Tonya P. Anderson
Georgia State Senator, District 43 since 2016. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 10
- 419 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 5.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +50.1
- 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
- Economic Development and Tourism
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview
- Reapportionment and Redistricting
- Regulated Industries and Utilities
- Veterans, Military and Homeland Security
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jan 2027
AGRICULTURE · Became law Jul 2026
Became law May 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Anderson sits in the Georgia State Senate
Anderson is closer to the center than 83% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Kim Jackson, Freddie Sims, David Lucas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Anderson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Georgia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Career
Offices held, and every time Anderson 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 State Senate, District 43 | Won | — | D+53.6 | — |
| 2024 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Won | — | D+53.6 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Won | D+50.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Won | D+55.0 | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia State Senate, District 43 | Won | D+40.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 92 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 92 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $39.3K
- Spent
- $109.9K
- Cash
- $27.4K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Sep 21, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Anderson, Tonya P. State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Sep 21, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Anderson has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 43 · since 2016
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 92 · 2012–2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Anderson has run against
- Melanie Williams (R) · 2022 election, won
- Janice Van Ness (R) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Anderson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/d9f1ea57-7b90-484a-9664-927a36c87e0c
- Wikidata Q16150292
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET