Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Houston Gaines

Georgia State Representative, District 120 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for Georgia's 10th District.

Georgia State Representative, District 120Born 1995

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In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 19; 87 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +7.2; Won 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Insurance
Transportation
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 87 sponsored · 19 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1595 Clarke County; school district ad valorem tax; revise how income cap is calculated
Became law May 2026

HB 1573 Statham, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Became law May 2026

HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property…
LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Became law May 2026

HB 1379 Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
EDUCATION · Became law May 2026

HB 328 Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to…
EDUCATION · Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Gaines sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Gaines is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Will Wade, Trey Kelley, Martin Momtahan

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

With Gaines’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%

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: Gaines’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Gaines	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 Gaines was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 117 Georgia House of Representatives, District 120

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	+/−
2026	U.S. House, GA-10	Won	R+7.2	R+20.9	−13.7
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 120	Won	R+22.6	R+11.7	+10.9
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 120	Won	R+22.3	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 117	Won	R+13.2	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 117	Won	R+7.1	—	—