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John Albers

Republican · GA · Georgia State Senator, District 56

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John Albers is the Republican Georgia State Senator for District 56 and a 2026 re-election candidate, according to the Georgia Senate and his official site.

Where John Albers stands, based on their records

Supports

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

Opposes

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

Mixed record

Civil Rights (4 support · 4 oppose)

Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 56

Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 56 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated August 10, 2026

Raised
$328,880
Spent
$80,475
Cash on hand
$679,121

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

  • Senator$250,000
  • Attorney$7,000
  • Finance$2,500
  • CEO$2,250
  • Unknown$1,500
Direct contributions by size
  • $5,000+$250,000
  • $1,000-$4,999$63,800
  • $500-$999$12,000
  • $250-$499$2,850

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 Senate agreed it 34-17, 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 Senate passed it 31-23, and it became law.

    February 8, 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 Senate passed it 31-23, and it became law.

    February 8, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 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 Senate agreed 34-18, and it became law as Act 718.

    April 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass HB 1105, which requires jails to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests. The Georgia Senate passed it 34-19, and it became law.

    March 21, 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 Senate passed it 35-17, and it became law.

    March 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 500, which creates the crime of arson of a law enforcement vehicle, with five to 20 years in prison. The Georgia Senate passed it 36-18, and it became law.

    March 28, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to adopt the compromise version of SB 63, which requires money bail for more offenses and caps the cash bonds one person may post. The Georgia Senate adopted it 30-17, and it became law.

    February 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to accept the final version of SB 44, which sets at least five years in prison for recruiting someone into a criminal street gang. The Georgia Senate agreed it 30-20, and it became law.

    March 29, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass HB 1018, which bars banks from using a merchant code that marks gun shops and bars any registry of gun owners. The Georgia Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

    March 26, 2024Opposes Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 3 support
  • Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • The Associated Press reported that Georgia State Senator John Albers pushed a bill requiring nonpartisan elections in five populous metro-Atlanta counties, saying it would promote public safety.

    March 27, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: apnews.com · researched August 21, 2026

  • Voted to accept the final version of SB 222, which bars election officials taking private donations and makes the State Election Board its own agency. The Georgia Senate agreed it 32-21, and it became law.

    March 29, 2023Supports Election Integrity

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — National Defense

National Defense · 1 support
  • Voted to accept the final version of SB 420, which bars companies and agents of foreign adversary governments from buying Georgia farmland. The Georgia Senate agreed it 41-11, and it became law.

    March 26, 2024Supports National Defense

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support
  • Voted yes 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, 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 Senate passed it 30-23, and it became law.

    March 20, 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 Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

    March 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to accept the final version of SB 414, which bars agencies from collecting or releasing lists of nonprofit members, supporters or donors. The Georgia Senate agreed it 33-21, and it became law.

    March 28, 2024Supports Data Privacy

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 4 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted to accept 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, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Voted to accept 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 517, which gives police officers immunity from charges and lawsuits when their use of force was lawful. The Georgia Senate passed it 34-17, and it became law.

    February 29, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 3EX, a new map of Georgia's congressional districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia Senate passed it 32-22, and it became law.

    December 5, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to pass House Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state House districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia Senate passed it 32-21, and it became law.

    December 5, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to pass Senate Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state Senate districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia Senate passed it 32-23, and it became law.

    December 1, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted to accept the final version of SB 140, which bans hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery for minors treated for gender dysphoria. The Georgia Senate agreed it 31-21, and it became law.

    March 21, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 oppose
  • Voted yes to accept 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, 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 Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.

    March 4, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Track record — General

General · 16 records
  • Sponsored Georgia Senate Bill 23 (Retirement: total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments: raise the limit); Governor Kemp vetoed it on May 12, 2026.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored Georgia Senate Bill 143 (Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund: certain members to retire at age 50: provide); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 12, 2026.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 407 (Homestead Exemption: Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes: provide); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 12, 2026.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 399 ("Mason Sells AED Coordination Act": enact); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 11, 2026.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored Georgia Senate Bill 111 ("Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act": enact); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 11, 2026.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored Georgia Senate Bill 470 ("Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act": enact); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 11, 2026.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 443 (Offenses Against Public Order: the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages: increase); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 11, 2026.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 433 ("Rio's Law"); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 6, 2026.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 383 (Child Abuse: local child fatality review committees: modify the review); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 6, 2026.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 160 (Reckless Stunt Driving: a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving: replace the forfeiture penalty); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 6, 2026.

    May 6, 2026

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 56 (Georgia State Indemnification Fund: the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims: authorize); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 14, 2025.

    May 14, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 244 (Criminal Proceedings: the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case: provide); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 14, 2025.

    May 14, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 147 (Correctional Institutions of State and Counties: consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release: provide); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 14, 2025.

    May 14, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Was a lead co-sponsor of Georgia Senate Bill 99 (Crimes and Offenses: definition of law enforcement officer: provide); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 13, 2025.

    May 13, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

  • Sponsored Georgia Senate Bill 58 ("Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act": enact); Governor Kemp signed it into law on May 9, 2025.

    May 9, 2025

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched September 12, 2026

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