Lucy McBath
DemocratincumbentUnited States House of Representatives - District 6 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026
Also on the ballot: Kevin E. Martin (Republican)
Lucy McBath is the Democratic incumbent seeking a fourth term representing Georgia's 6th District, after suspending an exploratory bid for governor in March 2025 due to her husband's cancer diagnosis. A former gun-violence-prevention advocate whose son was shot and killed in 2012, she serves as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee and has voted against most major 119th Congress Republican priority bills.
What this office decides
A member of the U.S. House votes on federal taxes and spending, health care and immigration law, firearms and criminal justice statutes, and authorization of military action abroad. Representatives also conduct oversight of federal agencies and handle casework for constituents. One of 435 votes, but on a broad range of national issues.
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Dossier
Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web searchDonald Trump: nothing found. No search result found a direct Trump statement endorsing or criticizing McBath personally in this race, though McBath has repeatedly criticized Trump administration policies.
Who they are
Lucy McBath, a former Delta flight attendant, became a gun-violence-prevention advocate after her son Jordan Davis was shot and killed in 2012 (Ballotpedia). She has represented the 6th District since January 2025, after the 7th (2023–2025) and an earlier 6th (2019–2023) (Ballotpedia). She suspended a 2026 governor run on March 31, 2025, citing her husband's cancer diagnosis, and ran unopposed for re-election, winning the May 19, 2026 primary with 126,663 votes (AP News; Ballotpedia).
Positions
- Health care: Backs expanding the ACA, a public option, and Medicaid expansion (Ballotpedia).
- Immigration: Supports a "clean DREAM Act"; voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act mandating detention for certain undocumented immigrants (passed 263-156, 1/29/2025) (Ballotpedia key votes).
- Taxes & spending: Opposes "massive tax giveaways to multinational corporations"; voted Nay on H.R.1, the 2025 reconciliation/tax bill (passed 218-214, 7/4/2025) (Ballotpedia key votes).
- Personal freedom: Supports reproductive-health funding; voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (Ballotpedia key votes).
- Foreign policy: Backs U.S.-Israel ties while urging a "two state solution" (Ballotpedia).
Record
Ranking Member, House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, 119th Congress (Ballotpedia). 2025 votes: Nay on H.R.1, the SAVE Act, the FY2025 budget resolution, two appropriations bills, the Laken Riley Act, and the Sports Act; Yea on the GENIUS Act (Ballotpedia key votes). Led a June 2026 event marking four years of the Safer Communities Act (official site).
Money
FEC data (through 6/30/2026): $896,856 receipts ($533,440 individual, $343,437 PAC/committee), $1,173,781 disbursed, $676,349 cash on hand (FEC). Ballotpedia's table shows $20.3M raised across 2018–2026 (Ballotpedia). Largest donors not itemized.
Recent news
- 2025-03-31: Suspended her governor bid over her husband's cancer diagnosis (AP News).
- 2026-04-24: AJC reported she's seeking a fourth term (AJC).
- 2026-05-19: Won her primary unopposed (Ballotpedia).
What we couldn't find
- No direct Trump statement about McBath personally (she has criticized his policies); no donor-level detail beyond aggregate FEC totals; positions rely on archived campaign statements plus 2025 votes.