Bill Werkheiser
Georgia State Representative, District 157 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 9
- 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.6%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +42.0
- Won 2014
- Elections
- 7
- 2014–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Industry and Labor · chair
- Appropriations
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
- Judiciary Juvenile
- Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Resource Management Special
- State Properties
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
MILITARY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS · Became law May 2026
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Became law May 2026
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law May 2026
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Werkheiser sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Werkheiser is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mandi Ballinger, Robert Dickey, Gerald Greene
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Werkheiser’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Werkheiser’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Werkheiser | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 94–79 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 1534: Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 101–69 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | HB 413: Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on… | No | Yes | No | Passed 96–70 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 110–63 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 110–63 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Werkheiser was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | — | R+55.1 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 | Won | R+42.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Werkheiser has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 157 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Werkheiser has run against
- Sadie J. Jenkins (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Werkheiser
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/adefd0ba-43cd-4aae-9321-12f67e57ac8a
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET