Trey Bailey
Republican · GA · Newton County Board of Education, District 1 (Board Chair)
Trey Bailey chairs the Newton County Board of Education and has represented District 1 since 2016. A former Eastridge Church executive pastor who now works as a business consultant, he backs local control of school decisions and safe classrooms with firm discipline.
Where Trey Bailey stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (7 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 7 support · 4 oppose
Voted no on the school district's 2026-27 budget, which kept the supplemental retirement plan and did not raise the tax rate. It passed 3-2 on the condition that it be revisited in October 2026 for more cuts.
June 30, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to adopt the amendment to the school district's supplemental retirement plan and voted yes; it failed 2-3.
June 16, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted no on an amendment to the school district's supplemental retirement plan for employees; it failed 2-3. He then moved to table the item until June, which passed 5-0.
May 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to set the school property tax at the full rollback rate of 14.84 mills, which would have kept collections flat; it failed 2-3. His motion for 15.447 mills also failed, and the board set 15.5 mills.
August 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted with the full board to opt the school district out of the floating homestead exemption created by House Bill 581.
February 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Moved to give benefits-eligible school employees a one-time 1.5% pay adjustment after voting against a flat $1,000 payment. His motion passed 3-2.
December 2, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against a school property tax rate of 16 mills, then seconded a lower rate of 15.75 mills. The lower rate passed 3-2.
July 23, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to put an education sales tax (ESPLOST VI) and school bonds on the May 2024 ballot. The tax was expected to raise about $132 million over five years for school buildings; the board approved it unanimously.
January 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Cast the only vote against setting the school property tax rate at 16 mills, above the 14.04-mill rollback rate that would have kept tax collections flat. It passed 4-1.
July 18, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Cast the only vote against the school district's budget for the 2022-23 school year; it passed 4-1.
June 21, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against school property tax rates of 18.5 and 18.788 mills, then seconded a lower rate of 18.288 mills. The lower rate passed 3-2.
August 24, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Made the motion to put an education sales tax (ESPLOST VI) and school bonds on the May 2024 ballot. The tax was expected to raise about $132 million over five years for school buildings; the board approved it unanimously.
January 23, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Became chair of the Newton County Board of Education on August 11, 2026, after Abigail Coggin stepped down from the post.
August 11, 2026
Source: rockdalecitizen.com
Voted no on the board's 2025 legislative priorities, which failed 2-3. He then seconded approving them on the condition that the safety and security items be quantified, which passed.
December 17, 2024
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Was sworn in on January 6, 2023, for his second full term on the school board after winning re-election without opposition in November 2022.
January 6, 2023
Source: rockdalecitizen.com
Seconded and voted for a resolution asking local state lawmakers to allow a county vote on raising the senior school tax exemption from $30,000 to $50,000 of assessed home value. It passed 4-1.
December 13, 2022
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Seconded and voted for a board policy (IKBB) that set up a complaint process for alleged violations of Georgia Code 20-1-11, the state's 2022 law on teaching divisive concepts about race. It passed 4-1.
July 26, 2022
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Was elected vice chair of the Newton County Board of Education for 2021.
January 19, 2021
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Voted no on the superintendent's plan to move all students to full-time virtual learning because of COVID-19; it failed 2-2. He then moved to keep a choice of in-person or virtual classes, which also failed 2-2.
August 7, 2020
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Voted no on a revised 2020-21 school calendar that would have started classes on August 17 during COVID-19; it failed 1-3. He then seconded an August 24 start date, which passed 3-1.
July 7, 2020
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Was named the school board's legislative liaison for 2019, the member who shares the board's priorities with state lawmakers.
January 22, 2019
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Was appointed to the District 1 seat on the Newton County Board of Education on March 15, 2016, replacing Stan Edwards. The other board members approved him 4-0.
March 15, 2016
Source: rockdalecitizen.com
Past race Trey Bailey ran in:
- Newton County Board of Education, District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Newton County School District, Georgia · incumbent