RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Matt Brass

Georgia State Senator, District 6 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 6Born 1978

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 49; 300 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.4%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +32.2; 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.

Children and Families · secretary
Natural Resources and the Environment · ex officio
Rules · chair
Administrative Affairs
Health and Human Services
Regulated Industries and Utilities

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 300 sponsored · 49 became law

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

SB 10 Sales and Use Taxes; any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and…
REVENUE AND TAXATION · Introduced Jun 2026

SB 76 License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 384 Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles;…
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2027

SB 406 "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jan 2027

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Brass sits in the Georgia State Senate

Brass is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Carden Summers, Kay Kirkpatrick, Tim Bearden

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

With Brass’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%

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

Date	Bill	Brass	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…	No	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	No	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	No	Yes	No	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	No	Yes	No	Passed 26–22

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

Career

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia State Senate, District 28 Georgia State Senate, District 6

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 6	Won	R+32.2	R+40.5	−8.3
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 6	Won	R+44.6	—	—
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 28	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 28	Won	—	—	—
2018	Georgia State Senate, District 28	Won	—	—	—
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 28	Won	R+99.8	—	—