RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Drew Echols

Georgia State Senator, District 49 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 49

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 51; 285 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.8%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +33.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture and Consumer Affairs · ex officio
Economic Development and Tourism · chair
Retirement · secretary
Science and Technology · secretary
Appropriations

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 285 sponsored · 51 became law

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SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
ELECTIONS · Became law Jun 2026

SB 10 Sales and Use Taxes; any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and…
REVENUE AND TAXATION · Introduced Jun 2026

SB 76 License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 384 Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles;…
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 406 "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jan 2027

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Echols sits in the Georgia State Senate

Echols is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Larry Walker, Blake Tillery, Bill Cowsert

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Echols’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Echols’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Echols	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	Not voting	Yes	No	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22