim Fleming	R	60%
Lehman Franklin	R	67%
Gloria Frazier	D	25%
Spencer Frye	D	17%
Houston Gaines	R	67%
Matthew Gambill	R	83%
Carl Gilliard	D	20%
Lydia Glaize	D	25%
Gerald E. Greene	R	50%
Joseph Gullett	R	67%
Stan Gunter	R	67%
Leesa Hagan	R	50%
James Matthew Hatchett	R	60%
Lee Hawkins	R	50%
Lynn Heffner	D	17%
Sharon Henderson	D	33%
Scott Hilton	R	50%
Bill Hitchens	R	50%
Scott M. Holcomb	D	17%
Betsy Holland	D	17%
El-Mahdi Holly	D	25%
Soo Hong	R	50%
Mitchell Horner	R	100%
Penny Houston	R	50%
Karlton L. Howard	D	17%
David Huddleston	R	50%
Carolyn F. Hugley	D	0%
Shelly Hutchinson	D	0%
Derrick L. Jackson	D	33%
Edna Jackson	D	0%
Mack Jackson	D	50%
Rick Jasperse	R	50%
David Jenkins	R	60%
Jan Jones	R	67%
Sheila Jones	D	17%
Todd Jones	R	75%
Trey Kelley	R	67%
Dar'shun N. Kendrick	D	0%
Gregg Kennard	D	20%
David Knight	R	80%
John LaHood	R	40%
Rob Leverett	R	50%
Regina Lewis-Ward	D	33%
Marvin Lim	D	40%
Jodi Lott	R	60%
Eddie Lumsden	R	50%
Karen Lupton	D	33%
Mesha Mainor	R	50%
Pedro "Pete" Marin	D	0%
Charles E. Martin	R	50%
Reynaldo Martinez	R	67%
Karen Mathiak	R	50%
Danny Mathis	R	83%
Dewey McClain	D	17%
Derrick McCollum	R	50%
Lauren W. McDonald	R	50%
Steven Meeks	R	67%
Tanya F. Miller	D	0%
Billy Mitchell	D	0%
Martin Momtahan	R	80%
Angela Moore	D	0%
Farooq Mughal	D	20%
Yasmin Neal	D	17%
Kimberly R. New	R	50%
Mark Newton	R	50%
Gabe Okoye	D	0%
Phil Olaleye	D	17%
Mary Margaret Oliver	D	20%
Esther Panitch	D	20%
Miriam L. Paris	D	17%
Samuel Park	D	17%
Butch Parrish	R	50%
Don L. Parsons	R	67%
Holt Persinger	R	50%
Jesse L. Petrea	R	50%
Clay Pirkle	R	80%
Alan Powell	R	50%
Brian Prince	D	0%
Tremaine Reese	D	0%
Matt Reeves	R	40%
Trey Rhodes	R	50%
Gary Richardson	R	N/A
Jason T. Ridley	R	67%
Jordan Ridley	R	33%
Shea Roberts	D	0%
Ruwa Romman	D	17%
Steven Sainz	R	50%
David Sampson	D	17%
Kim Schofield	D	17%
Mitchell Scoggins	R	50%
Sandra G. Scott	D	0%
Devan Seabaugh	R	50%
Dexter L. Sharper	D	17%
Deborah Silcox	R	50%
Lynn R. Smith	R	50%
Michael Smith	D	0%
Tyler Paul Smith	R	67%
Vance Smith	R	50%
Ron Stephens	R	50%
Patty Marie Stinson	D	40%
Doug Stoner	D	0%
Steve Tarvin	R	67%
Darlene K. Taylor	R	50%
Rhonda S. Taylor	D	0%
Brad Thomas	R	60%
Mandisha A. Thomas	D	0%
Rick Townsend	R	80%
Long Tran	D	17%
Kenneth Vance	R	50%
Will Wade	R	50%
Dale Washburn	R	50%
William A. Werkheiser	R	40%
Anne Allen Westbrook	D	0%
Marcus A. Wiedower	R	50%
David Wilkerson	D	0%
Al Williams	D	0%
Mary Frances Williams	D	20%
Noel Williams	R	50%
Hugh Brewster Williamson	R	50%
Inga Willis	D	0%
Bill Yearta	R	50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	12.8%
Republican	57.5%