RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Lauren McDonald

Georgia State Representative, District 26 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 26

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 21; 129 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.7%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +23.3; 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.

Intragovernmental Coordination · chair
Transportation · vice chair
Appropriations
Game, Fish and Parks
Human Relations and Aging
Natural Resources and Environment
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Regulated Industries

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 129 sponsored · 21 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1391 Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Became law May 2026

HB 1234 State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for…
RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS · Became law May 2026

HB 455 Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law May 2026

HB 750 Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge
Became law May 2026

HB 1086 Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact
FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY · 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 McDonald sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

McDonald is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: John Corbett, Rick Jasperse, Bruce Williamson

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

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

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 26

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 26	Won	R+23.3	R+31.4	−8.1
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+41.5	R+31.4	+10.1
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+44.9	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+54.5	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 27 (primary)	Lost	−9.3	—	—