RepublicanIn office since Nov 2014

Marty Harbin

Georgia State Senator, District 16 since 2014. Ran in 8 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 16Born 1955

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 12 yrs; Since 2014
Bills became law: 41; 205 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.9%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +16.8; 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.

Banking and Financial Institutions · ex officio
Insurance and Labor · chair
Retirement · vice chair
Ethics
Finance
Government Oversight

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 205 sponsored · 41 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
ELECTIONS · Became law Jun 2026

SB 540 Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law Jul 2027

SB 524 License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jan 2027

SB 216 Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the…
COURTS · Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Harbin sits in the Georgia State Senate

Harbin is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Steve Gooch, Chuck Payne, Bill Cowsert

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

With Harbin’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Harbin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Harbin	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 26–22

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

Career

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia State Senate, District 16

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 State Senate, District 16	Won	R+16.8	R+25.4	−8.6
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	R+31.5	R+25.4	+6.1
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	R+36.4	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	R+36.3	—	—
2018	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	R+36.3	—	—
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 16	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 16 (runoff)	Won	+19.3	—	—
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 16 (primary)	Won	+4.8	—	—