RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Karen Mathiak

Georgia State Representative, District 82 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 82

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 23; 99 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.0; 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.

Health · secretary
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview · ex officio
State Planning and Community Affairs · chair
Appropriations
Higher Education
Insurance
Interstate Cooperation
Intragovernmental Coordination

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 99 sponsored · 23 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1513 Fayette County; State Court; change compensation of judge
Became law Jun 2026

HB 350 Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions
DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Became law May 2026

HB 877 Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter
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 Mathiak sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Mathiak is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Eddie Lumsden, James Burchett, Kimberly New

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

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 73 Georgia House of Representatives, District 74 Georgia House of Representatives, District 82

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 of Representatives, District 82	Won	R+12.0	R+20.5	−8.5
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 82	Won	R+25.9	R+20.5	+5.4
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 74	Won	R+27.4	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 73	Won	R+11.9	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 73	Won	—	—	—
2016	Georgia House of Representatives, District 73	Won	R+29.1	—	—