Tyler Smith
Georgia State Representative, District 18 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 26
- 138 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +60.5
- 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.
- Judiciary · ex officio
- Judiciary: Non-Civil · chair
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
- Insurance
- Judiciary Juvenile
- Small Business Development
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
COURTS · Became law Jul 2026
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law May 2026
REVENUE AND TAXATION · Became law May 2026
Became law May 2026
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Smith sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Smith is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Jaclyn Ford, Todd Jones, Jordan Ridley
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Smith’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
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: Smith’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Smith | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 94–79 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Smith 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 18 | Won | R+60.5 | R+65.6 | −5.1 |
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | — | R+65.6 | — |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+72.9 | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 18 | Won | R+50.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $184.6K
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.
| Tyler Paul Smith for State House, Inc. State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Smith has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 18 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Smith has run against
- Pat Rhudy (D) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Smith
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4b162447-89a7-4ffc-acbf-617e1ad87e2a
- Wikidata Q105082233
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET