DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Karen Lupton

Georgia State Representative, District 83 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 83

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 3; 106 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.4%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education
Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Human Relations and Aging

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 106 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1504 Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees
Became law May 2026

HB 1307 Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to…
Became law May 2026

HB 303 Original 33 Memorial Act; enact
STATE GOVERNMENT · Became law Jul 2025

HB 641 Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a…
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 626 Criminal procedure; extend retention period of evidence of sexual assault when victim elects not to…
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Failed in the House Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lupton sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Lupton is closer to the center than 13% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Marvin Lim, Rhonda Burnough, El-Mahdi Holly

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

With Lupton’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Lupton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Lupton	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 23, 2026	SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish	No	No	Yes	Passed 94–79
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1534: Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge	No	No	Yes	Passed 101–69
Apr 2, 2026	HB 413: Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on…	No	No	Yes	Passed 96–70
Apr 2, 2026	SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for…	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63
Apr 2, 2026	SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Lupton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 83

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 83	Won	D+43.6	D+31.6	+12.0
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 83	Won	D+26.2	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 83	Won	D+21.9	—	—