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State House, District 82District race (Georgia) · 2 candidates

Karen Mathiak
Karen Mathiak
(Republican)
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Anthony Dickson
Anthony Dickson
(Democratic)
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In their own words

Karen Mathiak

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  • Georgia Healthcare
    The pandemic has taken its toll on our healthcare workers. It's time to take a long look at hospitals and clinics in Georgia and insure we have the healthcare professionals that we need. Our schools produce some of the best nurses and doctors and we need to insure that we keep them in Georgia.
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  • 2nd Amendment Rights
    Our rights are not given to us by government, they are OUR rights given to us by God. The 2nd Amendment is there to protect our rights from government. I will work to ensure that our 2nd Amendment Rights are protected in Georgia.
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  • Conservative Values
    Karen is a conservative voice that we can count on in our legislature. We can count on her to represent our values in our legislature. Karen passed the first Income Tax reduction since 1934. Keeping more money at homes with working families.
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  • Public Safety
    Crime and public safety are a growing concern. Crime is up 60% in Atlanta. Homicides, shootings, and assaults are all on the rise and democrats are calling to defund the police. Karen is a conservative that shares our values, she will stand with families and law enforcement. …
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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: 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.

Anthony Dickson

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