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 2024

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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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. 2nd Amendment Protection

Good Vote: Yes

HB1018 2nd Amendment Protection (Passed 33 to 19 on 3/26/2024). Prohibits financial institutions from using codes that identify firearms retailers or transactions.

2. Student Loan Forgiveness

Good Vote: No

HB872 Student Loan Forgiveness (Passed 47 to 2 on 3/26/2024). Expands the service cancelable loan program for medical professionals in "underserved" rural areas of Georgia to include dental students.

3. Ranked-Choice Voting Ban

Good Vote: Yes

SB355 Ranked-Choice Voting Ban (Passed 31 to 19 on 1/26/2024). Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting in all state elections.

4. Georgia Green New Deal

Good Vote: No

HB206 Georgia Green New Deal (Passed 43 to 9 on 3/26/2024). Known as the "Georgia Green New Deal," this bull 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. Immigration Enforcement

Good Vote: Yes

HB1105 Immigration Enforcement (Passed 34 to 19 on 3/21/2024). Outlines documentation for verifying immigration status, requires local law enforcement to cooperate with federal authorities, imposes penalties for non-compliance, and bans "sanctuary" policies.

6. American Library Association

Good Vote: Yes

SB390 American Library Association (Passed 33 to 20 on 2/29/2024). Restricts taxpayer and private funds from being used to support the American Library Association (ALA) and its affiliates.

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	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Jason Anavitarte	R	SD-031	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Tonya Anderson	D	SD-043	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Lee Anderson	R	SD-024	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Brandon Beach	R	SD-021	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Timothy Bearden	R	SD-030	80%	+	-	.	+	+	+
Matt Brass	R	SD-028	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Max Burns	R	SD-023	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Gloria Butler	D	SD-055	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Cowsert	R	SD-046	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Gail Davenport	D	SD-044	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clint Dixon	R	SD-045	80%	+	.	+	-	+	+
Greg Dolezal	R	SD-027	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mike Dugan	R	SD-030	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Shelly Echols	R	SD-049	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Jason Esteves	D	SD-006	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Ginn	R	SD-047	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Steve Gooch	R	SD-051	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Russ Goodman	R	SD-008	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Sonya Halpern	D	SD-039	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marty Harbin	R	SD-016	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Ed Harbison	D	SD-015	25%	+	.	-	.	-	-
Sally Harrell	D	SD-040	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Bo Hatchett	R	SD-050	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Billy Hickman	R	SD-004	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Mike Hodges	R	SD-003	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Chuck Hufstetler	R	SD-052	60%	+	-	.	-	+	+
Nabilah Islam Parkes	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kim Jackson	D	SD-041	NA	.	.	.	.	.	-
Donzella James	D	SD-035	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Harold Jones II	D	SD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emanuel Jones	D	SD-010	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Kennedy	R	SD-018	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Kay Kirkpatrick	R	SD-032	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
David Lucas	D	SD-026	20%	+	.	-	-	-	-
Derek Mallow	D	SD-002	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Josh McLaurin	D	SD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nikki Merritt	D	SD-009	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Colton Moore	R	SD-053	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nan Orrock	D	SD-036	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elena Parent	D	SD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chuck Payne	R	SD-054	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Sheikh Rahman	D	SD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael 'Doc' Rhett	D	SD-033	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Randy Robertson	R	SD-029	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Valencia Seay	D	SD-034	0%	-	.	.	-	-	-
Ed Setzler	R	HD-035	80%	+	.	+	-	+	+
Freddie Powell Sims	D	SD-012	20%	-	-	-	-	+	.
Shawn Still	R	SD-048	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Brian Strickland	R	SD-017	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Carden Summers	R	SD-013	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Horacena Tate	D	SD-038	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Blake Tillery	R	SD-019	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Larry Walker III	R	SD-020	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Sam Watson	R	SD-011	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Ben Watson	R	SD-001	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+
Rick Williams	R	SD-025	67%	+	-	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	72.6%
Democrat	3.1%

Freedom Index

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