# Chas Cannon

Chas Cannon is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 172.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 172
- Serving since: 2023-02-06
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cba2f06c-773c-49d3-949c-b1a2db377c21

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cba2f06c-773c-49d3-949c-b1a2db377c21 (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

76% of Cannon’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.06), from 94 donors and 141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 0 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/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 142 bills: 116 reached committee, 99 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 71 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 9: Barrera, Joshua; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR9/
- HR 8: Dover, Olivia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR8/
- HR 1988: Chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1988/
- HR 1992: Hearn, Major General George J., Jr.; honoring life, military service, and civic contributions; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1992/
- HR 1928: The importance of regulated trapping; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1928/
- HR 1889: Termed and perpetual conservation easements; important tools for promoting conservation practices; express support (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1889/
- HR 1831: House Study Committee on Local Government Financial Audits; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1831/
- 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/
- HB 1567: Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1567/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 76% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5058?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://votechas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votechascannon
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chascannon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cba2f06c-773c-49d3-949c-b1a2db377c21