Lanny Thomas
Georgia State Senator, District 53 since 2026. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- <1 yr
- Since 2026
- Bills became law
- 1
- 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 5.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +47.9
- 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 and Youth · ex officio
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Higher Education
- Natural Resources and the Environment
- State and Local Governmental Operations
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
ELECTIONS · Became law Jun 2026
REVENUE AND TAXATION · Introduced Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Thomas sits in the Georgia State Senate
Thomas is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bo Hatchett, Max Burns, Lee Anderson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Thomas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Career
Offices held, and every time Thomas 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Senate District 53 | Won | R+47.9 | R+58.4 | −10.5 |
| 2026 | Georgia State Senate, District 53 (runoff) | Won | +37.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $89.2K
- Spent
- $61.4K
- Cash
- $28.8K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Committee to Elect Lanny Thomas to State Senate State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Thomas has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 53 · since 2026
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thomas has run against
- John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk (D) · 2026 general, won
- John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk (D) · 2026 runoff, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Thomas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/ae6e08e3-6971-4cd2-982a-48d650a343d5
- Wikidata Q139042814
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET