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Running forLieutenant Governor

Josh McLaurin

Democrat

Overview

Georgia state senator since 2023.

  • State representative, 2019–2023
  • State senator for District 14, 2023–present

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Facts from Ballotpedia.

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

17 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023SB 115: Georgia National Guard; the adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025SB 173: Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 541: Property; the placement of wheel restraints on trespassing motor vehicles; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2026SB 396: Labor and Industrial Relations; retaliatory actions by certain employers against certain employees for disclosing potentially unlawful activities; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2026SB 397: Torts; remedies for deprivation of constitutional rights of state citizens by civil immigration enforcement officers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2026SB 379: "Georgia Health Insurance Affordability and Consumer Protection Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025SB 363: Electors; restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025SB 227: Labor and Industrial Relations; protections for freelance workers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025SB 174: Conduct of Proceedings in Criminal Trials; legislative intent; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025SB 25: Pardons and Paroles; procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2024SB 586: Grants of Pardons, Paroles, and Other Relief; procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024SB 516: Unfair or Deceptive Practices in Consumer Transactions; making of false or misleading statements regarding the limited supply of or the duration of discounted purchase prices for consumer goods; add example
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024SB 521: Labor and Industrial Relations; protections for freelance workers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024SB 506: Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 245: Proceedings in Criminal Trials; legislative intent; exceptions to rulings or orders of the court; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 247: Removal of Improperly Parked Cars; a towing and storage firm from placing an instrument designed to restrict movement of a motor vehicle; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 179: Electors; restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; provide
    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

1,331 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 61 of 1,704 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 52 of them.

By topic
Agriculture36 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages5 votes
      Animals6 votes
        Appeal and Error17 votes
          Aviation9 votes
            Banking and Finance17 votes
              Buildings and Housing20 votes
                Civil Practice38 votes
                  Commerce and Trade51 votes
                    Commercial Code3 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources38 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations6 votes
                            Courts108 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)120 votes
                                Criminal Procedure33 votes
                                  Domestic Relations23 votes
                                    Education207 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity3 votes
                                          Evidence10 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety11 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics22 votes
                                                Game and Fish11 votes
                                                  General Assembly49 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga4 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward7 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons9 votes
                                                          Health125 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance68 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations14 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies53 votes
                                                                    Local Government90 votes
                                                                      Mental Health20 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs34 votes
                                                                          Minors49 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic103 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions31 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses106 votes
                                                                                    Property67 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees56 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation18 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions45 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation153 votes
                                                                                              Social Services41 votes
                                                                                                State Government106 votes
                                                                                                  Torts20 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft9 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)23 votes
                                                                                                          Other66 votes

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