State Senate, District 45District race (Georgia) · 2 candidates
In their own words
Clint Dixon
WebsiteBallotpedia- Families First
I ran for the State Senate with the promise to put our families first, and that is what I have strived to do every day. During my time in the Senate, our state has faced unprecedented challenges, from the COVID pandemic to historic inflation, that have had major impacts on our families. …
CampaignCampaign website (homepage) - Campaign statement
Like my neighbors, my story is not all that different. I’m a husband and father with three great kids, and I work and serve right here in our community. My wife and I are committed to ensuring our kids have an even brighter future. …
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Voting record
- SB 220 (2026) Putting Georgia's Patients First Act (renames low-THC oil as medical cannabis): Yea · 3/18/2026 · Agree to House substitute as amended, 38–14 · Senate Vote #742
- SB 1 (2025) Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act: Yea · 3/31/2025 · Agree to House substitute, 34–20 · Senate Vote #373
- HB 428 (2025) Health: codify right to in vitro fertilization: Yea · 3/27/2025 · Passage by substitute, 53–1 · Senate Vote #293
- SB 68 (2025) Civil practice: revision of provisions on civil practice, evidence, damages and liability in tort actions: Yea · 3/21/2025 · Agree to House substitute, 34–21 · Senate Vote #273
- HB 111 (2025) Income tax: reduce rate of tax: Nay · 3/20/2025 · Passage, 30–23 · Senate Vote #256
- SB 36 (2025) Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yea · 3/4/2025 · Passage, 32–23 · Senate Vote #142
- SB 140 (2023) Prohibits certain surgical procedures for treating gender dysphoria in minors in hospitals and licensed facilities: Yea · 3/21/2023 · Agree to House substitute, 31–21 · Senate Vote #259
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.
Scott Tippetts
WebsiteBallotpedia- Key message 1
As a lifelong nonprofit researcher, my expertise in Public Health & Public Safety has been recognized by my peers, and my data-driven advice using econometric and statistical analysis has been relied on by legislators all over the USA at the State, County, Local, and National levels.
- Key message 2
My decisions are not merely opinions, but follow objective conclusions based on the hard data, and my methodological expertise force me to maintain and open mind to alter positions as new data inform what we know about a topic.
- Key message 3
EMPATHY: Volunteering for underserved communities and serving poor villages in South America as a missionary has molded my perspective to see things through another's eyes.