Mike Cheokas
Georgia State Representative, District 151 since 2004. Ran in 12 elections between 2004 and 2024, winning 11. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- In office
- 22 yrs
- Since 2004
- Bills became law
- 7
- 61 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 7.3%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +9.8
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 13
- 2004–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Small Business Development · chair
- Appropriations
- Code Revision
- Creative Arts and Entertainment
- Education
- Public and Community Health
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Cheokas sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Cheokas is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Matt Dubnik, Robert Dickey, Dale Washburn
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Cheokas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
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: Cheokas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Cheokas | 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 Cheokas 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 House of Representatives, District 151 | Counting | R+7.0 | R+6.1 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 151 | Won | — | R+6.1 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 151 | Won | R+9.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 | Won | R+7.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 | Won | R+3.6 | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 | Lost | D+1.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 | Won | R+4.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 | Won | R+1.3 | — | — |
| 2010 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | R+11.2 | — | — |
| 2004 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 134 | Won | R+2.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $98.9K
- Spent
- $140.7K
- Cash
- $48.4K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Cheokas, Michael State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Cheokas has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 151 · since 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 · since 2018
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 138 · since 2012
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 134 · since 2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cheokas has run against
- Ethan Wolfe (D) · 2026 election
- Joyce Barlow (D) · 2022 election, won
- Marc Arnett (D) · 2020 election, won
- Bardin Hooks (D) · 2018 election, won
- Bill McGowan (D) · 2016 election, lost
- Kevin T. Brown (D) · 2014 election, won
- Gerald E. Smith (R) · 2006 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Cheokas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1831cc73-e694-4cea-83a4-b55c3495f76a
- Wikidata Q19864311
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET