During my time in office, I have been honored to hold several key leadership roles including:
Chairman of the K-12 Education Budget Committee: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Chairman of the K-12 Education Policy Committee: 2021 & 2022
Secretary of Appropriations: 2020 & 2021
Deputy Whip: 2018 & 2019
Current member of the following committees: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs; Appropriations; Education; Game, Fish & Parks; Higher Education; Judiciary Juvenile; and Regulated Industries.
As Chairman of the House Education Budget Committee, I have:
Fully funded Quality Basic Education (QBE) for seven consecutive years; this has resulted in the most funding ever for K-12 education in Georgia.
Provided multiple pay raises to teachers and other workers in our public school systems.
Delivered more than $500 million in school safety & security funding over the last five years
Developed a comprehensive $100M+ per year plan to address elementary school literacy rates
Promoted learning by eliminating cell phone usage at school in the classroom in grades K-12
I have also helped to accomplish the following during my 10 years as your Representative:
Voted to suspend the gas tax in March 2026 for 60 days, saving Georgia taxpayers $200 million per month as well as a one-time special income tax rebate of up to $250 for single filers, $375 for heads of household, and $500 for couples filing jointly during the same time, saving Georgia taxpayers more than $1 billion.
Passed the two largest State income tax cuts in Georgia history, putting much needed money in the pockets of hard working Georgians; lowered the rate from 6 percent to 5.19 percent, with the rate going down to 4.99 percent in 2026.
Voted to lower the individual income tax rate from 4.99% to 3.99% in years to come; increases the personal exemption for dependents from $4,000 to $6,000; raised the standard deduction for married couples filing jointly from $24,000 to $36,000; increased the standard deduction for single filers from $12,000 to $18,000.
Excluded $70,000 of retirement income for retirees 65 or older per eligible taxpayer.
Refunded $10 BILLION to the pockets of Georgia taxpayers through income tax rate reductions, property tax relief, suspension of the gas tax, and tax rebates.
Sponsored a bill to eliminate homestead property taxes for all Georgians.
Passed a bill to require clarity and transparency in healthcare billing.
Co-sponsored a bill that makes a life changing investment in the way mental health is treated so that everyone has access to mental health services.
Passed multiple pieces of legislation to protect Second Amendment rights, including Constitutional Carry.
Passed pro-business legislation to keep Georgia the #1 state in the nation in which to do business; Georgia has been named the number one state in which to do business for 12 consecutive years by an independent rating agency (Site Selection magazine).
Passed a balanced budget every year, while also increasing the State’s savings account to more than $16B.
Made responsible decisions about the State’s debt, which resulted in a top credit rating for Georgia as well as a AAA bond rating from all the rating agencies for more than two decades.
Provided multiple pay raises to all state employees, including teachers.
Provided the largest pay raise in Georgia history to law enforcement and other first responders.
Passed multiple pieces of legislation and secured increased funding to combat maternal mortality.
Eliminated special institution fees at Georgia’s public colleges and universities, thus lowering cost of tuition for Georgia families by $230 million per year.
I have worked under the Gold Dome to help secure funding for local Hall County initiatives, including:
Funding for creation of the Graduate Medical Education program at Northeast Georgia Medical Center to expand medical residency opportunities to ensure doctors who train here, stay here.
Funding to expand the downtown Gainesville public library building (130k+ annual visitors).
Funding for renovation of old Lanier Tech campus to become a part of University of North Georgia – Gainesville campus.
Funding for a fifth and sixth Hall County Superior Court judge.
Sponsoring legislation to create inclusive playgrounds at elementary schools, making sure students of all abilities can experience play.
Creating local law enforcement foundations so that you can receive a tax credit for backing the badge.
Securing funding for accountability drug court and veteran court programs.
Helping domestic violence centers statewide (and in Hall County) receive funding to care for victims.
I’m an active participant under the Gold Dome to promote a proactive approach to making the state a better place to live, work and raise a family, including:
Overhauling the Georgia adoption code and foster care system to make it easier for loving families to care for children.
Expanding the medical cannabis oil program to aid families in need.
Passage of multiple bills to combat the opioid epidemic.
Provided pay raises to law enforcement and always backing the badge.
