Georgia State Senator, District 42

Brian Strickland is the Republican nominee for Attorney General on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹. He is a Georgia state senator, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and an attorney².

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 319, the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, which allows carrying a firearm without a license (Senate vote 34 to 22). (2022-02-28) source
  • Voted yes on HB 218, which expands weapons carry license reciprocity (Senate vote 34 to 18). (2021-03-29) source
  • Voted yes on HB 1018, the Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act (Senate vote 33 to 19). (2024-03-26) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 1, the Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act, which sets girls' and women's school teams by sex (Senate vote 34 to 20). (2025-03-31) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 1105, the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024, which adds immigration status checks, reporting on foreign-born inmates, honoring of federal detainers and penalties for sanctuary policies (Senate vote 34 to 19 on passage by substitute). (2024-03-21) source
  • Voted yes on SB 21, which penalizes local immigration sanctuary policies (Senate vote 33 to 18 on passage by substitute; the bill did not pass the House). (2025-02-13) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo, ban ranked-choice voting in all electionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 355, which bans ranked-choice voting in Georgia elections (Senate vote 31 to 19). (2024-01-26) source
  • Voted yes on SB 175, which bans ranked-choice voting in Georgia elections (Senate vote 36 to 19). (2025-03-03) source
• Kids onlineRequire app stores and platforms to verify age and get parental consentmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 351, the Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024, which requires age verification and parental consent for minors on social media (Senate vote 48 to 7). (2024-03-29) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 140, which bans hormone replacement therapies and surgeries for gender dysphoria in minors, with limited exceptions (Senate agreed to the House substitute 31 to 21). (2023-03-21) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter baillow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 63, which expands the use of cash bail for certain offenses (Senate vote 30 to 17 to adopt the conference committee report). (2024-02-01) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 481, the 2019 six-week abortion ban (Senate vote 34 to 18 on passage by substitute). (2019-03-22) source
  • Voted yes on SB 456, restricting abortion-inducing drugs (Senate vote 31 to 22). (2022-03-01) source
• School choiceNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on SB 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which created scholarship accounts for students zoned for the lowest-performing public schools (Senate vote 33 to 21 on agreeing to the House substitute). (2024-03-20) source
  • Voted yes on SB 601, the Georgia Educational Freedom Act, a universal school choice bill that failed (Senate vote 20 to 29). (2022-03-15) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.