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

1. Student Loan Forgiveness

Good Vote: No

HB872 Student Loan Forgiveness (Passed 150 to 3 on 2/16/2024). Expands the service cancelable loan program for medical professionals in "underserved" rural areas of Georgia to include dental students.

2. Elections and Free Speech

Good Vote: No

HB986 Elections and Free Speech (Passed 148 to 22 on 2/24/2024). Proposes that anyone found guilty of disseminating information considered deceptive by the government within a 90-day period leading up to an election will face felony charges. The penalties for this felony range from a minimum of 2 years to a maximum of 5 years in prison. This measure aims to curb the spread of “misinformation” that could influence the outcome of elections.

3. Citizen Voting

Good Vote: Yes

HR780 Citizen Voting (Passed 98 to 61 on 2/29/2024). Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in state elections.

4. Georgia Green New Deal

Good Vote: No

HB206 Georgia Green New Deal (Passed 142 to 22 on 3/28/2024). Known as the "Georgia Green New Deal," this bill 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. Foreign-owned Land

Good Vote: Yes

SB420 Foreign Owned Land (Passed 97 to 67 on 3/21/2024). Restricts the ability of certain foreign persons and entities to purchase, own, and convey real estate by nonresident aliens, particularly agricultural land and land near military bases.

6. Central Bank Digital Currency

Good Vote: Yes

HB1053 Central Bank Digital Currency (Passed 136 to 32 on 2/29/2024). Prohibits governmental agencies from using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as payment and from participating in any testing of such currency.

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	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Victor Anderson	R	HD-010	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Teri Anulewicz	D	HD-042	25%	.	.	-	-	-	+
Michelle Au	D	HD-050	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Bethany Ballard	R	HD-147	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Mandi Ballinger	R	HD-023	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Imani Barnes	D	HD-086	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carter Barrett	R	HD-024	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Matt Barton	R	HD-005	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Debra Bazemore	D	HD-063	0%	-	-	.	-	-	.
Eric Bell	D	HD-075	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Karen Bennett	D	HD-094	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Patty Bentley	D	HD-139	40%	-	-	+	-	.	+
James Beverly	D	HD-143	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shaw Blackmon	R	HD-146	75%	-	.	+	.	+	+
Josh Bonner	R	HD-072	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Roger Bruce	D	HD-061	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Debbie Buckner	D	HD-137	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
James Burchett	R	HD-176	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Rhonda Burnough	D	HD-077	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jon Burns	R	HD-159	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Charlice Byrd	R	HD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mike Cameron	R	HD-001	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Beth Camp	R	HD-131	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Joe Campbell	R	HD-171	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Lisa Campbell	D	HD-035	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Park Cannon	D	HD-058	0%	-	-	.	.	-	.
Charles Cannon	R	HD-172	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Kasey Carpenter	R	HD-004	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
John Carson	R	HD-046	40%	-	-	+	-	.	+
Doreen Carter	D	HD-092	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Johnny Chastain	R	HD-007	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Mike Cheokas	R	HD-138	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
David Clark	R	HD-098	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Jasmine Clark	D	HD-108	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
J Collins	R	HD-068	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Sharon Cooper	R	HD-043	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
John Corbett	R	HD-174	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Brent Cox	R	HD-028	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Omari Crawford	D	HD-084	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Clint Crowe	R	HD-110	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Terry Cummings	D	HD-039	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauren Daniel	R	HD-117	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Viola Davis	D	HD-087	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Buddy DeLoach	R	HD-167	25%	-	-	.	-	+	.
Katie Dempsey	R	HD-013	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Robert Dickey	R	HD-140	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Demetrius Douglas	D	HD-078	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Saira Draper	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karla Drenner	D	HD-085	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Dubnik	R	HD-029	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Emory Dunahoo	R	HD-030	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Chuck Efstration	R	HD-104	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Ginny Ehrhart	R	HD-036	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Chris Erwin	R	HD-028	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Becky Evans	D	HD-083	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Stacey Evans	D	HD-057	33%	.	.	-	-	.	+
Barry Fleming	R	HD-121	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tim Fleming	R	HD-114	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Lehman Franklin	R	HD-160	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Gloria Frazier	D	HD-126	25%	-	+	.	-	-	.
Spencer Frye	D	HD-118	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Houston Gaines	R	HD-117	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Matthew Gambill	R	HD-015	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Carl Gilliard	D	HD-162	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Lynn Gladney	D	HD-130	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Lydia Glaize	D	HD-067	25%	-	.	-	-	.	+
Mike Glanton	D	HD-075	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Gerald Greene	R	HD-151	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Joseph Gullett	R	HD-019	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Stan Gunter	R	HD-008	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Leesa Hagan	R	HD-156	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Matt Hatchett	R	HD-150	60%	-	-	+	.	+	+
Lee Hawkins	R	HD-027	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Sharon Henderson	D	HD-113	33%	.	.	-	.	-	+
Scott Hilton	R	HD-048	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Bill Hitchens	R	HD-161	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Scott Holcomb	D	HD-081	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Betsy Holland	D	HD-054	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
El-Mahdi Holly	D	HD-111	25%	-	+	.	-	-	.
Soo Hong	R	HD-103	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Mitchell Horner	R	HD-003	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Penny Houston	R	HD-170	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Karlton Howard	D	HD-129	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
David Huddleston	R	HD-072	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Carolyn Hugley	D	HD-136	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Shelly Hutchinson	D	HD-107	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Mack Jackson	D	HD-128	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Edna Jackson	D	HD-165	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Derrick Jackson	D	HD-064	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Rick Jasperse	R	HD-011	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
David Jenkins	R	HD-132	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Jan Jones	R	HD-047	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Todd Jones	R	HD-025	75%	.	-	+	+	.	+
Sheila Jones	D	HD-053	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Trey Kelley	R	HD-016	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Dar'shun Kendrick	D	HD-093	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Gregg Kennard	D	HD-102	20%	.	-	-	-	-	+
David Knight	R	HD-130	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
John LaHood	R	HD-175	40%	-	-	+	-	.	+
Rob Leverett	R	HD-033	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Regina Lewis-Ward	D	HD-109	33%	.	.	-	-	.	+
Marvin Lim	D	HD-099	40%	-	+	-	.	-	+
Jodi Lott	R	HD-122	60%	.	-	+	-	+	+
Eddie Lumsden	R	HD-012	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Karen Lupton	D	HD-083	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Mesha Mainor	D	HD-056	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Pedro "Pete" Marin	D	HD-096	0%	-	-	.	.	-	.
Chuck Martin	R	HD-049	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Reynaldo Martinez	R	HD-111	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Karen Mathiak	R	HD-073	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Danny Mathis	R	HD-144	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Dewey McClain	D	HD-100	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Derrick McCollum	R	HD-030	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Lauren McDonald	R	HD-026	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Steven Meeks	R	HD-178	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Tanya Miller	D	HD-062	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Billy Mitchell	D	HD-088	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Martin Momtahan	R	HD-017	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Angela Moore	D	HD-090	0%	.	-	-	.	-	-
Farooq Mughal	D	HD-105	20%	-	-	.	-	-	+
Tish Naghise	D	HD-068	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Yasmin Neal	D	HD-074	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Kimberly New	R	HD-064	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Mark Newton	R	HD-123	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Gabe Okoye	D	HD-102	0%	-	-	.	-	.	.
Phil Olaleye	D	HD-059	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Mary Margaret Oliver	D	HD-082	20%	-	-	.	-	-	+
Esther Panitch	D	HD-051	20%	.	-	-	-	-	+
Miriam Paris	D	HD-142	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Sam Park	D	HD-101	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Butch Parrish	R	HD-158	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Don Parsons	R	HD-044	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Holt Persinger	R	HD-119	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Jesse Petrea	R	HD-166	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Clay Pirkle	R	HD-155	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Alan Powell	R	HD-032	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Brian Prince	D	HD-127	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Teddy Reese	D	HD-140	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Matt Reeves	R	HD-099	40%	-	-	+	-	.	+
Trey Rhodes	R	HD-120	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Gary Richardson	R	HD-125	NA	.	.	.	-	+	.
Jason Ridley	R	HD-006	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Jordan Ridley	R	HD-022	33%	-	-	.	.	+	.
Shea Roberts	D	HD-052	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruwa Romman	D	HD-097	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Steven Sainz	R	HD-180	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
David Sampson	D	HD-153	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Kim Schofield	D	HD-060	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Mitchell Scoggins	R	HD-014	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Sandra Scott	D	HD-076	0%	.	-	-	.	-	-
Devan Seabaugh	R	HD-034	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Dexter Sharper	D	HD-177	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Deborah Silcox	R	HD-053	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Vance Smith	R	HD-133	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Lynn Smith	R	HD-070	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Michael Smith	D	HD-041	0%	.	-	.	-	-	.
Tyler Paul Smith	R	HD-018	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Richard Smith	R	HD-134	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ron Stephens	R	HD-164	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Doug Stoner	D	HD-040	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Tarvin	R	HD-002	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Darlene Taylor	R	HD-173	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Rhonda Taylor	D	HD-091	0%	.	-	.	-	-	-
Mandisha A. Thomas	D	HD-065	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brad Thomas	R	HD-021	60%	-	-	+	.	+	+
Rick Townsend	R	HD-179	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Long Tran	D	HD-080	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Kenneth Vance	R	HD-133	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Will Wade	R	HD-009	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Dale Washburn	R	HD-141	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Bill Werkheiser	R	HD-157	40%	-	-	.	-	+	+
Anne Westbrook	D	HD-163	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Wiedower	R	HD-119	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
David Wilkerson	D	HD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Mary Frances Williams	D	HD-037	20%	-	-	.	-	-	+
Noel Williams, Jr.	R	HD-148	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Al Williams	D	HD-168	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bruce Williamson	R	HD-115	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+
Inga Willis	D	HD-055	0%	-	-	.	-	-	-
Bill Yearta	R	HD-152	50%	-	-	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	13.3%
Republican	57.6%

Freedom Index

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