Stacey Evans's Voting Record

Created a statewide database collecting disciplinary, mental health, and law enforcement records on students to flag potential threats. Fellow Democrats called it a massive invasion of privacy.

“There isn’t nearly enough on mental health and there’s too much on surveillance and overcriminalization.”Rep. Gabriel Sanchez (D-Smyrna)

Evans voted to eliminate transit agencies, harming working-class commuters who depend on public transportation.

Co-sponsored with Republicans. Violators face 1–10 years in prison for amounts over $500. Critics say penalties disproportionately punish low-income people.

Raises First Amendment concerns about the right to peaceful protest near religious institutions. Evans voted yes.

Evans voted to impose new mandatory minimum sentences criminalizing sex work, targeting vulnerable Georgians with harsh prison terms instead of support. She claims to oppose mandatory minimums. She voted for them here.

Raised the threshold for environmental review of road and airport projects from $100M to $200M, letting more major projects skip critical scrutiny.

Creates financial incentives for local school boards to approve charter petitions and penalizes those that repeatedly deny them.

“It lays the groundwork for increased privatization of all of our public schools.”Rep. Lisa Campbell (D-Kennesaw)

Evans voted to commend Lynne Riley, who supported efforts to have wealthy North Fulton County secede from the rest of Fulton County, a move that would have stripped resources from majority-Black communities.

On the Georgia House floor Evans defended officers who arrested and brutalized protesters opposing Cop City:

“They are doing their jobs.”Stacey Evans, Georgia House session, 2023

Her “both sides” framing dismissed civil rights organizers and stood with law enforcement over her progressive constituents.

Evans voted to cut Georgia’s corporate tax rate, gutting state revenue that funds public schools, healthcare, and infrastructure.

When Georgia had the chance to provide modest student loan relief for nurses, Evans voted NO. But she voted YES for corporate tax cuts.

Evans voted to limit ESG considerations in state investments, restricting the ability to factor climate risk into Georgia’s financial decisions.

Evans voted to replace Georgia’s progressive income tax with a flat tax. Under this law, a Georgian making $25,000/year pays the same rate as someone making $2.5 million.

Evans voted for an entire package of legislation expanding charter schools and shifting funding away from traditional public schools.

Evans voted to remove firearm licensing restrictions, making guns more accessible. She then campaigned on “common-sense gun safety.”