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David Sampson

Democratic · GA · GA State Representative

David Sampson serves in the Georgia House and owns three Albany small businesses, including a shoe and medical products store and an insurance agency. He holds a business administration degree from Albany State College.

Where David Sampson stands, based on their records

Supports

Corporate Accountability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Mixed record

Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 10, 2026

Raised
$1,500
Spent
$625
Cash on hand
$875

Donor breakdowns reflect itemized contributions reported to Georgia's current filing system (July 2025 onward). Official totals are cumulative and can include earlier or non-itemized money not shown in the breakdowns.

Direct contributions by size
  • $1,000-$4,999$1,500

Source: Georgia Ethics Commission · 2026 cycle · ethics.ga.gov

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Co-sponsored HB 77, which increased the number of superior-court judges in the Dougherty Judicial Circuit; the House passed it 168–0 on 2023-02-08.

    February 8, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: dlg.usg.edu · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose

  • Voted against the Senate's rewrite of House Bill 463, which cuts the income tax rate to 4.99 percent in 2026, then toward 3.99. The Georgia House agreed 104-71, and it became law as Act 465.

    April 2, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 111. It cuts the individual income-tax rate from 5.39 percent to 5.19 percent starting January 1, 2025. The Georgia House passed it 110-60, and it became law.

    March 6, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support

  • Voted to accept the Senate's change to Senate Bill 69, which makes companies that fund other people's lawsuits register with the state. The House agreed 120-42, and it became law as Act 10.

    March 31, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Co-sponsored a law extending the Chehaw Park Authority through December 31, 2036. The governor signed it (House Bill 1092).

    February 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: dlg.usg.edu · researched August 8, 2026

Track record — General

General · 26 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 House passed it 94-79, and it became law.

    June 23, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against the final version of House Bill 1247, which bars courts from deferring to an agency's reading of the law. The Georgia House agreed 98-70, and it became law as Act 718.

    April 2, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 472, which lets the State Board of Education ask the governor to suspend school board members over money mismanagement. The Georgia House passed it 96-58, and it became law as Act 722.

    March 25, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against passing Senate Bill 443, which makes blocking a highway after a police order a high and aggravated misdemeanor. The Georgia House passed it 96-69, completing passage. It became law as Act 512, effective July 1, 2026.

    March 23, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 1164, which requires state audits of high-risk school systems and more public financial notices. The Georgia House passed it 103-68, and it became law.

    February 26, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 244, which pays wrongly imprisoned people $75,000 per year and makes counties cover defense costs after prosecutor misconduct. The Georgia House passed it 103-61, and it became law.

    April 2, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted against accepting the Senate's change to Senate Bill 40, which puts catalytic converters under the scrap metal law and bans cash for them. The House agreed 91-63, and it became law as Act 278.

    April 2, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 212, which bars schools giving student directory information to campaigns and makes leaking voter data a felony. The Georgia House passed it 98-66, and it became law.

    March 31, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 1, the Riley Gaines Act of 2025, barring males from female school sports teams. The Georgia House passed it 100-64, and it became law.

    March 31, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 68, which limits pain-and-suffering arguments, allows seat-belt evidence and tightens other lawsuit rules. The Georgia House passed it 91-82, and it became law.

    March 20, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 144, which lets a federally approved pesticide label satisfy the maker's health-warning duty. The Georgia House passed it 101-58, and it became law.

    March 13, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Co-sponsored HB 548, which restated the governing law of the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority; the House passed it 165–0 on 2025-03-10.

    March 10, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

  • Voted against the final version of HB 1105, which requires jails to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests. The Georgia House agreed it 99-75, and it became law.

    March 28, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 351, which bars social media accounts for children under 16 without a parent's consent. The Georgia House passed it 120-45, and it became law.

    March 28, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against the final version of HB 1339, which loosens certificate of need rules for new hospitals and raises the rural hospital tax credit. The Georgia House agreed it 95-68, and it became law.

    March 21, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 420, which bars companies and agents of foreign adversary governments from buying Georgia farmland. The Georgia House passed it 97-67, and it became law.

    March 21, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 362, which strips economic development incentives from employers that accept a union on signed cards alone. The Georgia House passed it 96-78, and it became law.

    March 20, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against HB 1018, which bars banks from using a merchant code that marks gun shops and bars any registry of gun owners. The Georgia House passed it 106-60, and it became law.

    February 27, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against the compromise version of HB 557, which lets nurse practitioners and physician assistants prescribe some Schedule II drugs. The Georgia House adopted it 132-35, and it became law.

    February 8, 2024

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against Senate Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state Senate districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 98-71, and it became law.

    December 5, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state House districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 101-77, and it became law.

    December 1, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 159, which raises penalties for inmates caught with banned items and for staff who bring them in. The Georgia House passed it 103-72, and it became law.

    March 27, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 222, which bars election officials from taking private donations and makes the State Election Board its own agency. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

    March 27, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 44, which sets a prison term of at least five years for recruiting someone into a criminal street gang. The Georgia House passed it 99-74, and it became law.

    March 20, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against SB 140, which bans hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery for minors treated for gender dysphoria. The Georgia House passed it 96-75, and it became law.

    March 16, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against HB 500, which creates the crime of arson of a law enforcement vehicle, with five to 20 years in prison. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

    March 1, 2023

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.