Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Will Wade

Georgia State Representative, District 9 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Won the 2026 race for Georgia Senate District 51.

Georgia State Representative, District 9Born 1978

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 28; 79 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 8.0%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +58.2; Won 2026
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations
Banks and Banking
Education
Judiciary Juvenile
State Planning and Community Affairs
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 79 sponsored · 28 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1254 Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of…
COMMERCE AND TRADE · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1164 Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee
EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1185 Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide
CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS · Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wade sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Wade is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Houston Gaines, Trey Kelley, Martin Momtahan

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

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

Date	Bill	Wade	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 Wade was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 9

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 51	Won	R+58.2	R+64.5	−6.3
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Won	—	R+64.5	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Won	R+67.8	—	—