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Robert Dawson

Democratic · GA · GA State Representative

Robert Dawson serves in the Georgia House and holds degrees from Sarah Lawrence College, Bennington College, and Harvard University.

Where Robert Dawson stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Education Quality (2 records), Personal Income Tax Reduction (2 records)

Mixed record

Corporate Accountability (1 support · 2 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support

  • 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

  • Voted for Georgia HB 1009, which prohibited students in grades 9-12 from accessing cellphones during school.

    February 24, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 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 — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 2 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 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

Track record — General

General · 9 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 passing 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, 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

  • Sponsored House Bill 1386, proposing to stop county development authorities in some counties from operating inside certain cities. The bill stalled in the Governmental Affairs Committee and never became law.

    February 19, 2026

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

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.