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.

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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

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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	1	2	3	4	5	6
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%	-	-	.	-	.	.
Josh McLaurin	D	SD-014	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
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%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Sam Watson	R	SD-011	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ben Watson	R	SD-001	20%	-	-	-	-	+	.
John Wilkinson	R	SD-050	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Rick Williams	R	SD-025	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Nikema Williams	D	SD-039	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	34.7%
Democrat	6.7%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution