Houston Gaines

Representative Gaines, District 117 (R)

2019 – present

Office: 612-F Coverdell
(404) 656-0325
houston.gaines@house.ga.gov
houston@houstongaines.com
Houston’s Website

Committee Membership
Code Revision – Member
Health & Human Services – Member
Insurance – Member

Signature Policies

Shrinking the Size of Government: Houston Gaines supports tax breaks combined with deep cuts to social programs. During his 2018 campaign, his website stated that “more than anything, Houston’s goal is to shrink government.”

Medicaid Work Requirements: During the 2018 campaign, Houston Gaines’ website stated that “Houston is joining Republicans … to bolster work requirement programs as part of a conservative framework for … Medicaid.”

Opposition to Immigration: Gaines’ website states that he has a goal of “defunding sanctuary cities,” presumably including one of the very cities he represents, Athens. He also has a goal of “deporting violent criminal illegal aliens.”

Voting Record

  • 2019
    Protect Confederate Monuments: YES
    Require Schools Allow Recess: YES
    Apply for Medicaid Waivers: YES
    Takeover the Atlanta Airport: YES
    Improve EMS Transparency: YES
    Buy Voting Machines: YES
    Rollback Bail Reform: (co-sponsor)
    Protect Renters from Retaliation: NO (co-sponsor)
    Impose Additional Penalties for Committing Hate Crimes: NO
    Ban Abortion: YES

    APN Rating:30% F
    Learn more about 2019 votes.