Rashaun Kemp
Democratic · GA · GA State Senator
Rashaun Kemp serves in the Georgia Senate and is senior director at the National Charter Collaborative, after leading a state education department and becoming a high school principal at 27. He is the first openly gay Black man elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
Where Rashaun Kemp stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Corporate Accountability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted to accept the House rewrite of Senate Bill 220, which lets medical cannabis patients get the plant, oils and extracts. The Georgia Senate agreed 38-14, and it became law as Act 712.
March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted to accept the House rewrite of Senate Bill 472, which lets the state ask the governor to suspend school board members over money mismanagement. The Georgia Senate agreed 29-17, and it became law as Act 722.
March 27, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted no on the final version of House Bill 463, which cuts the income tax rate to 4.99 percent in 2026, then toward 3.99. The Georgia Senate agreed 33-20, and it became law as Act 465.
April 2, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted against the House's version of Senate Bill 1, the Riley Gaines Act of 2025, barring males from female school sports teams. The Georgia Senate agreed 34-20, and it became law as Act 11.
March 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on accepting the House's version of Senate Bill 68, which limits pain-and-suffering arguments, allows seat-belt evidence and tightens other lawsuit rules. The Senate agreed 34-21, and it became law as Act 9.
March 21, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass Senate Bill 144, which lets a federally approved pesticide label satisfy the maker's health-warning duty. The Georgia Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.
March 4, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted against the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3EX, which plans a hand-marked paper ballot voting system and orders hand recounts in close races. The Georgia Senate agreed 36-16, and it became law.
June 23, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against the final version of House Bill 1247, which bars courts from deferring to an agency's reading of the law. The Georgia Senate agreed 34-18, and it became law as Act 718.
April 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 443, which makes blocking a highway after a police order a high and aggravated misdemeanor. The Georgia Senate passed it 35-17, and it became law.
March 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against the House rewrite of Senate Bill 244, which pays wrongly imprisoned people $75,000 for each year served. The Georgia Senate agreed 35-18, and it became law as Act 361.
April 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 212, which bars schools giving student directory information to campaigns and makes leaking voter data a felony. The Georgia Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.
March 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 185, which bars state money for prisoners' sex-change surgery or hormone therapy. The Georgia Senate passed it 37-15, and it became law.
March 3, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Rashaun Kemp ran in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 38; Georgia · incumbent