RepublicanIn office since Nov 2012

John Carson

Georgia State Representative, District 46 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 46

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 13; 58 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 12.2%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +3.4; 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.

Retirement · chair
Appropriations
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Insurance
Rules
Transportation
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 58 sponsored · 13 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 33 Cherokee County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Failed in the House Jun 2026

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

HB 857 Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary
Became law May 2026

HB 858 Cobb County; State Court; change compensation and number of certain staff of solicitor-general
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 Carson sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Carson is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Matt Reeves, Buddy DeLoach, Don Parsons

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

With Carson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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

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

201220142016201820202022202420262028Georgia House of Representatives, District 46

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	Georgia House District 46	Won	R+3.4	R+8.6	−5.2
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	R+17.8	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	R+19.6	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	R+22.9	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	R+23.6	—	—
2016	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Georgia House of Representatives, District 46	Won	R+47.3	—	—