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VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026Georgia early voting Oct 13 – Oct 30 · Your exact ballot: My Voter Page

State House, District 51District race (Georgia) · 2 candidates

Esther Panitch
Esther Panitch
(Democratic)
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Keith Gettmann
Keith Gettmann
(Republican)
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In their own words

Esther Panitch

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  • 30 Years Fighting for Families Who Need a Voice
    Domestic violence advocate. Public defender. Your neighbor for over 20 years. State Representative for House District 51.
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  • Campaign statement
    Esther has spent 30 years standing up for people who needed a voice, in courtrooms, in crisis centers, and now in the Georgia General Assembly. Since moving to Georgia in 2004, she and her husband raised their three children right here in our community, with two graduating from North Springs High School. …
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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: Nay · 4/2/2025 · Passage, 96–70 · House Vote #401
  • SB 1 (2025) Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act: Nay · 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: Nay · 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: Nay · 3/16/2023 · Passage, 96–75 · House Vote #243

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.

Keith Gettmann

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