Freedom Index

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

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 2021-2022

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 2021-2022 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.

House of Representatives

1. Mental Health Parity Act

Good Vote: No

HB1013 Mental Health Parity Act (Passed 169 to 3 on 3/8/2022). Greatly expands government controlled mental healthcare and hands unprecedented powers from people to the government.

2. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

SB319 Constitutional Carry (Passed 100 to 67 on 3/30/2022). Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

3. Vaccine Passport Ban

Good Vote: Yes

SB345 Vaccine Passport Ban (Passed 99 to 67 on 3/29/2022). Prohibits state and local governments from mandating vaccine passports, essentially banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

4. Protect Students First Act

Good Vote: Yes

HB1084 Protect Students First Act (Passed 98 to 71 on 4/4/2022).  Bans transgender students from participating in sports teams of the opposite gender and school from teaching Critical Race Theory.

5. State Budget

Good Vote: No

HB911 State Budget (Passed 160 to 5 on 4/4/2022). Enacts Georgia’s 2022-2023 fiscal year budget, spending a record $30.2 billion dollars, which is nearly an 11% increase from the previous year’s budget.

6. Parents' Bill of Rights

Good Vote: Yes

HB1178 Parents' Bill of Rights (Passed 98 to 68 on 3/4/2022).  Provides transparency and gives parents the right to review curriculum and learning materials in their child’s classroom.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Kimberly Alexander D HD-066 0% ------
Erick Allen D HD-040 0% ------
Victor Anderson R HD-010 67% -+++-+
Teri Anulewicz D HD-042 0% ------
Michelle Au D HD-050 NA ......
Mandi Ballinger R HD-023 67% -+++-+
Timothy Barr R HD-103 80% .+++-+
Matt Barton R HD-005 67% -+++-+
Debra Bazemore D HD-063 0% -..--.
Dave Belton R HD-112 60% -+++-.
Karen Bennett D HD-094 0% ------
Patty Bentley D HD-139 0% -----.
Tommy Benton R HD-031 67% -+++-+
James Beverly D HD-143 0% ------
Shaw Blackmon R HD-146 60% -++.-+
William Boddie D HD-062 0% ------
Josh Bonner R HD-072 67% -+++-+
Roger Bruce D HD-061 0% ------
Debbie Buckner D HD-137 0% ------
James Burchett R HD-176 67% -+++-+
Rhonda Burnough D HD-077 0% ------
Jon Burns R HD-159 67% -+++-+
Charlice Byrd R HD-020 83% ++++-+
Mike Cameron R HD-001 67% -+++-+
Beth Camp R HD-131 67% -+++-+
Joe Campbell R HD-171 67% -+++-+
Park Cannon D HD-058 17% ----+-
Wes Cantrell R HD-022 67% -+++-+
Kasey Carpenter R HD-004 67% -+++-+
John Carson R HD-046 67% -+++-+
Doreen Carter D HD-092 0% --.---
Mike Cheokas R HD-138 67% -+++-+
David Clark R HD-098 NA ......
Heath Clark R HD-147 67% -+++-+
Jasmine Clark D HD-108 0% -..---
J Collins R HD-068 67% -+++-+
Sharon Cooper R HD-043 67% -+++-+
John Corbett R HD-174 67% -+++-+
Clint Crowe R HD-110 60% -+++-.
Viola Davis D HD-087 17% ----+-
Buddy DeLoach R HD-167 67% -+++-+
Katie Dempsey R HD-013 67% -+++-+
Robert Dickey R HD-140 67% -+++-+
Matt Dollar R HD-045 NA ......
Demetrius Douglas D HD-078 0% --.---
Karla Drenner D HD-085 0% -.----
David Dreyer D HD-059 17% ----+-
Matt Dubnik R HD-029 67% -+++-+
Winfred Dukes D HD-154 0% -.----
Emory Dunahoo R HD-030 67% -+++-+
Chuck Efstration R HD-104 67% -+++-+
Ginny Ehrhart R HD-036 67% -+++-+
Terry England R HD-116 67% -+++-+
Chris Erwin R HD-028 67% -+++-+
Becky Evans D HD-083 0% ------
Stacey Evans D HD-057 0% ------
Barry Fleming R HD-121 67% -+++-+
Gloria Frazier D HD-126 0% -.----
Spencer Frye D HD-118 0% ------
Houston Gaines R HD-117 67% -+++-+
Matthew Gambill R HD-015 67% -+++-+
Carl Gilliard D HD-162 0% ------
Sheri Gilligan R HD-024 83% ++++-+
Mike Glanton D HD-075 NA .....+
Micah Gravley R HD-067 67% -+++-+
Gerald Greene R HD-151 67% -+++-+
Joseph Gullett R HD-019 67% -+++-+
Stan Gunter R HD-008 67% -+++-+
Leesa Hagan R HD-156 67% -+++-+
Matt Hatchett R HD-150 67% -+++-+
Lee Hawkins R HD-027 67% -+++-+
Sharon Henderson D HD-113 0% -..-.-
Dewayne Hill R HD-003 67% -+++-+
Bill Hitchens R HD-161 67% -+++-+
Don Hogan R HD-179 67% -+++-+
Scott Holcomb D HD-081 0% ------
Betsy Holland D HD-054 0% ------
El-Mahdi Holly D HD-111 0% ----.-
Susan Holmes R HD-129 67% -++...
CaMia Hopson D HD-153 0% ------
Penny Houston R HD-170 67% -+++-+
Henry "Wayne" Howard D HD-124 0% ------
Carolyn Hugley D HD-136 0% ------
Shelly Hutchinson D HD-107 0% ------
Mack Jackson D HD-128 0% -----.
Edna Jackson D HD-165 0% ------
Derrick Jackson D HD-064 0% ------
Rick Jasperse R HD-011 67% -+++-+
David Jenkins R HD-132 67% -+++-+
Jan Jones R HD-047 67% -+++-+
Todd Jones R HD-025 67% -+++-+
Sheila Jones D HD-053 0% -----.
Angelika Kausche D HD-050 0% ------
Trey Kelley R HD-016 67% -+++-+
Dar'shun Kendrick D HD-093 0% ------
Gregg Kennard D HD-102 0% ------
Tom Kirby R HD-114 67% -+++-+
David Knight R HD-130 67% -+++-+
John LaHood R HD-175 67% -+++-+
Dominic Lariccia R HD-169 67% -+++-+
Rob Leverett R HD-033 67% -+++-+
Regina Lewis-Ward D HD-109 0% --.---
Marvin Lim D HD-099 0% ------
Zulma Lopez D HD-086 NA -.....
Jodi Lott R HD-122 67% -+++-+
Eddie Lumsden R HD-012 67% -+++-+
Mesha Mainor D HD-056 0% ------
Pedro "Pete" Marin D HD-096 0% ---..-
Chuck Martin R HD-049 67% -+++-+
Karen Mathiak R HD-073 67% -+++-+
Danny Mathis R HD-144 67% -+++-+
Dewey McClain D HD-100 0% ------
Lauren McDonald R HD-026 67% -+++-+
Donna McLeod D HD-105 17% ----+-
Steven Meeks R HD-178 67% -+++-+
Marie Metze D HD-055 NA -.....
Rebecca Mitchell D HD-106 0% -.----
Billy Mitchell D HD-088 0% ------
Martin Momtahan R HD-017 67% -+++-+
Beth Moore D HD-095 0% ------
Angela Moore D HD-090 0% ------
Greg Morris R HD-156 NA ......
Yasmin Neal D HD-074 0% ------
Sheila Nelson D HD-125 0% ---...
Mark Newton R HD-123 67% -+++-+
Bee Nguyen D HD-089 0% ----.-
Randy Nix R HD-069 67% -+++-+
Mary Margaret Oliver D HD-082 0% ------
Miriam Paris D HD-142 0% ------
Sam Park D HD-101 0% ------
Butch Parrish R HD-158 67% -+++-+
Don Parsons R HD-044 80% -+++.+
Jesse Petrea R HD-166 67% -+++-+
Clay Pirkle R HD-155 67% -+++-+
Alan Powell R HD-032 67% -+++-+
Brian Prince D HD-127 0% ----.-
Robert Pruitt R HD-149 67% -+++-+
David Ralston R HD-007 NA ......
Bert Reeves R HD-034 NA ......
Trey Rhodes R HD-120 67% -+++-+
Bonnie Rich R HD-097 67% -+++-+
Jason Ridley R HD-006 67% -+++-+
Shea Roberts D HD-052 0% .-----
Mary Robichaux D HD-048 0% ------
Steven Sainz R HD-180 67% -+++-+
Kim Schofield D HD-060 0% ------
Mitchell Scoggins R HD-014 67% -+++-+
Sandra Scott D HD-076 0% ------
Devan Seabaugh R HD-034 67% -+++-+
Renitta Shannon D HD-084 0% ------
Dexter Sharper D HD-177 0% ------
Philip Singleton R HD-071 100% ++.+++
Vance Smith R HD-133 67% -+++-+
Lynn Smith R HD-070 67% -+++-+
Michael Smith D HD-041 17% --+---
Tyler Paul Smith R HD-018 67% -+++-+
Richard Smith R HD-134 67% -+++-+
Calvin Smyre D HD-135 0% ------
Ron Stephens R HD-164 67% -+++-+
Mickey Stephens D HD-165 NA ......
Jan Tankersley R HD-160 67% -+++-+
Steve Tarvin R HD-002 67% -+++-+
Darlene Taylor R HD-173 67% -+++-+
Rhonda Taylor D HD-091 0% ------
Mandisha A. Thomas D HD-065 0% ------
Brad Thomas R HD-021 67% -+++-+
Erica Thomas D HD-039 0% ------
Will Wade R HD-009 60% -+.+-+
Dale Washburn R HD-141 67% -+++-+
Bill Werkheiser R HD-157 67% -+++-+
Marcus Wiedower R HD-119 67% -+++-+
Mike Wilensky D HD-079 0% ---..-
David Wilkerson D HD-038 0% ------
Mary Frances Williams D HD-037 0% ------
Noel Williams, Jr. R HD-148 67% -+++-+
Al Williams D HD-168 0% ------
Bruce Williamson R HD-115 67% -+++-+
Matthew Wilson D HD-080 0% ------
Bill Yearta R HD-152 67% -+++-+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 1.2%
Republican 67.6%