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Cobb County, GA ballot

Joseph Gullett

Republicanincumbent

State House of Representatives - District 19 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Cynthia Starke-Jones (Democrat)

Joseph Gullett is the Republican incumbent for Georgia House District 19 (parts of Cobb and Paulding counties), in office since January 2019 and unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary. He campaigns on lower taxes, school choice, market-based health care, and support for law enforcement, and recently sponsored a 2026 bill requiring disclosure of political spending tied to hostile foreign governments.

What this office decides

A Georgia state representative votes on the state budget, income and sales tax rates, and the laws governing schools, health care, criminal penalties, guns, abortion, and elections. The seat also shapes how state money flows to local districts and whether the state expands or limits programs like Medicaid. One of 180 House members, the winner casts votes that apply statewide.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No endorsement or criticism of Gullett by Donald Trump was found in this research.

Who they are

Republican incumbent representing Georgia House District 19 (Cobb/Paulding counties) since January 2019; works as a vice president at Truist and previously chaired the Paulding County GOP (Ballotpedia; BallotReady).

Positions

  • Taxes & spending: Wants lower taxes and balanced budgets, saying "the government should not be the middleman when you spend your hard-earned money" (Campaign site).
  • Schools: Supports "educational choice options including public charter schools, private schools, homeschooling" (Campaign site).
  • Personal freedom: No public position found.
  • Health care: Favors market competition, patient choice, and telemedicine expansion over expanded government coverage (Campaign site).
  • Gun policy: No public position found.
  • Crime & policing: Backs more police resources/training and "victims' rights" legislation (Campaign site); sponsored bills raising penalties for repeat trafficking offenders and creating gift-card fraud crimes (Ballotpedia).
  • Regulation: Wants to "reduce excessive regulations" on business (Campaign site).

Record

In office since 2019; reelected 2024 over R.J. Coyle, 57.3%-42.7%, and unopposed in the 2026 primary with 6,037 votes (Ballotpedia). Chairs an Appropriations subcommittee; also sits on Banks and Banking, Governmental Affairs, Insurance, Judiciary Juvenile/Non-Civil, and Technology and Infrastructure Innovation committees (Ballotpedia). Sponsored SB 177 (foreign-agent political-spending disclosure), which passed 98-65 on 2026-03-16 (Georgia Recorder); earlier sponsored a 2021 restriction on private funding of local election boards folded into the Election Integrity Act, plus foster-parent-rights and DA-oversight legislation (Wikipedia).

Money

State filings (ethics.ga.gov, FilerID C2017001350) show e-filed reports only through a January 2021 report: $17,545 total contributions and $16,672 cash on hand at that time (GA Ethics Commission); no newer filings were found, and Ballotpedia lists no OpenSecrets data for him (Ballotpedia).

Recent news

  • 2026-03-16: Sponsored SB 177, which passed the House 98-65 (Georgia Recorder).
  • 2026-05-19: Ran unopposed, won the GOP primary with 6,037 votes (Ballotpedia).

What we couldn't find

  • No stated position on guns or abortion/personal freedom.
  • No Trump endorsement or criticism found.
  • No campaign finance data newer than January 2021; no PAC/major-donor list.
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