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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

GA Scorecard 2019-2020

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Georgia Legislature in 2019-2020 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives 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.

Senate
House of Representatives

Senate

1. Expanding Healthcare Schemes

Good Vote: No

HB321 Expanding Healthcare Schemes (Passed 50 to 2 on 3/29/2019). Would extend currently existing subsidy programs for rural hospitals, using tax money from the entire state to fund them.

2. Additional Online Taxes

Good Vote: No

HB276 Additional Online Taxes (Passed 40 to 9 on 1/16/2020). Increases the amount of sales tax that consumers would be paying with regards to online purchases.

3. Public Transit Tax

Good Vote: No

HB105 Public Transit Tax (Passed 41 to 3 on 3/12/2020). Takes tax money from ride share transactions and puts it toward public transit projects around the state.

4. Hate Crime Hoax

Good Vote: No

HB426 Hate Crime Hoax (Passed 29 to 22 on 6/23/2020). Adds penalties to the sentences of those who are charged with hate crimes.

5. University free speech

Good Vote: Yes

SB318 University Free Speech (Passed 32 to 21 on 3/9/2020). Ensures campuses cannot create so called "free speech zones" and ensures that public universities must maintain the right to free speech.

6. More licensure for barbers

Good Vote: No
SB379 More Licensure for Barbers (Passed 49 to 5 on 3/12/2020). Would add a new certification for barbers and estheticians to obtain, increasing the amount of licensure they must obtain.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
John Albers R SD-056 33% ---++-
Tonya Anderson D SD-043 0% --.---
Lee Anderson R SD-024 50% -+-++-
Brandon Beach R SD-021 33% -+--+-
Ellis Black R SD-008 17% ----+-
Matt Brass R SD-028 67% -++++-
Dean Burke R SD-011 40% ---++.
Gloria Butler D SD-055 17% -----+
Bill Cowsert R SD-046 0% ----.-
Gail Davenport D SD-044 0% ------
Greg Dolezal R SD-027 83% +++++-
Mike Dugan R SD-030 40% --.++-
Frank Ginn R SD-047 20% ---.+-
Steve Gooch R SD-051 50% -+-++-
Marty Harbin R SD-016 33% ---++-
Ed Harbison D SD-015 25% .-.--+
Tyler Harper R SD-007 33% ---++-
Sally Harrell D SD-040 0% ------
Bill Heath R SD-031 50% +-++--
Steve Henson D SD-041 0% ------
Jack Hill R SD-004 25% --..+-
Chuck Hufstetler R SD-052 17% ----+-
Lester Jackson D SD-002 0% -.----
Donzella James D SD-035 0% -----.
Burt Jones R SD-025 60% -+-++.
Harold Jones II D SD-022 25% .+.---
Emanuel Jones D SD-010 20% -.---+
Jennifer Jordan D SD-006 0% .-.---
Zahra Karinshak D SD-048 17% -----+
John Kennedy R SD-018 33% ---++-
Gregory Kirk R SD-013 NA -.....
Kay Kirkpatrick R SD-032 17% ----+-
William Ligon R SD-003 40% .--++-
David Lucas D SD-026 20% -.--+-
P.K. Martin R SD-009 0% --.-..
Butch Miller R SD-049 20% --.-+-
Colton Moore R SD-053 NA ......
Jeff Mullis R SD-053 33% ---++-
Nan Orrock D SD-036 0% ------
Elena Parent D SD-042 0% ------
Chuck Payne R SD-054 33% ---++-
Sheikh Rahman D SD-005 0% ------
Michael 'Doc' Rhett D SD-033 0% -.----
Randy Robertson R SD-029 33% ---++-
Valencia Seay D SD-034 0% --..--
Ed Setzler R HD-035 NA ......
Freddie Powell Sims D SD-012 17% -----+
Jesse Stone R SD-023 50% -+-++-
Brian Strickland R SD-017 17% ----+-
Carden Summers R SD-013 33% ..-+.-
Horacena Tate D SD-038 0% -.----
Bruce Thompson R SD-014 67% -..++.
Blake Tillery R SD-019 20% ---.+-
Lindsey Tippins R SD-037 20% ---.+-
Renee Unterman R SD-045 60% -+.++-
Larry Walker III R SD-020 33% ---++-
Ben Watson R SD-001 20% ----+.
John Wilkinson R SD-050 33% ---++-
Nikema Williams D SD-039 0% --.---

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 34.7%
Democrat 6.7%