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 2023

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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 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Mental Health

Good Vote: No

HB520 Mental Health (Passed 163 to 3 on 3/2/2023). Makes multiple changes to Georgia’s mental-health and other healthcare laws and expands government.

2. Proof of Vaccine

Good Vote: Yes

SB1 Proof of Vaccine (Passed 99 to 69 on 3/23/2023). Removes the automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services.

3. Green Energy Authorities

Good Vote: No

HB206 Green Energy Authorities (Passed 134 to 38 on 3/6/2023). Provides for the creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities in certain counties and municipalities.

4. Georgia Promise Scholarship Act

Good Vote: No

SB233 Georgia Promise Scholarship Act (Failed 85 to 89 on 3/29/2023). Would have created a school-voucher program, in which the government gives parents “public funds” (i.e., government money) to get their children out of government-run public or charter schools and instead place them in private school or to homeschool them.

5. Zoos & Aquariums

Good Vote: No

HB86 Zoos & Aquariums (Passed 156 to 10 on 3/29/2023). Exempts purchases of tangible personal property used in the expansion or renovation of a qualified aquarium or zoo from state and local income taxes.

6. Sex Changes for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SB140 Sex Changes for Minors (Passed 96 to 75 on 3/16/2023). Prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors from being performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities and prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Solomon Adesanya	D	HD-043	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Segun Adeyina	D	HD-110	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Kimberly Alexander	D	HD-066	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Victor Anderson	R	HD-010	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Teri Anulewicz	D	HD-042	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Bethany Ballard	R	HD-147	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Mandi Ballinger	R	HD-023	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Imani Barnes	D	HD-086	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Carter Barrett	R	HD-024	50%	-	+	-	-	+	+
Matt Barton	R	HD-005	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Debra Bazemore	D	HD-063	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Eric Bell	D	HD-075	NA	.	.	.	+	-	.
Karen Bennett	D	HD-094	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Patty Bentley	D	HD-139	25%	.	.	-	+	-	-
James Beverly	D	HD-143	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Shaw Blackmon	R	HD-146	50%	-	+	.	-	.	+
Josh Bonner	R	HD-072	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Roger Bruce	D	HD-061	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Debbie Buckner	D	HD-137	20%	-	-	-	+	-	.
James Burchett	R	HD-176	40%	-	+	-	-	.	+
Rhonda Burnough	D	HD-077	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Jon Burns	R	HD-159	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Charlice Byrd	R	HD-020	80%	+	+	+	-	+	.
Mike Cameron	R	HD-001	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Beth Camp	R	HD-131	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Joe Campbell	R	HD-171	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Lisa Campbell	D	HD-035	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Park Cannon	D	HD-058	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Charles Cannon	R	HD-172	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Kasey Carpenter	R	HD-004	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
John Carson	R	HD-046	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Doreen Carter	D	HD-092	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Johnny Chastain	R	HD-007	40%	-	+	+	-	-	.
Mike Cheokas	R	HD-138	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
David Clark	R	HD-098	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Jasmine Clark	D	HD-108	25%	-	.	-	+	.	-
J Collins	R	HD-068	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Sharon Cooper	R	HD-043	20%	-	+	-	-	-	.
John Corbett	R	HD-174	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Brent Cox	R	HD-028	67%	+	+	+	-	-	+
Omari Crawford	D	HD-084	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Clint Crowe	R	HD-110	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Terry Cummings	D	HD-039	20%	.	-	-	+	-	-
Lauren Daniel	R	HD-117	50%	.	+	.	-	-	+
Viola Davis	D	HD-087	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Buddy DeLoach	R	HD-167	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Katie Dempsey	R	HD-013	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Robert Dickey	R	HD-140	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Demetrius Douglas	D	HD-078	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Saira Draper	D	HD-090	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Karla Drenner	D	HD-085	0%	-	-	-	.	.	-
Matt Dubnik	R	HD-029	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Emory Dunahoo	R	HD-030	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Chuck Efstration	R	HD-104	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Ginny Ehrhart	R	HD-036	40%	-	+	.	-	-	+
Chris Erwin	R	HD-028	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Becky Evans	D	HD-083	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Stacey Evans	D	HD-057	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Barry Fleming	R	HD-121	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Tim Fleming	R	HD-114	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Lehman Franklin	R	HD-160	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Gloria Frazier	D	HD-126	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Spencer Frye	D	HD-118	40%	.	-	+	+	-	-
Houston Gaines	R	HD-117	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Matthew Gambill	R	HD-015	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Carl Gilliard	D	HD-162	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Lynn Gladney	D	HD-130	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Lydia Glaize	D	HD-067	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Mike Glanton	D	HD-075	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gerald Greene	R	HD-151	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Joseph Gullett	R	HD-019	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Stan Gunter	R	HD-008	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Leesa Hagan	R	HD-156	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Matt Hatchett	R	HD-150	20%	-	.	-	-	-	+
Lee Hawkins	R	HD-027	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Sharon Henderson	D	HD-113	20%	-	.	-	+	-	-
Scott Hilton	R	HD-048	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Bill Hitchens	R	HD-161	20%	-	.	-	-	-	+
Scott Holcomb	D	HD-081	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Betsy Holland	D	HD-054	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
El-Mahdi Holly	D	HD-111	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Soo Hong	R	HD-103	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Mitchell Horner	R	HD-003	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Penny Houston	R	HD-170	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Karlton Howard	D	HD-129	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
David Huddleston	R	HD-072	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Carolyn Hugley	D	HD-136	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Shelly Hutchinson	D	HD-107	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Mack Jackson	D	HD-128	40%	-	+	-	+	.	-
Edna Jackson	D	HD-165	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Rick Jasperse	R	HD-011	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
David Jenkins	R	HD-132	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Jan Jones	R	HD-047	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Todd Jones	R	HD-025	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Sheila Jones	D	HD-053	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Trey Kelley	R	HD-016	50%	-	+	-	-	+	+
Dar'shun Kendrick	D	HD-093	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Gregg Kennard	D	HD-102	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
David Knight	R	HD-130	60%	.	+	+	-	-	+
John LaHood	R	HD-175	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Rob Leverett	R	HD-033	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Regina Lewis-Ward	D	HD-109	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Marvin Lim	D	HD-099	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Jodi Lott	R	HD-122	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Eddie Lumsden	R	HD-012	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Karen Lupton	D	HD-083	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Mesha Mainor	D	HD-056	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Derek Mallow	D	HD-163	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Pedro "Pete" Marin	D	HD-096	0%	-	-	.	.	.	-
Chuck Martin	R	HD-049	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Reynaldo Martinez	R	HD-111	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Karen Mathiak	R	HD-073	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Danny Mathis	R	HD-144	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Dewey McClain	D	HD-100	20%	.	-	-	+	-	-
Derrick McCollum	R	HD-030	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Lauren McDonald	R	HD-026	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Josh McLaurin	D	HD-051	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Steven Meeks	R	HD-178	60%	-	+	+	-	.	+
Tanya Miller	D	HD-062	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Billy Mitchell	D	HD-088	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Martin Momtahan	R	HD-017	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Angela Moore	D	HD-090	20%	-	-	+	.	-	-
Farooq Mughal	D	HD-105	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Tish Naghise	D	HD-068	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Yasmin Neal	D	HD-074	40%	-	.	+	+	-	-
Kimberly New	R	HD-064	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Mark Newton	R	HD-123	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Gabe Okoye	D	HD-102	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Phil Olaleye	D	HD-059	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Mary Margaret Oliver	D	HD-082	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Esther Panitch	D	HD-051	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Miriam Paris	D	HD-142	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Sam Park	D	HD-101	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Butch Parrish	R	HD-158	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Don Parsons	R	HD-044	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Holt Persinger	R	HD-119	40%	.	+	-	-	-	+
Jesse Petrea	R	HD-166	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Clay Pirkle	R	HD-155	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Alan Powell	R	HD-032	40%	-	+	-	-	.	+
Brian Prince	D	HD-127	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Teddy Reese	D	HD-140	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Matt Reeves	R	HD-099	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Trey Rhodes	R	HD-120	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Jason Ridley	R	HD-006	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Jordan Ridley	R	HD-022	60%	.	+	+	-	-	+
Shea Roberts	D	HD-052	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Ruwa Romman	D	HD-097	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Steven Sainz	R	HD-180	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
David Sampson	D	HD-153	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Kim Schofield	D	HD-060	0%	-	-	-	.	.	-
Mitchell Scoggins	R	HD-014	40%	-	.	-	+	-	+
Sandra Scott	D	HD-076	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Devan Seabaugh	R	HD-034	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Dexter Sharper	D	HD-177	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Deborah Silcox	R	HD-053	20%	-	+	-	-	-	.
Vance Smith	R	HD-133	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Lynn Smith	R	HD-070	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Michael Smith	D	HD-041	33%	-	+	-	+	-	-
Tyler Paul Smith	R	HD-018	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Richard Smith	R	HD-134	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Ron Stephens	R	HD-164	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Doug Stoner	D	HD-040	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Steve Tarvin	R	HD-002	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Darlene Taylor	R	HD-173	60%	.	+	-	+	-	+
Rhonda Taylor	D	HD-091	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Mandisha A. Thomas	D	HD-065	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Brad Thomas	R	HD-021	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Rick Townsend	R	HD-179	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Long Tran	D	HD-080	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Kenneth Vance	R	HD-133	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Will Wade	R	HD-009	60%	-	+	+	-	.	+
Dale Washburn	R	HD-141	40%	-	+	-	-	.	+
Sam Watson	R	HD-172	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bill Werkheiser	R	HD-157	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Anne Westbrook	D	HD-163	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Marcus Wiedower	R	HD-119	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
David Wilkerson	D	HD-038	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Rick Williams	R	HD-145	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mary Frances Williams	D	HD-037	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Noel Williams, Jr.	R	HD-148	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Al Williams	D	HD-168	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Bruce Williamson	R	HD-115	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Inga Willis	D	HD-055	20%	-	-	-	+	-	.
Bill Yearta	R	HD-152	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	20.1%
Republican	42.8%

Freedom Index

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