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Sen. Jason Anavitarte

Republican - GA - 31st district

Limited Government Rating

2023: 61.84%

Ratings by Policy Category

Local and National Security

100.00%

Tax and Fiscal

38.10%

Law and Scope of Government

55.56%

Workforce and Labor

50.00%

Healthcare

83.33%

Education

100.00%

Regulations

44.44%

Free Speech and Elections

100.00%

Individual Liberties

66.67%

Title

Lawmaker Position

Strengthening Public Safety by Enhancing Penalties for Damage or Disruption of Critical Infrastructure.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Cronyism and Hiking Tax Rates by Authorizing a Referendum for an Additional Sales Tax in Richmond County to Fund an Entertainment Complex.

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Voted for Limited Government

Further Punishing Motorists by Imposing Surcharges on all State Traffic Violations to Fund Drivers Education Programs.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Wealth Redistribution by Expanding Subsidies for College and other Taxpayer-Funded Tuition Programs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Cronyism and Central Planning by Extending Subsidies for "Competitive Project of Regional Significance" like Hyundai EVs.

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Voted against Limited Government

Promoting Economic Growth through Changes to Business Taxation Structures which Provide Tax Relief.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Access to Healthcare by Allowing Pharmacy Technicians to Administer Vaccines.

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Voted for Limited Government

Repealing the Unjust Licensing Fee which Ambulance Services Providers were Forced to Pay into the Indigent Care Trust Fund.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Making Rioting a Felony Offense Rather than a Misdemeanor.

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Quickening Housing Construction and Reducing Costs by Ensuring Permitting and Zoning Decisions Involving Single Family Residences are Delivered within 180 Days.

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Voted against Limited Government

Hiking Costs on Farmers and Growing Central Planning through the Creation of a "Georgia Citrus Commission" Check-Off Program.

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Reducing Regulatory Overreach by Allowing Bareknuckle Boxing.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating All Policies Provide Coverage for Biomarker Testing.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Cronyism by Extending Tax Subsidies for Private Aquariums and Zoos.

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Voted against Limited Government

Reducing Recidivism by Helping Reformed Individuals Gain Employment through an Occupational Licensing Reform.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Business Costs through a Slight Reduction in the Contribution Rate to the State Unemployment Insurance System.

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Voted for Limited Government

Advancing Government Overreach through the Creation of a Council to Recommend New Regulations and Tax Incentives for "Food Security".

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Voted against Limited Government

Combatting Government Overreach by Preventing Localities from Overregulating New Homes within Manufactured Home Communities.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Recidivism by Helping Reformed Individuals Gain Employment by Providing Released Inmates with Identification Cards and Records of Educational and Work Programs.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Wasteful Spending through the Creation of the "Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund" to Incentivize Farmland Conservation and Food Production.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Prohibiting Private Funds for Election Administration.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes through School Choice - Implementing the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act".

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending and Government Central Planning through a "Nursing Faculty Program" Providing Student Loan Forgiveness.

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Voted against Limited Government

Expanding Borrowing and Lending Opportunities by Allowing Earned Wage Access Services.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Considerations in State and Local Investment Strategies.

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Voted for Limited Government

Ensuring Government Can Hire the Most Qualified and Talented Employees by Reducing College Degree Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Law and Order by Requiring District Attorneys Who Refuse to Prosecute Crimes to Reimburse the State Attorney General for Prosecution Costs.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Increasing Mandatory Minimums Sentences Under the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

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Voted for Limited Government

Weakening Property Rights through a Nanny-State Ban on Electronic Cigarettes or "Vaping" in Public.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Individual Liberties and Growing the Tax Base by Legalizing Sports Betting.

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Voted for Limited Government

Worsening Government Interference in the Private Sector by Making the State's Sick Leave Mandates Permanent.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Ensuring Localities Enforce Ordinances Which Ban Homeless Encampments.

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Voted for Limited Government

Weakening Public Safety by Undermining Efforts to Combat "Catch-and-Release" Practices Under Pre-Trial Bail Laws.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Combatting "Catch-and-Release" Practices Under Pre-Trial Bail Laws.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Creating a Commission to Remove Activist Prosecutors Who Refuse to Enforce Criminal Laws.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening National Security by Banning TikTok and Other Chinese Government-Owned Applications from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices or Networks.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Individual Liberties by Permanently Banning Government-Imposed Covid-19 "Passports".

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Spending and Dependency through a New Pregnancy and Early Childhood "Home Visiting" Pilot Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Increasing Government Dependency by Expanding the Medicaid Welfare Program to Now Cover Continuous Glucose Monitors.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Public Safety by Toughening Sentences for Certain Crimes and Making it Easier to Prosecute Gang Offenses.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Reducing Barriers for Charter Schools.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Dependency by Expanding Welfare Eligibility Under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Providing Regulatory Relief by Allowing the Use of "Ungraded Lumber" to Construct Structures which are Not Habitable Spaces.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening School Security by Establishing Training Programs and an Additional Safety Measure Designed to Protect Students and Teachers.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Competition and Reducing Barriers to Employment through Occupational Licensing Reciprocity.

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Voted for Limited Government

Providing Slight Tax Relief through an Automatic Tax Refund Ranging between $250 and $500.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Taxpayer Road Maintenance Costs by Providing Agricultural and Farming Operations Special Exemptions from Maximum Weight Limits.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $32.4 Billion Budget (7.3% Increase) with Countless Provisions that Further Grow the Size and Scope of Government.

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Voted against Limited Government

Increasing Taxpayer Costs by Subjecting Less Government Procurement to Competitive Bidding.

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Voted against Limited Government

Expanding Access to Healthcare and Reducing Costs by Exempting Rural Hospitals from Certificate of Need Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Individual Liberties and Growing the Tax Base by Allowing the Legislature to Legalize Sports Betting.

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Voted against Limited Government

Taking Steps to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Expand Access by Studying Reforms to the State's Certificate of Need Laws.

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Voted for Limited Government

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