Emory Dunahoo
Georgia State Representative, District 31 since 2012. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 12
- 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.6%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +40.1
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 8
- 2012–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Game, Fish and Parks · vice chair
- State Properties · vice chair
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
- Appropriations
- Banks and Banking
- Human Relations and Aging
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law May 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Dunahoo sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Dunahoo is closer to the center than 2% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Noelle Kahaian, Steve Tarvin, Charlice Byrd
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Dunahoo’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
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: Dunahoo’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Dunahoo | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yes | 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… | Yes | 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 Dunahoo 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 31 | Won | — | R+50.3 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | R+40.1 | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | R+45.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | R+48.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Dunahoo has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 31 · since 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Dunahoo has run against
- Leigh Miller (D) · 2020 election, won
- Alana Watkins (D) · 2018 election, won
- Michelle Jones (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Dunahoo
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3b2b9f31-6859-4582-8d82-581597c0c178
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET