State House, District 14District race (Georgia) · 2 candidates
In their own words
Mitchell Scoggins
BallotpediaIncumbent; first won a 2018 special election per The 19th News. No 2026 campaign website or issue statements located. Source
No public positions found.
Voting record
- SB 220 (2026) Putting Georgia's Patients First Act (renames low-THC oil as medical cannabis): Yea · 3/23/2026 · Agree to Senate amendment to House substitute, 144–21 · House Vote #743
- SB 36 (2025) Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yea · 4/2/2025 · Passage, 96–70 · House Vote #401
- SB 1 (2025) Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act: Yea · 3/31/2025 · Passage, 100–64 · House Vote #350
- HB 428 (2025) Health: codify right to in vitro fertilization: Yea · 3/28/2025 · Agree to Senate substitute, 160–0 · House Vote #333
- SB 68 (2025) Civil practice: revision of provisions on civil practice, evidence, damages and liability in tort actions: Yea · 3/20/2025 · Passage, 91–82 · House Vote #290
- HB 111 (2025) Income tax: reduce rate of tax: Yea · 3/6/2025 · Passage, 110–60 · House Vote #196
- SB 140 (2023) Prohibits certain surgical procedures for treating gender dysphoria in minors in hospitals and licensed facilities: Yea · 3/16/2023 · Passage, 96–75 · House Vote #243
- HB 481 (2019) Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act: Yea · 3/29/2019 · Agree to Senate substitute, 92–78 · House Vote #343
Official roll calls, Georgia General Assembly (open the vote number on the bill page). Final floor vote on each bill in the chamber the member sat in at the time (passage, or agreeing to the other chamber's changes); titles are the official captions. Bills voted on before the member took office are not listed. Which bills and why · Checked 10/18/2026.
Public record
Gender policy
- SB 1 (2025) Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act: Yea3/31/2025 · official roll call · House Vote #350
- SB 140 (2023) Prohibits certain surgical procedures for treating gender dysphoria in minors in hospitals and licensed facilities: Yea3/16/2023 · official roll call · House Vote #243
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Bella Bautista
WebsiteBallotpedia- Campaign finance
Bella is the only candidate in this race who has not accepted contributions from corporations or industry PACs. Her campaign is powered by people, and she is working to earn every vote because public office belongs to you.
CampaignCampaign website - Community issues
As a nonprofit leader and community organizer, Bella has spent years bringing people together and fighting for the issues her community cares about. …
CampaignCampaign website - Data-center tax breaks
“These data centers are receiving billions of dollars in tax breaks, which is crazy because we’re in a time where our governor has actively cut hundreds of millions of dollars from essential programs going to the homeless, going to disabled veterans, going to our education sector,” Bautista said. …
- Other priorities (as reported)
This priority reflects the thesis of Bautista’s grassroots, people-focused campaign. She’s fighting for the everyday Georgian and campaigning on both sides of the aisle. …
- Campaign focus (as reported)
Neither wants to discuss identity politics or pronouns — they want to talk about data centers, the price of groceries and healthcare.
Public record
Organization roles
- Founder & Executive Director, This Doesn’t Define Me (nonprofit), Cartersville, GeorgiaOrganization website (team) · Organization website (about)
Events
- Bella for Georgia Masquerade BallOct. 22, 2026 · Big Door Winery, The Tasting Room, White, GA · Bella Bautista campaign (ActBlue: contributions benefit Bella Bautista) · ActBlue event page · Lauren Jones campaign site
- Walk with Lauren Jones & Bella Bautista at PrideOct. 11, 2026 · Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA · Listed on Lauren Jones' campaign site · Lauren Jones campaign site
- Bartow County Democrats Annual FundraiserSept. 23, 2026 · Big Door Vineyards, White, GA · Bartow County Democratic Committee (GA) · Listed among candidates joining · ActBlue event page
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