What is the GA State Legislature?
The GA State Legislature is the governing body responsible for making and enacting laws in the state of Georgia. It consists of two chambers: the GA House of Representatives and the GA Senate.
The GA State House consists of 180 districts
The GA State Senate consists of 56 districts
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​The GA State Legislature impacts the daily lives of 11 million Georgians far more directly than the Federal Government.
NO COMPETITION
The GA State Legislature districts in both the House and the Senate are gerrymandered to give Republicans advantages, and ensure that they remain in power.
As a result of the census in 2020, new legislative district maps were drawn. The non-partisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project graded the 2021 district maps (drawn by Republicans):
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The GA State House district map earned a B
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The GA State Senate district map earned an F
Fair Districts GA reviewed election results from 2018, 2020, and the 2021 runoff and rated only 5 of GA’s 236 legislative districts as “competitive” (~2%).
The 2030 Project analyzed 2022 election results data and discovered that over half of GA Legislative seats were uncontested:
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GA State House: 95 of 180 races were uncontested (~53%)
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GA State Senate: 30 of 56 races were uncontested (~54%)
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BAD LEGISLATION
With their majority in the GA Legislature, the Republican party has proven that they do not represent what Georgians want:
(SB = Senate Bill, HB = House Bill)
ISSUE
WHAT THE GOP HAS DELIVERED
WHAT GEORGIANS WANT
Guns
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SB 319 (2022) removes the permit requirement to carry a concealed handgun
Health Care
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SB 140 (2023) bans gender affirming care for transgender youth and criminalizes doctors for providing it
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HB 481 (2019) imposed a “heartbeat” abortion ban
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Equal access to quality healthcare for all Georgians
Environmental protections
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A bipartisan coalition of 90 House legislators co-sponsored a bill to protect the Okefenokee swamp