Jordan Ridley

Who they are

Jordan Ridley is the Republican incumbent representing Georgia House District 22 (parts of Cobb and Cherokee counties), in office since January 9, 2023 (Wikipedia). A Cherokee County native with a public-policy degree from Georgia State University, he previously worked as a legislative aide to state Rep. Charlice Byrd, chaired the Cherokee County Republican Party, and worked as a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before being elected; he also owns a landscaping business (Marietta Daily Journal).

Positions

• Taxes & spending: Favors low taxes and less regulation on small business; in 2026 he called affordability and taxes the district's top issue and said he would cut government spending and work toward eventually eliminating property taxes (Ridley for House; Tribune Ledger News).
• Schools: Supports school choice and keeping successful schools free of state interference, and says parents should have final authority over their children's education (Ridley for House). Sponsored HB 845, creating an internal-auditor position for the Cherokee County school board (Ridley for House).
• Personal freedom: Opposes allowing transgender girls/women in female sports and facilities and opposes puberty blockers or gender-related surgery for minors; separately, favors expanding individual medical freedom and opposes government health-care mandates (Ridley for House).
• Health care: Wants transparent pricing, protection for independent pharmacies, and streamlined payment processes, framed around individual choice rather than new government programs (Ridley for House).
• Crime & policing: No public position found on his campaign materials; he serves on the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee (Marietta Daily Journal).
• Voting rules: No public position found.
• Guns: Describes the right to keep and bear arms as a fundamental freedom that must be protected (Ridley for House).

Record

Elected 2022, re-elected 2024 with about 60.5% of the vote over James Shade (Wikipedia). As of January 2026 he is vice chairman of the Code Revision committee, secretary of Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, and a member of Game, Fish & Parks and Public Safety and Homeland Security (Marietta Daily Journal). Per Wikipedia's summary of his record, he sponsored a lab-grown-meat labeling bill that passed the House 161-3 and stalled in the Senate, introduced legislation allowing third-party discovery in Public Service Commission utility-rate cases, and was one of eight House Republicans who voted against Governor Kemp's 2025 tort-reform bill (Wikipedia).

Money

Not found. Ballotpedia, TransparencyUSA, and Georgia's ethics.ga.gov campaign-finance portal returned no usable data during this research (bot-protection blocks and server errors prevented access), so no fundraising total, cash on hand, or donor list could be confirmed.

Recent news

• 2026-03-06: Qualified unopposed for re-election; set to face Democrat James Shade again in the general election (Marietta Daily Journal).
• 2026-03-10: Confirmed on the final list of qualified 2026 General Assembly candidates for House District 22 (Peach Pundit).
• 2026-04-24: Named affordability and taxes the district's top issue in a Cherokee Tribune/Tribune Ledger News voter guide, citing a record of lower taxes, limited government, and local control (Tribune Ledger News).
• 2026-01-20: Reported with updated Cobb delegation committee assignments for the session (Marietta Daily Journal).

What we couldn't find

• Campaign finance totals, donors, or cash on hand.
• Any stated position on crime/policing policy, voting/election rules, or immigration.
• Any Trump endorsement or criticism, or third-party group endorsements.