Rep. Matt Barton

Republican - GA - 5th district

Limited Government Rating

2024: 82.76%

Lifetime: 63.09%

Ratings by Policy Category

57.69%

100.00%

80.56%

100.00%

61.67%

57.50%

60.00%

83.33%

34.09%

32.50%

Title

Lawmaker Position

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

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Religious Liberties by Ensuring Places of Worship are Not Subject to Any More Restrictive Government Emergency Order than Any Other Business.

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Voted for Limited Government

Ensuring the Most Qualified and Talented Local Public Health Directors by Reducing Unnecessary Qualification Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Businesses and Healthcare Facilities from Frivolous Litigation Related to COVID-19 Exposure by Eliminating Signage Requirements.

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Voted for Limited Government

Combatting Increased Government Control and Surveillance by Prohibiting Agencies from Accepting Federal "Central Bank Digital Currency" as Payment.

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Voted for Limited Government

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

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Government Transparency and Accountability by Requiring County Audit Reports to Include More Information on County Officer Income.

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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 National Security by Restricting State Agencies from Contracting with Companies Controlled by China and Other U.S. Foreign Adversaries.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening National Security by Withholding State and Federal Funds from Localities that Refuse to Comply with Federal Immigration Detainers.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Food Freedom and Consumer Choice by Allowing Sales of Certain Homemade Food Products.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting First Amendment Rights by Prohibiting Agencies from Requiring Nonprofits to Disclose Donors.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Government Overreach and Infringing Individual Liberties by Prohibiting the Sale of Nicotine Dispensing Devices that Have Not Been Authorized by the FDA.

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Voted against Limited Government

Protecting Homeowners from Spiking Property Taxes by Limiting Annual Property Assessment Increases.

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Voted for Limited Government

Providing Property Tax Relief by Increasing the Personal Property Tax Exemption.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Economic Growth by Accelerating the Reduction of the Income Tax Rate.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Economic Growth by Lowering the Corporate Tax Rate to Equal the Individual Tax Rate.

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Voted for Limited Government

Slightly Reducing Cronyism by Making it Harder for Woke Hollywood Production Companies to Receive Taxpayer Subsidies.

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Voted for Limited Government

Slightly Reducing Wealth Redistribution and Cronyism by Reducing Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Initiatives.

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Voted for Limited Government

Forcing Taxpayers to Provide an Additional 3 Weeks of Paid Leave Benefits to Certain Public Employees.

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Voted against Limited Government

Temporarily Reducing Cronyism Through a Two-Year Suspension of the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption.

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Voted for Limited Government

Providing Property Tax Relief by Reducing the Minimum Property Tax Rate School Districts Must Impose to Receive State Funds.

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Voted for Limited Government

Slightly Reducing the State's Overreaching Cosmetology Licensing Mandates.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening "Right to Work" Protections by Requiring Secret Ballots as a Condition for Companies to Receive Economic Development Incentives.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding School Choice Through an Education Savings Account Program.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Ensuring Funding for Charter School Principals and Administrators.

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Threatening the Solvency of the Hope Scholarship Program by Providing Even Greater Taxpayer Subsidies to Adults Who Choose to Attend a College and University.

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Voted against Limited Government

Competing With the Private Lending Industry and Placing Taxpayer Funds at Risk Through the Establishment of a Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Cooperation (C-PACE) Program.

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Voted against Limited Government

Strengthening Property Rights While Ensuring Public Access to Waterways by Clarifying Protections Related to Privately Owned Land Adjacent to Streams.

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Voted for Limited Government

Promoting Lower Energy Costs by Allowing Member-Owned Utility Companies to Increase Investment in Gas Affiliates.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Election Integrity by Strengthening Provisions Relating to Absentee Ballots.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Digital Images of Ballots and Higher Certainty in Post-Election Audits.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening Election Integrity by Expanding Poll Watcher Access and Requiring Election Workers to be U.S. Citizens.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Prescription Reimbursement Controls on State Insurance Plan Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).

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Voted against Limited Government

Expanding Access to Healthcare by Allowing APRNs and PAs to Prescribe Certain Medications in Emergency Situations.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Nursing Home Costs by Expanding Government Mandates on Assisted Living Community and Personal Care Home Minimum Staffing Levels.

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Voted against Limited Government

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