State House, District 27District race (Georgia) · 2 candidates
In their own words
Lee Hawkins
WebsiteBallotpedia- HB 888
Surprise Billing and Consumer Protection Act takes patients out of the middle of billing disputes between providers and insurers. It disallows surprise billing in emergency situations and when a patient receives scheduled services at an in-network facility. …
CampaignCampaign website (homepage) - SB432
Legislation that address location of antennas for wireless communications facilities and provides for uniformity in the location of facilities to ensure the expansion of broadband throughout the state of Georgia
CampaignCampaign website (homepage)
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.
Joseph Kirkland IV
WebsiteBallotpedia- Key message 1
As a father of a daughter with a rare genetic disease, I know firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate insurance companies and come up with monthly out-of-pocket expenses. I have witnessed my elderly grandmother experience the indignities of poorly-funded end-of-life care. Our state deserves better.
- Key message 2
I am fighting for full Medicaid expansion to cover over 400,000 working Georgians, keep our vulnerable rural hospitals open, and bring our tax dollars back home. …
- Key message 3
I received a high-quality public education in rural Georgia, and I know what is possible when our schools are properly supported. Unfortunately, outdated state funding formulas and voucher programs are stripping vital resources from our local schools. …