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Josh McLaurin for Georgia Lieutenant Governor
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Josh McLaurin
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Lieutenant Governor
2026 Georgia Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026
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- 2026 Georgia Lieutenant Governor — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Contest: Lieutenant Governor - Dem
Candidate: Josh McLaurin
Party: Democratic
Votes: 210842
Result: highest vote total in the published runoff results, which the source currently labels unofficial
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Candidate biography
Source-published biographyA Yale-educated attorney and a proud Double-Dawg graduate of the University of Georgia, Josh currently represents Georgia’s 14th Senate District, which includes key Democratic growth areas like Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, and Alpharetta.
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A Yale-educated attorney and a proud Double-Dawg graduate of the University of Georgia, Josh currently represents Georgia’s 14th Senate District, which includes key Democratic growth areas like Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, and Alpharetta.
Georgia wants leaders who have a spine and tell the truth.
Source-published biographyJosh is a state senator serving his fourth term in the state legislature, where our state’s current Republican leadership bows down to Trump instead of standing up for Georgians.
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Josh is a state senator serving his fourth term in the state legislature, where our state’s current Republican leadership bows down to Trump instead of standing up for Georgians.
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Tackling Rising Costs
Candidate positionRepublicans have handed billions in tax breaks to corporations while child care, housing, and local services go underfunded. Josh will push to reinvest state revenues into the needs of working families rather than padding the pockets of oligarchs and billionaires.
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Republicans have handed billions in tax breaks to corporations while child care, housing, and local services go underfunded. Josh will push to reinvest state revenues into the needs of working families rather than padding the pockets of oligarchs and billionaires.
Workers’ Rights
Candidate positionGeorgia’s “right to work” laws make it harder for workers to organize and negotiate for fair wages and safe conditions. Josh will stand with labor to protect the right to organize and ensure that working people, not corporations, are the heroes of our economy.
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Georgia’s “right to work” laws make it harder for workers to organize and negotiate for fair wages and safe conditions. Josh will stand with labor to protect the right to organize and ensure that working people, not corporations, are the heroes of our economy.
Civil Rights & Equality
Candidate positionDefending Democracy and Fundamental Rights
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Defending Democracy and Fundamental Rights
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Candidate positionExpand Medicaid and Save Rural Healthcare
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Expand Medicaid and Save Rural Healthcare
Civil Rights & Equality
Candidate positionRepublicans in Georgia are launching an assault on Black voting rights and equality under the law. And Georgia is one of only three states without comprehensive state civil rights laws. Josh is committed to passing laws that prohibit against discrimination of all kinds and ensure minority voting power is protected.
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Republicans in Georgia are launching an assault on Black voting rights and equality under the law. And Georgia is one of only three states without comprehensive state civil rights laws. Josh is committed to passing laws that prohibit against discrimination of all kinds and ensure minority voting power is protected.
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Candidate positionGeorgia’s failure to expand Medicaid has shuttered hospitals and left half a million Georgians uninsured. Josh will fight to expand coverage and make care accessible in every corner of the state.
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Georgia’s failure to expand Medicaid has shuttered hospitals and left half a million Georgians uninsured. Josh will fight to expand coverage and make care accessible in every corner of the state.
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Candidate positionRestore Reproductive Freedom
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Restore Reproductive Freedom
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Candidate positionGeorgia’s deadly 6-week abortion ban is one of the most extreme in the country. Josh voted against it in 2019 and will work to overturn the ban. Personal health decisions should remain between patients and their doctors.
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Georgia’s deadly 6-week abortion ban is one of the most extreme in the country. Josh voted against it in 2019 and will work to overturn the ban. Personal health decisions should remain between patients and their doctors.
Healthcare & Reproductive Rights
Candidate positionGeorgia has the highest percentage of private equity ownership of multifamily units in the country. Out-of-state corporations who snatch up real estate here don’t care about our communities. Josh will fight to restore the American Dream by making homes affordable and accessible to individual Georgians.
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Georgia has the highest percentage of private equity ownership of multifamily units in the country. Out-of-state corporations who snatch up real estate here don’t care about our communities. Josh will fight to restore the American Dream by making homes affordable and accessible to individual Georgians.
Stand with Workers and Strengthen Organized Labor
Candidate positionCivil Rights & Equality
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Defending Democracy and Fundamental Rights
Candidate positionHealthcare & Reproductive Rights
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Redirect State Revenue to Working Families
Candidate positionRedirect Georgia state revenue from corporate tax breaks toward child care, housing, local services, and other needs of working families.
- Preserve the named spending shift and beneficiary programs.
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Protect the Right to Organize
Candidate positionProtect workers' right to organize and negotiate for fair wages and safe working conditions.
- Preserve organizing, bargaining outcomes, and workplace safety together.
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Enact Comprehensive State Civil-Rights Protections
Candidate positionPass comprehensive Georgia laws prohibiting discrimination and protecting minority voting power.
- Preserve the legislative mechanism and two protection areas.
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Expand Medicaid and Rural Health-Care Access
Candidate positionExpand Medicaid coverage and make health care accessible throughout Georgia, including rural communities.
- Preserve Medicaid expansion as the mechanism and statewide access as the outcome.
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Overturn Georgia's Six-Week Abortion Ban
Candidate positionOverturn Georgia's six-week abortion ban and keep personal health decisions between patients and their doctors.
- Preserve both the stated legal target and governing principle.
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Increase Affordable Homeownership
Candidate positionMake homes more affordable and accessible to individual Georgians amid growing private-equity ownership of multifamily housing.
- Preserve the affordability objective without inventing a housing-market mechanism.
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Public record
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2,578 captured official records
The searchable archive contains 2,578 exact attributed records from Georgia General Assembly official vote records (1889 yes, 607 no, 0 present, 12 not voting, 70 excused, and 0 absent). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: January 11, 2021 through April 3, 2026- Vote events
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- 1,793
- Final passage
- 1,645
- Yes / No
- 1,889 / 607
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See all 2,578 recordsamendment concurrenceVoted yes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, so as to revise and restate provisions regarding the code of ethics; to revise provisions related to the chairperson of the board of commissioners and county manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 44, Nay 6, Not voting 5, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 359 — agree to house substitute.
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Measure: SB 359
Vote: Senate Vote #990 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 44; Nay 6; Not voting 5; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, so as to revise and restate provisions regarding the code of ethics; to revise provisions related to the chairperson of the board of commissioners and county manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
amendment concurrenceVoted no
Yea 51, Nay 2, Not voting 2, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 447 — agree to house substitute.
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Measure: SB 447
Vote: Senate Vote #989 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Nay
Published totals: Yea 51; Nay 2; Not voting 2; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of soil erosion and sedimentation, so as to revise provisions regarding denial or nonacceptance of permits; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide general provisions for counties and municipalities regarding the acceptance, denial, or nonacceptance of certain permits; to require local issuing authorities to provide rejected permit applicants with a written list of reasons for denial within specified time frames; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
amendment concurrenceVoted yes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide that certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 53, Nay 0, Not voting 2, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 430 — agree to house substitute.
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Measure: SB 430
Vote: Senate Vote #988 — AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 53; Nay 0; Not voting 2; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide that certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
amendment concurrenceVoted no
Yea 34, Nay 19, Not voting 2, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting no in the official record for hb 295 — agree to house amendment to senate amendment.
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Measure: HB 295
Vote: Senate Vote #987 — AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Nay
Published totals: Yea 34; Nay 19; Not voting 2; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation from local governments for loss of property value or expenses incurred due to the local government's failure to comply with or nonenforcement of certain laws, ordinances, and resolutions or due to the local government maintaining a public nuisance; and for other purposes.
final passageVoted yes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 50, Nay 1, Not voting 4, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 1310 — passage.
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Measure: HB 1310
Vote: Senate Vote #981 — PASSAGE
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 50; Nay 1; Not voting 4; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
final passageVoted yes
Yea 50, Nay 0, Not voting 5, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 1470 — passage.
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Measure: HB 1470
Vote: Senate Vote #978 — PASSAGE
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 50; Nay 0; Not voting 5; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; to provide factors for evaluating a claim of abusive website access litigation; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when corrective action is taken after receiving notice of an alleged website access violation; to provide for damages; to authorize the Attorney General to intervene and seek certain relief and to make investigative demands for evidence in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
otherVoted yes
Yea 53, Nay 0, Not voting 2, Excused 1
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 974 — adopt conference committee report.
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Measure: HB 974
Vote: Senate Vote #975 — ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 53; Nay 0; Not voting 2; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
otherVoted no
Yea 30, Nay 22, Not voting 2, Excused 2
What this issue meant
Josh McLaurin is recorded as voting no in the official record for hb 328 — shall the ruling of the chair be sustained.
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Measure: HB 328
Vote: Senate Vote #972 — SHALL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINED
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: MCLAURIN, 14TH (member ID 4942)
Position: Nay
Published totals: Yea 30; Nay 22; Not voting 2; Excused 2
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations; to increase the time allowed after being preapproved to make the contributions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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