Georgia House · District 94

Karen Bennett

Democratic Left office Jan. 1, 2026

Votes with the House Majority Leader 29% On 56 contested votes where both voted · 88% on all votes Votes with own party 92% On 40 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 18% 74 of 414 roll calls · 49 of them excused

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Karen Bennett has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

The scores

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Votes with the House Majority Leader

29%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Karen Bennett has left office, so isn't marked.

On 56 contested votes where both voted88% on all 338 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

92%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Karen Bennett has left office, so isn't marked.

On 40 party-line votes

Contested votes where they split

40 against the House Majority Leader; 5 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Karen Bennett
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	House Majority Leader	Most of their party
April 4, 2025	HB 516: Authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	HB 155: Revise procedures for the selection and objection to arbitrators Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	HB 233: Designate Brunswick stew as the official state stew Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	HB 896 + 6: 7 bills voted on together Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	SB 204: Allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	SB 204: Allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney Motion to Table	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 370: Require the property tax bill for any school district that opts out of the state-wide base year homestead exemption to state the total amount of the school… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 4, 2025	HB 308: Provide for the operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 4, 2025	HB 150: Require quarterly reports regarding certain funding received from individuals or entities related to China Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 40: Provide for applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 255: Codify a process for the authorization of statutory investigatory powers to certain committees of the General Assembly Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 36: Provide for the preservation of religious freedom Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 46: Improve government service delivery in this state Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	HB 155: Revise procedures for the selection and objection to arbitrators Concur	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 2, 2025	SB 291: Establish an "America First" specialty license plate Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 244: Provide for 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… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 2, 2025	SB 125: Decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 212: Prohibit the disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, political… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 151: Create the Joint Development Authority of North Fulton Municipalities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 69: Regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state Concur	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 31, 2025	SB 82: Enact the "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025" Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 1: Provide generally for competitively fair and safe student participation in middle school, high school, and college sports Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 8: Provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 31, 2025	SB 8: Provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 28, 2025	SB 79: Revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of… Motion to Transmit	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 27, 2025	SB 69: Regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	SB 110: Revise the definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 25, 2025	HB 161: Repeal the definition of 'domestic terrorism' Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 20, 2025	SB 68: Provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions Motion to Transmit	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 20, 2025	SB 68: Provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 138: Provide for the transition of certain services related to newly incorporated municipalities in certain counties Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 13, 2025	SB 139: Change the corporate limits of the city Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 328: Increase the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 645: Repeal certain provisions requiring COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 593: Provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Baker County shall be nonpartisan elections Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 647: Change the corporate limits of the city Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2025	HB 111: Reduce the rate of the tax Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2025	HB 426: Provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 4, 2025	HB 314: Revise and update definitions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 3, 2025	HB 358: Provide for a definition Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 90: Increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 20, 2025	HB 51: Authorize the authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	HB 36: Revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the modification and termination… Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

Every roll call

How Karen Bennett voted on each of the 414 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Karen Bennett
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	House Majority Leader	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the Georgia House and Senate Journals (the Senate's for its 2025 session; it hasn't published its 2026 Journals yet), Jan. 13, 2025 to June 23, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections