RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Shaw Blackmon

Georgia State Representative, District 146 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 146Born 1973

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 25; 89 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.2%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +28.2; Won 2022
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.

Appropriations · ex officio
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview · ex officio
Ways and Means · chair
Governmental Affairs
Insurance
Resource Management Special
Rules
Rural Development
Technology and Infrastructure Innovation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 89 sponsored · 25 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 463 Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Became law May 2026

HB 1112 Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide
COMMERCE AND TRADE · Became law May 2026

HB 1129 Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions
COMMERCE AND TRADE · Became law May 2026

HB 1209 Sales and use tax; purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction…
PROPERTY · Became law May 2026

HB 438 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for…
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · 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 Blackmon sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Blackmon is closer to the center than 51% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brad Thomas, Jaclyn Ford, Todd Jones

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

With Blackmon’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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

Date	Bill	Blackmon	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…	Not voting	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 Blackmon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 146

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 District 146	Won	—	R+17.4	—
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 146	Won	—	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 146	Won	R+28.2	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 146	Won	—	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 146	Won	—	—	—
2016	Georgia House of Representatives, District 146	Won	—	—	—