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Gary Richardson

Republican · GA · GA State Representative

Gary Richardson built the Sparkle Express Carwash chain, which employs more than 80 people at nine Georgia locations. An Augusta native, he served eight years as a Columbia County commissioner, five times as vice chair.

Where Gary Richardson stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records),

Opposes

Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record)

Mixed record

Civil Rights (1 support · 1 oppose), Corporate Accountability (1 support · 3 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Representative

Campaign Finance Information · State Representative · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 10, 2026

Raised
$227,847
Spent
$160,304
Cash on hand
$64,386

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.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Other$8,250
  • Retired$3,800
  • Speaker of the House of$3,300
  • Chief Executive Officer$1,250
  • Insurance agent$1,000
Direct contributions by size
  • $1,000-$4,999$31,200
  • $500-$999$10,500
  • $250-$499$3,600

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

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support

  • Voted to accept 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, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose

  • Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 1 oppose

  • Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 2 support

  • Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Co-sponsored a bill proposing statewide rules for financing local government assets, including creating an authority with tax-exempt status (House Bill 1448).

    February 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose

  • Voted to accept 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, 2024Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted to accept 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Lead sponsor of House Bill 154, which makes ambulance service an essential service under Georgia law. The House passed it on March 4, 2025, and the Senate passed a changed version on March 23, 2026 (House Bill 154).

    March 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support

  • Sponsored House Bill 783, creating an $8,000 homestead exemption from Columbia County school property taxes for all resident homeowners. The House took it up on its local calendar for March 25, 2025, and county voters approved the exemption that November.

    March 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 1 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2024Supports National Defense

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support

  • Voted for 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, 2026Supports 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 — Data Privacy

Data Privacy · 2 support

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2024Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 552, the True Patriotism and Universal Student Access Act, which lets students form political clubs at school. The Georgia House passed this House version 95-68, the Senate agreed the same day, and it became law as Act 497.

    March 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 3 oppose

  • Voted to accept the Senate's changes to House Bill 1185, which makes it harder for shareholders to sue companies and see company records. The Georgia House agreed 97-65, and it became law as Act 460.

    March 31, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • 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

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.