Bills Jeff supports — Kim Jackson voted against
Five issues where District 41 needs a different vote. Click each to read the bill and see the official roll call.
SB 476 (2026)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Income Tax Reduction Act of 2026 — eliminate state income tax on the first $50,000 for working Georgians.
Sen. Jackson called this kind of relief "a scam."
HB 1015 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Reduce the state income tax rate from 5.75% to 5.39%.
Bipartisan bill to lower income taxes for every working Georgian. Passed and signed into law in 2024. Sen. Jackson voted no.
SB 233 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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School choice — Georgia Promise Scholarship Act. Gives families $6,500 vouchers to leave the lowest-performing 25% of public schools.
Bipartisan bill, signed into law. Sen. Jackson voted no on the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act — voting against the option for District 41 parents to leave the lowest-performing 25% of public schools. And those schools continue to underperform and enrollment is on a steady decline.
SB 382 (2026)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote yes
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Make the state-wide base year homestead exemption mandatory — caps how fast property taxes can rise on your home.
DeKalb homeowners pay some of the highest property taxes in Georgia. Click for the official roll call.
The questions she won't answer
When the Decaturish Q&A asked all three District 41 candidates how the state should regulate data centers — a multi-billion-dollar issue driving up Georgia Power bills for residential customers — Sen. Jackson's full answer was two letters.
DATA CENTERS
Sen. Jackson — "NA"
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Decaturish, official 2026 candidate Q&A: "Data centers have been a topic of contention this year, between a proposal for a facility in Ellenwood, drafting zoning and land use regulations at the county level and state legislation. How would you like to see the state regulate data centers?"
Sen. Jackson's full answer: "NA." Both of her opponents — Shenika Maddox and Jeff Newlin — gave detailed answers about local zoning control, ratepayer protections (SB 34), water/energy impact reviews, and net community benefit. Source: Decaturish Voter Guide.
HB 1339 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Expand healthcare access for low-income Georgia adults.
Sen. Jackson tells the Decaturish Q&A she has been a "steadfast proponent for Medicaid expansion for my entire 6 years in office." But when this 2024 expansion bill came to a vote, she did not show up.
HB 1023 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Match the corporate income tax rate to the personal income tax rate — a tax cut for Georgia small businesses and corporations alike.
Sen. Jackson did not show up for the vote on this corporate tax cut.
Youth gender medicine — out of step with the medical consensus
Three consecutive NO votes on bills protecting Georgia minors from irreversible medical interventions — even after the AMA and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reversed their positions in February 2026, citing weak evidence and irreversible harm.
SB 140 (2023)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Hospitals — prohibit certain surgical and hormonal treatment of gender dysphoria in minors performed in licensed healthcare facilities. Signed into law.
Kim Jackson voted no on the bipartisan ban on gender-transition treatments for minors.
She also dedicated multiple episodes of her own podcast to opposing it — on God, Goats, and Government Episode 39 she asked: "What is the value of a trans youth's life?"
SB 30 (2025)
See vote
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Hospitals — prohibit prescribing hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors.
A second-pass restriction after the medical landscape shifted. Click for the official roll call.
HB 54 (2026)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
Health — restrictions on advanced-practice nurses and physician assistants ordering certain services for minors (gender-medicine portion of the omnibus health bill).
The same month the AMA and ASPS reversed their positions on pediatric gender medicine. Sen. Jackson did not show up for any of the three Senate floor votes on this bill, so it passed without her recorded position.
SB 185 (2025)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Restrict gender-affirming medical procedures for inmates in Georgia state prisons. House Democrats staged a walkout in protest.
Sen. Jackson's quote (Rough Draft Atlanta, Oct 13 2025): "I was clear then that this is unconstitutional and that it is fundamentally cruel and unusual punishment." She also predicted: "It's a winning narrative for the Republican Party so they're going to keep pushing it."
Out of step with the medical consensus shift.
When the AMA and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reversed their support for pediatric gender medicine, citing weak evidence and irreversible harm, Sen. Jackson voted with the old position anyway. Georgia parents deserve a senator who follows the evolving medical consensus, not the political one.
Parental rights — kids, schools, and screens
Parents asked the Senate to draw a line for kids. Sen. Jackson voted no — or didn't show up — on each one.
HB 1104 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Regulate explicit gender-identity and sexually-oriented content in Georgia elementary schools.
Parents asked for the line to be drawn at age-appropriate. Sen. Jackson did not show up to vote.
SB 351 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Protect children under age 16 from social-media exploitation — require parental consent for minors to open social media accounts.
Bipartisan, signed into law. Sen. Jackson voted no.
HB 1170 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Prohibit gender-transition therapies for minors AND make naloxone (opioid overdose reversal) more widely available.
A two-part bill — protect kids from irreversible procedures, save opioid-overdose victims. Sen. Jackson voted no on the package.
The ICE record — sharp words, broad legislation
Sen. Jackson's public statements and bill package on federal immigration enforcement.
QUOTE
Decaturish Download · Jan 14, 2026
On the Minneapolis ICE shooting: "extrajudicial, state-sanctioned murder."
Used the word "siege" about ICE in the same interview — before any investigation had concluded.
SB 389-391, 397 (2026)
Sen. Jackson — Lead sponsor
Four-bill package targeting ICE: identification requirements, restrictions on National Guard deployment, warrant requirements, and personal liability for federal officers.
Senate Press Office press release, Jan 12 2026 — Sen. Jackson led the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the package.
HB 1105 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act — requires Georgia sheriffs and jails to cooperate with ICE detainers and check immigration status of arrestees. Passed after the murder of Laken Riley by an undocumented immigrant.
Sen. Jackson did not show up for the Senate passage vote or the final House concurrence vote. She was quoted in GPB News and AOL calling the committee process "frustrating and disappointing" — but didn't cast a recorded vote when the bill came to the floor. Signed into law by Gov. Kemp.
SANCTUARY CITIES
Sen. Jackson — Opposed
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In 2024 and 2025, Sen. Jackson opposed Republican-led bills that would strip state funding and governmental immunity from Georgia cities and counties that violate the 2009 state ban on sanctuary policies.
Sources: Fox 5 Atlanta, GPB News, WRDW, The Advance News (Feb 12 2025). Sen. Jackson sided with sanctuary jurisdictions over enforcement of existing Georgia law.
SB 420 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Prohibit China, Iran, Russia, and other foreign adversary governments from buying agricultural land in Georgia.
Sen. Jackson did not show up for the Senate passage vote on this national security and food security bill.
EMORY PROTESTS
Sen. Jackson — Co-signed
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After Georgia State Patrol cleared the pro-Palestinian encampment at Emory University on April 25 2024, Sen. Jackson publicly co-signed and republished the joint Democratic legislators' letter "deeply alarmed by reports of excessive force used by Georgia State Patrol," calling tasers and gas "a dangerous escalation."
Letter circulated by Rep. Ruwa Romman (@Ruwa4Georgia) on April 25 2024. Sources: 11Alive, Georgia Recorder, GA Department of Public Safety social-media records of Sen. Jackson's repost.
LAKESIDE HS
Sen. Jackson — Marched with students
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On January 20, 2026, Sen. Jackson walked alongside 1,500–2,000 Lakeside High School students during the "Free America Walkout" against ICE, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation's Atlanta branch and Students4Justice. The walkouts were condemned by the DeKalb County interim superintendent, who warned students of disciplinary consequences.
Sen. Jackson's quote to Rough Draft Atlanta: "There always have been consequences if we're looking at people standing on the history and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. I encourage students to calculate the cost and decide: Is it worth it? Because sometimes breaking the law is the morally right thing to do."
Sources: Rough Draft Atlanta (Jan 29 2026), Decaturish (Jan 24 2026). Photos provided by "Kim for Georgia" — her campaign actively promoted her participation.
Sources: Rough Draft Atlanta (Jan 29 2026), Decaturish (Jan 24 2026). Photos provided by "Kim for Georgia" — her campaign actively promoted her participation.
The law-enforcement record
Six bills filed in her freshman session targeting police practices, before she had served a full term in the Senate.
SB 128 (2021)
Did not pass
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Create a Georgia Law Enforcement Citizen Review Council.
SB 129 (2021)
Did not pass
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Require certain peace officers be equipped with audio and video recording devices.
SB 130 (2021)
Did not pass
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Restrict possession of certain property from the U.S. Department of Defense by law enforcement.
SB 131 (2021)
Did not pass
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Special prosecutor for officer-involved crimes — appoint a prosecuting attorney when the accused is a law enforcement officer.
SB 132 (2021)
Did not pass
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Prohibit officers from using force maneuvers that restrict blood or oxygen flow to the brain (chokehold ban).
SB 179 (2021)
Did not pass
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Universal background checks in all manners of firearm transfers and purchases.
HB 286 (2021)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Prevent local governments from slashing police budgets — defund-the-police protection.
Anti-defund-the-police bill. Sen. Jackson voted no.
SB 44 (2023)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Increase criminal penalties for gang recruitment.
Bill targeting gang activity in Georgia. Sen. Jackson voted no.
SB 63 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Reduce the list of crimes eligible for no-cash bail.
Tighten cashless-bail eligibility for serious offenses. Sen. Jackson voted no.
SB 332 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Allow investigation of complaints against district attorneys and prosecutors.
Prosecutorial accountability bill. Sen. Jackson voted no.
SB 429 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Establish payments to Georgians who were wrongfully imprisoned.
Compensation for wrongful convictions. Sen. Jackson voted no.
HB 218 (2022)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Recognize concealed-carry permits issued by other states (interstate reciprocity).
Second Amendment reciprocity for law-abiding gun owners traveling through Georgia. Sen. Jackson voted no.
COP CITY
Sen. Jackson — Co-signed
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Co-signed the joint Democratic state senators' statement demanding answers about the killing of activist Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán by Georgia State Patrol near the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center ("Cop City") site.
Signed alongside Sens. Gail Davenport, Jason Esteves, and Nabilah Islam-Parkes. Source: Decaturish.
Sen. Jackson also introduced — and quietly withdrew — a 2021 bill banning rubber bullets. (God, Goats, and Government, Episode 5.)
Kim Jackson — in her own words
Direct quotes pulled from her own podcast, official Senate press releases, and on-record media interviews. Each with date and source so you can verify.
ON TAX RELIEF
AJC Op-Ed · Mar 3, 2026
"Georgia Can't Afford to Eliminate Income Tax, But We Can Make Rates Fairer"
Op-ed advocating for higher taxes on higher-income Georgians instead of cutting the income tax for working families. Called the tax cut "a scam."
ON YOUTH GENDER CARE
God, Goats, and Government · Mar 21, 2023 (Ep. 39)
"What is the value of a trans youth's life?"
Defending gender medicine for minors as the GA Senate considered SB 140.
ON ICE
Decaturish Download · Jan 14, 2026
On the Minneapolis ICE shooting: "extrajudicial, state-sanctioned murder."
Said this before any investigation had concluded. Same interview used "siege" about ICE.
ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
WABE Profile · 2025
Called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act "a permission slip" to discriminate. The 2023 AJC op-ed called RFRA "bad theology."
Said RFRA "essentially legalizes discrimination."
ON GOVERNING STYLE
AJC · Apr 25, 2026
On flipping the Senate: "We may not get to the majority, but we'll get close enough that they can't afford to get the flu."
Partisan-flip strategy framing — directly contradicts her earlier (Oct 2024) self-description that "all of my legislation has bipartisan support."
ON CONSTITUENTS
WABE Closer Look · Mar 12, 2026
On bills like sports betting where her constituents want it but she's morally opposed: she still votes her view.
Volunteered the framing herself. Worth asking: who is she actually representing?
ON ELECTIONS
SB 568 floor debate · Mar 6, 2026
On election integrity bills: "This bill is too hasty. It does not protect Georgians." Called election security concerns an "insidious undertone" and said they "destabilize our electoral system."
Town hall (Feb 2026) + SB 568 floor speech (Mar 6 2026) + Sine Die quote (Apr 2 2026).
Abortion — Kim Jackson co-sponsored expansion of state law and constitutional amendments
Sen. Jackson has co-sponsored at least three Georgia bills/resolutions that would override the state's heartbeat law and establish broad abortion rights through statute or constitutional amendment.
ON THE HEARTBEAT BILL
AOL · 2026
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Sen. Jackson called Georgia's heartbeat law: "Georgia's horrific abortion ban, which has led to the deaths of black women."
Speaking on behalf of the Esteves campaign, attacking Republicans who passed HB 481 (Georgia's six-week abortion ban, signed by Gov. Kemp in 2019 and reinstated by the Georgia Supreme Court in 2024).
SB 15 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Co-Author
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"Reproductive Freedom Act" — establish broad abortion rights in Georgia state law and override the heartbeat law.
Authored by Sen. Sally Harrell. Sen. Jackson co-sponsored alongside the rest of the Senate Democratic caucus.
SR 136 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Co-Author
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Right to Reproductive Freedom — proposed constitutional amendment establishing abortion as a state-protected right.
Authored by Sen. Gloria Butler. Sen. Jackson signed on as co-author.
SR 84 (2026)
Sen. Jackson — Co-Author
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Right to Reproductive Freedom — re-introduced constitutional amendment in the 2026 session.
Authored by Sen. Sally Harrell. Sen. Jackson co-sponsored again.
Jeff's position: firmly opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the mother. Sen. Jackson's co-sponsorships would override Georgia's current law and establish abortion as a constitutionally-protected right with no such limits.
Election integrity — Kim Jackson voted no or didn't show up
On election-security bills, Sen. Jackson either voted no — or wasn't there when the roll was called. Each row below links to the official roll-call.
SB 67 (2021)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Require a valid Photo ID for absentee ballot applications and ballot returns.
Kim Jackson voted no on requiring a valid Photo ID for absentee ballots. The bill required a driver's license number, state ID number, or Photo ID copy with every absentee ballot. It passed and was signed into law.
SR 363 (2022)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Constitutional amendment to clarify that only U.S. citizens are allowed to vote in Georgia.
Kim Jackson voted against putting a citizens-only voting amendment on the ballot. The amendment would have made clear that only U.S. citizens can vote in Georgia.
SB 184 (2021)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Elections — revise voter-data inputting and credit procedures.
Kim Jackson voted no on tighter ballot-verification rules. The bill required counties to check electronic poll books daily and blocked last-minute ballot changes.
SB 202 (2021)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Elections — regulate persons or entities that mail absentee ballot applications.
Sen. Jackson voted no on March 8 and 25, 2021.
SB 386 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Election-procedure reform package.
Kim Jackson voted no on routine post-election audits. The bill required hand-counts of paper ballots in random precincts each cycle. It also tightened deadlines for processing absentee ballots.
SB 189 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Elections — text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation.
Kim Jackson voted no on counting the printed words on every ballot — not just the QR code. The bill made every ballot verifiable by human eye.
HB 1207 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Did not vote
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Elections — proofing of ballots by local superintendents.
Kim Jackson did not show up for the Senate vote on this bill. It required local election officials to check ballot designs before printing — stopping errors like a wrong candidate ending up on a runoff.
QUOTE
SB 568 floor speech · Mar 6, 2026
On election-security bills: "This bill is too hasty. It does not protect Georgians." Called election-security concerns an "insidious undertone" and said they "destabilize our electoral system."
Town hall (Feb 2026) + SB 568 floor speech (Mar 6 2026) + Sine Die quote (Apr 2 2026).
The antisemitism vote — Kim Jackson on HB 30
In January 2024, after the October 7 Hamas attacks, the Georgia legislature voted on HB 30 — a bill codifying the IHRA definition of antisemitism into state law. Sen. Jackson voted against it.
HB 30 (2024)
Sen. Jackson — Nay
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Codify the IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) definition of antisemitism into Georgia state government law.
Sen. Jackson on the Senate floor: "We can mourn the loss of both Israeli and Palestinian lives. We can both condemn the unacceptable acts of antisemitism that are plaguing the Jewish community around our state and acknowledge that our citizens have the right to voice their dissent about the tremendous harm being visited upon Palestinian civilians."
Reported by Georgia Recorder, PBS NewsHour, KOMO (Sinclair), WGME — January 25, 2024. Bill passed despite her opposition.
Reported by Georgia Recorder, PBS NewsHour, KOMO (Sinclair), WGME — January 25, 2024. Bill passed despite her opposition.
Listen for yourself
Sen. Jackson has been on record extensively. Her own podcast ran 54 episodes. Here are the primary sources — podcast platforms, official press, and notable interviews.
PODCAST
54 episodes
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God, Goats, and Government — Sen. Jackson's own weekly podcast (2021–2024). Her unfiltered, on-record commentary from the Senate floor.
Also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Buzzsprout. Notable episode: Ep. 39 (March 21, 2023) on SB 140 — "What is the value of a trans youth's life?"
YOUTUBE
Floor speeches + ads
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Sen. Jackson's official campaign YouTube channel — Senate floor speeches, campaign videos, position statements.
WABE PROFILE
2025
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"Full circle moment: How Kim Jackson navigates LGBTQ legislation as Georgia's only openly gay senator." Where she called RFRA "a permission slip" to discriminate.
DECATURISH
Town halls + Q&A
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Decaturish (and the Decaturish Download podcast) covers her town halls, candidate Q&As, and floor activity. The "extrajudicial murder" ICE quote was on the Decaturish Download, January 14, 2026.
SENATE PRESS
Press releases
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Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus press releases — every press conference and bill-introduction announcement she's appeared in.
CAMPAIGN SITE
Official positions
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kimforgeorgia.com — Sen. Jackson's official campaign positions, endorsements, and stated priorities.
Bills Kim Jackson introduced that didn't pass
Her stated priorities — read what she wanted Georgia to do.
SB 264 (2023)
Did not pass
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In-state tuition for non-citizens — refugees, humanitarian parolees, and special immigrants.
SB 498 (2024)
Did not pass
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Create the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
SB 43 (2024)
Did not pass
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Indemnification fund for families of public-safety officers who died by suicide in the line of duty.
And what did she actually get passed? →
Five bills in five years became law. Each one helped a narrow group — none touched property taxes, income taxes, school results, or jobs that pay. Applaud her heart — but she's done nothing for our wallet.
See the five bills →
All bill links open the official page on legis.ga.gov — read the bill text and see the roll-call votes for yourself.