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Running forState House, District 171

Joseph M. Campbell

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Overview

Joseph Melton Campbell is an American politician from Georgia. Campbell is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 171.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

9 bills

Became law

6 became law. Another 1 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 6: Mitchell County; Board of Commissioners; filling vacancies; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 5: Decatur County; board of commissioners; change district residency requirements for candidates
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2024HB 863: Bainbridge, City of; levy an excise tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 94: Mitchell County; county administrator; provide final authority to take employment action on department heads subject to consultation with the board of commissioners
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 93: Mitchell County; Board of Commissioners; revise provisions of compensation
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2023HB 11: Mitchell County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 618: Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jun 17, 2026HB 13: Mitchell County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2024HB 1459: Georgia Agricultural Trust Fund; exempt sale or use of diesel exhaust fuel
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

1,474 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 31 of 1,606 votes (2%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 19 of them.

By topic
Agriculture42 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages6 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error21 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance18 votes
              Buildings and Housing23 votes
                Civil Practice36 votes
                  Commerce and Trade53 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources55 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts124 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)132 votes
                                Criminal Procedure49 votes
                                  Domestic Relations25 votes
                                    Education212 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence15 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety14 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics30 votes
                                                Game and Fish20 votes
                                                  General Assembly56 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga10 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward10 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health159 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance98 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations19 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies72 votes
                                                                    Local Government127 votes
                                                                      Mental Health30 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs47 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic137 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions36 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses132 votes
                                                                                    Property91 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees76 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation27 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions37 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation203 votes
                                                                                              Social Services51 votes
                                                                                                State Government135 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft14 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)9 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.