# Stan Gunter

Stan Gunter is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 8
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/432ef767-d4c8-4736-b2ac-96397205fb3d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/432ef767-d4c8-4736-b2ac-96397205fb3d (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Gunter has served since 2021.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 321 donors and 815 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 81 bills: 68 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 0. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 115 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1966: Reaffirming our commitment to attorney integrity and recognizing fiduciary duties owed by attorneys to clients and co-counsel; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1966/
- HR 1936: Union County; Sorghum Capital of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1936/
- HR 1920: Legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1920/
- HR 1852: Dickerson, John Alan, Sr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1852/
- HR 1873: Rabun County High School boys basketball team; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1873/
- HR 1838: Fernandes, Liz; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1838/
- HR 1835: Carys Code; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1835/
- HR 1703: House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1703/
- HR 1707: Georgia Legislative Golf Caucus; encourage creation (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1707/
- HR 1701: Howell and Jane Teasley Memorial Intersection; Fannin County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1701/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $75.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4987?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://stangunterforgeorgia.com/meet-stan-gunter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stangunterforgeorgia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stangunter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-gunter-185644248/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/432ef767-d4c8-4736-b2ac-96397205fb3d