Follow the Money
S T A C E Y E V A N S
She Claims “A Fierce Advocate for Progressive Values.” Her Record Says Otherwise.
See Who She Really IsStacey Evans has raised $2.87 million over her career in Georgia Ethics Commission records. Her #1 funding source is the legal industry: 1,730 contributions totaling over $1 million from attorneys and law firms that benefit from the courts she oversees as a legislator.
- QAnon election denier L. Lin Wood: $20,150
- Betsy DeVos’s school privatization PAC donated to her campaigns
- MGM Resorts International: $6,600
- Predatory lenders, tobacco companies, opioid distributors
- She put $467,803 of her own money into her campaigns, making herself her single largest individual donor
The Real Issues
Flat Taxes. Charter Schools. Mandatory Minimums. An NRA “B+” Rating.
Evans campaigns as a progressive while building a voting record that regularly lines up with conservative Republican priorities. Her lifetime CPAC rating is 27.54. She votes conservative more than one in four times.
- Voted YES on the flat tax (HB 1437) that cuts taxes on the wealthy
- Voted for charter school privatization and school vouchers across multiple sessions
- Voted YES on new mandatory minimum sentences (HB 1075)
- Voted to loosen firearm licensing (HB 292), earning an NRA “B+” rating
- Defended police cracking down on Stop Cop City protesters on the House floor
Who Is She?
A $2.5M Home. A Corporate Law Career. A District She Barely Lives In.
Evans campaigns as a working-class fighter who grew up in Ringgold and understands what District 57 families go through. She owns a $2.5 million home in Atlanta and moved into the Northeast Atlanta district after losing the 2018 governor’s race, having previously represented districts in Cobb County.
- Worked at Bryan Cave law firm defending Bank of America’s predatory lending subsidiary during the housing crisis
- Served as attorney for the ICE detention OB-GYN investigated by the U.S. Senate for performing invasive procedures on immigrant women without consent
- Bryan Cave, her employer, is her #1 career campaign donor at $50,000+
- Lived in District 57 for a short time relative to her career in Georgia politics